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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
Michele Gile, CBS News, 3 Feb. 2026
Daniel Hernandez doesn’t include tomatoes in his recipe, which means there’s no watery element to interfere with the buttery smashed avocados.
—Carolynn Carreño, Los Angeles Times, 1 Feb. 2026
Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 5 Mar. 2026
Oi also suggests keeping sanitizing wipes handy to wipe down the swatter and the surface where the fly was smashed.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 4 Mar. 2026
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Adjective
Among the damage is a smashed statue of The Virgin Mary, other religious artifacts, like the tabernacle that stores communion, and destroyed furniture.
—Michele Gile, CBS News, 3 Feb. 2026
Daniel Hernandez doesn’t include tomatoes in his recipe, which means there’s no watery element to interfere with the buttery smashed avocados.
—Carolynn Carreño, Los Angeles Times, 1 Feb. 2026
Verb
Yet Bethell, who smashed 105 off 48 deliveries — with eight fours and seven sixes along the way — found sufficient support, particularly from Jacks (35 off 20 balls), to push the co-hosts close.
—Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 5 Mar. 2026
Oi also suggests keeping sanitizing wipes handy to wipe down the swatter and the surface where the fly was smashed.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 4 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for smashed
Adjective
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But anyone who opens a new E-ZPass account or is looking to replace a broken transponder will instead get a free windshield sticker, which has radio-frequency identification (RFID) technology embedded into the paper.—
Neal Riley,
CBS News,
6 Mar. 2026
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The attack stemmed from a long-running dispute over yard debris and resulted in Paul suffering six broken ribs, pneumonia, and having part of a lung removed.—
Dale Denwalt,
Oklahoman,
5 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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And Wolff knew it when describing the emotions in the team hospitality unit after the race, where glasses of champagne sat nearby, waiting to be drunk by team members.—
Luke Smith,
New York Times,
8 Mar. 2026
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He gets kicked out of school for being drunk.—
Jessica Lipsky,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Mar. 2026
Verb
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The command structure behind that network is now shattered.—
Andrew Ghalili,
Boston Herald,
7 Mar. 2026
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Yet still, life went on in Etzatlán, until the sense of tranquility was shattered.—
Senior Editor,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Mar. 2026
Verb
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The biggest difference is that the old Kop terrace, which stood derelict for years, has finally been demolished, with a new stand now under construction.—
Oliver Kay,
New York Times,
8 Mar. 2026
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After swinging through a slider on the first pitch, Guerrero demolished a low, inside curveball into the concourse over the left-field seats for a two-run homer that made it 4-1.—
Noah Gulley,
Miami Herald,
8 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed.—
KANSAS CITY STAR WEATHER BOT,
Kansas City Star,
11 Mar. 2026
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Athens then destroyed Melos and launched the Sicily Expedition with overwhelming force and no coherent theory of governance for what came next.—
Farah N. Jan,
The Conversation,
10 Mar. 2026
Verb
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The company bumped the Air’s RAM up from 8GB to 12GB without a price increase.—
Shawn Chen,
Fortune,
6 Mar. 2026
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We were supposed to leave on March 3, but our flight got bumped back.—
Madison Dapcevich,
Outside,
6 Mar. 2026
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This classic production will pull audiences into Hamlet’s fractured reality and refuse to let go.—
Cincinnati Enquirer,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
7 Mar. 2026
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The boy was left with a severe concussion that led to a traumatic brain injury, fractured wrist, injured other wrist and neck injuries, according to the lawsuit.—
Meredith Colias-Pete,
Chicago Tribune,
7 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Hodgson was arrested the next month after allegedly getting in a drunken fight with Long Beach police outside a Shoreline Village bar.—
James Queally,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Mar. 2026
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Timberlake agreed to give a public safety announcement against the perils of drunken driving as part of the plea deal that knocked down his initial misdemeanor charge to a noncriminal traffic violation.—
Philip Marcelo,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Mar. 2026
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“Smashed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/smashed. Accessed 12 Mar. 2026.
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