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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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Video shows a smashed door at the Cramton Auditorium and a group of people outside of the building. James Powel, USA TODAY, 14 May 2024 All nine, investigators say, avoided arrest for some portion of 19 years as museum directors across five states woke up to find smashed glass and things missing. Christopher Kuo, New York Times, 7 Apr. 2024 Pieces of furniture and medical equipment lay scattered on the grounds as patients get passed prescriptions through a smashed window pane. Katharine Houreld, Washington Post, 1 Apr. 2024 While cooling inflation and a robust GDP reading that smashed economists’ expectations are reasons to be optimistic about the US economy, one key economic engine seems to still be sputtering: small businesses. Samantha Delouya, CNN, 26 Feb. 2024 See all Example Sentences for smashed 

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“Smashed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/smashed. Accessed 14 Sep. 2024.

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