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smashed

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verb

past tense of smash
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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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Recent Examples of smashed
Adjective
Detectives also found Murphy’s phone with a smashed screen. Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 25 June 2026 Police also found more blood near the door to the apartment, as well as a smashed piece of cake with pink frosting. Wcco Staff, CBS News, 23 June 2026
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My chest was smashed into the ground and against my knees, and my face was ground hard into the rocky dirt of the trail. Todd Orr, Outdoor Life, 30 July 2026 Joc Pederson smashed a lead-off home run for the sixth time this season, then hit another homer in the second inning to power the Texas Rangers past the Seattle Mariners 7-3 Monday afternoon at Globe Life Field. Cal Phillips updated July 27, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for smashed
Recent Examples of Synonyms for smashed
Adjective
  • The 7-year-old has a broken leg, and his brother suffered a concussion, the family member told KGO.
    Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 7 Aug. 2026
  • The groom suffered a brain injury and numerous broken bones, and had to undergo multiple reconstructive surgeries, his mother said in a GoFundMe following the crash.
    Samira Asma-Sadeque, PEOPLE, 7 Aug. 2026
Adjective
  • Morrison said this technology does offer the promise of never driving distracted or drunk like human drivers do, but robotaxis have had some problems.
    Josh Funk, Fortune, 31 July 2026
  • As all of this finale drama is happening around him, Danny gets increasingly drunker, foreshadowing absolutely nothing good coming our way.
    Ile-Ife Okantah, Vulture, 30 July 2026
Verb
  • More than 180 bullets pierced, cracked or shattered windows in six buildings on campus.
    Brenda Goodman, CNN Money, 7 Aug. 2026
  • The group shattered windows, stole or attempted to steal cash, register drawers and safes.
    Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 7 Aug. 2026
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  • Lower Emery Barn — It was built 1915-1916 and demolished in August 2025.
    Carson Bonner, AJC.com, 6 Aug. 2026
  • The motel closed in the early 1990s, and much of the property was demolished after developers purchased the site in 2000.
    Dana Sauchelli, Travel + Leisure, 6 Aug. 2026
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  • Most of the hospitals are taken over by gangs or have been destroyed, and … the economy’s not good.
    Catherine E. Shoichet, CNN Money, 9 Aug. 2026
  • Two grandparents and their 3-year-old grandson were killed after multiple Russian drones destroyed their home in the Brovary district of Kyiv region, northeast of the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv, early Saturday.
    ABC News, ABC News, 8 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • In July 2018, some airlines bumped passengers at Denver International Airport to later flights as temperatures reached 98 F (37 C), KDVR-TV in Denver reported.
    Rio Yamat, Los Angeles Times, 6 Aug. 2026
  • Garrett bumped knees with a Kansas State player in the KU alumni team’s opening TBT game against the Wildcats’ Purple Reign squad on July 21 in Manhattan.
    Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 2 Aug. 2026
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  • This came in the 3-0 defeat by Manchester City in November, when Wales goalkeeper Safia Middleton-Patel deputised for regular No 1 Phallon Tullis-Joyce, who had suffered a fractured eye socket.
    Megan Feringa, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2026
  • The nominee will need to bring a fractured Democratic coalition back together to defeat Republican Mike Rogers in November and hold an open seat that is critical to the party’s hopes of taking control of the Senate next year.
    Joey Cappelletti, Twin Cities, 3 Aug. 2026
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  • With bio-sensors, of course, as explained by a drunken tech bro (Nicholas Braun) in an exclusive lounge.
    Katie Walsh, Los Angeles Times, 6 Aug. 2026
  • After schlepping his way up to P-town, spying on Nancy smooching a guy from work, and being thrown out of a local eatery known as the Flagship for drunken assholery, Bourdain begins his journey in earnest.
    David Fear, Rolling Stone, 5 Aug. 2026

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“Smashed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/smashed. Accessed 10 Aug. 2026.

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