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as in broken
forcibly separated into many pieces
the smashed figurine left bits of china all over the rug
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as in drunk
slang
being under the influence of alcohol
on his 21st birthday, he went out and got smashed—before wrapping his car around a tree
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as in shattered
to cause to break with violence and much noise
the drunken guest deliberately smashed a glass against the brick fireplace
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as in demolished
to cause to break open or into pieces by or as if by an explosive
the firecracker smashed the clay pot
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as in destroyed
to bring to a complete end the physical soundness, existence, or usefulness of
the invading troops smashed the resistance and went on to conquer the country
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as in bumped
to come into usually forceful contact with something
we nearly smashed into each other on the skating rink
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Recent Examples of smashed
Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 28 Apr. 2026
The entire place is dedicated to modern popular culture and boasts an eye-catching exterior reminiscent of a smashed electric guitar.
—Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 19 Apr. 2026
Jack Murray, Boston Herald, 4 June 2026
Vingegaard smashed Pogačar by more than 90 seconds to win a mountainous time trial to Combloux in the 2023 Tour, but since then his time-trialling performances have been a little less consistent.
—Chris Marshall-Bell, New York Times, 3 June 2026
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Adjective
Above him, the attackers shattered monitors, severed electrical wires and smashed pipes.
—Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 28 Apr. 2026
The entire place is dedicated to modern popular culture and boasts an eye-catching exterior reminiscent of a smashed electric guitar.
—Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 19 Apr. 2026
Verb
Then Bumila, batting third and playing first in this one, smashed a single up the middle to plate two and give the Shamrocks their final total.
—Jack Murray, Boston Herald, 4 June 2026
Vingegaard smashed Pogačar by more than 90 seconds to win a mountainous time trial to Combloux in the 2023 Tour, but since then his time-trialling performances have been a little less consistent.
—Chris Marshall-Bell, New York Times, 3 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for smashed
Adjective
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Lemieux left Draper with a fractured jaw, broken cheekbone and a broken nose.—
Dan Robson,
New York Times,
29 May 2026
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The formula has almond, macadamia, and olive oils to moisturize, plus hydrolyzed keratin to support broken strands.—
Ariel Wodarcyk,
Glamour,
29 May 2026
Adjective
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The book is structured as a quest to figure out why a class of aimless young men in late-Thatcherist Blighty get their kicks out of getting paralytically drunk and bashing one another half to death every weekend.—
Leander Schaerlaeckens
June 8,
Literary Hub,
8 June 2026
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Always elegantly attired, always thirsty, never drunk.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
4 June 2026
Verb
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The family members of South Florida Realtor Melanie Hyer and her two young daughters say they are shattered after the three were killed in their Doral home at the hands of the children’s father.—
Milena Malaver,
Miami Herald,
6 June 2026
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The bullet penetrated his hip, thrust through his knee and shattered his femur.—
Eric Adler,
Kansas City Star,
6 June 2026
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But the building was demolished within a day of the fire, making certainty impossible.—
Max Kutner,
HollywoodReporter,
7 June 2026
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The set design is centered around the flooded, burned down, and demolished house that appears in the album visuals and is somehow still standing despite it all.—
Larisha Paul,
Rolling Stone,
7 June 2026
Verb
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The current San Geronimo Chapel was built in 1850 to replace a church destroyed in the Mexican American War.—
Alia Beard Rau,
USA Today,
10 June 2026
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The video and the SCE data offer proof that the 100-year-old line, which hadn’t been used since the early 1970s, became re-electrified and sparked the fire that killed 19 people and destroyed thousands of homes in Altadena and surrounding areas, attorneys say.—
Tony Saavedra,
Daily News,
10 June 2026
Verb
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Brunson was bumped, covered and hounded by San Antonio’s arsenal of young defensive-minded guards.—
Fiifi Frimpong,
New York Daily News,
6 June 2026
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Rod Brind’Amour had elected not to challenge the Golden Knights’ opening goal of the series on Tuesday, after Andersen was bumped by Keegan Kolesar at the edge of his crease, because the Carolina coach knew the NHL required a heavy burden of proof to overturn a call.—
Chris Johnston,
New York Times,
5 June 2026
Adjective
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Lebanon’s fractured system of government makes those fears of civil war or sectarian strife more potent.—
Mick Krever,
CNN Money,
6 June 2026
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Bombito is returning from a fractured tibia.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
5 June 2026
Adjective
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The show’s storylines have largely revolved around drunken fights, messy breakups, hookups and cheating allegations while occasionally weaving in more serious conversations about race, mental health and fractured childhoods.—
Pilar Melendez,
NBC news,
27 May 2026
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Two years before the murders, Tinsley was hired by Renee and Phillip Beach, after their daughter Mallory was killed in a boat crash caused by the drunken antics of Murdaugh’s son, Paul.—
James Lasdun,
New Yorker,
26 May 2026
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“Smashed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/smashed. Accessed 11 Jun. 2026.
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