as in striking
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as in shattering
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 demolishing
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 destroying
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 bumping
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 smashing
Matt Crossman,
Midwest Living,
14 Apr. 2026
Kim Kardashian made sure her son Psalm West had a smashing 3rd birthday party!
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Jen Juneau,
PEOPLE,
13 Apr. 2026
Carly Thomas,
HollywoodReporter,
15 Apr. 2026
The start of its third act wobbles a bit, but the filmmakers provide a smashing ending that holds hope there will be more adventures to follow.
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Randy Myers,
Mercury News,
11 Mar. 2026
Thomas L. Friedman,
Mercury News,
16 June 2026
José Caballero did a little bit of everything in the Yankees’ 8-3, series-winning victory over the Blue Jays on Sunday, manning three different positions, smashing a three-run bomb, and getting into a prolonged argument with home plate umpire Steven Jaschinski.
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Gary Phillips,
New York Daily News,
15 June 2026
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Adjective
And that was a smashing success.
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Matt Crossman,
Midwest Living,
14 Apr. 2026
Kim Kardashian made sure her son Psalm West had a smashing 3rd birthday party!
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Jen Juneau,
PEOPLE,
13 Apr. 2026
Noun
The trend ranges from healthy grooming to dangerous practices, such as bone-smashing using a hammer to enhance facial features, which Clavicular has advocated.
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Carly Thomas,
HollywoodReporter,
15 Apr. 2026
The start of its third act wobbles a bit, but the filmmakers provide a smashing ending that holds hope there will be more adventures to follow.
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Randy Myers,
Mercury News,
11 Mar. 2026
Verb
Israel now has troops all over southern Lebanon and has responded to Hezbollah’s attacks on northern Israel by smashing Shiite villages there and Shiite neighborhoods in Beirut.
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Thomas L. Friedman,
Mercury News,
16 June 2026
José Caballero did a little bit of everything in the Yankees’ 8-3, series-winning victory over the Blue Jays on Sunday, manning three different positions, smashing a three-run bomb, and getting into a prolonged argument with home plate umpire Steven Jaschinski.
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Gary Phillips,
New York Daily News,
15 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for smashing
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One of the most striking aspects of Ecuador's team today is that all but three of its starting 11 were born before the turn of the century.
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This softly layered crop proves that shorter hair can be just as striking as longer styles.
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There is no hammering out a return with another team because the parameters and compensation are outlined based on the average annual value offered.
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During a walk-through for reporters on Thursday, construction noises — particularly sanding and hammering — could be heard.
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The brand was already the most searched name on Ulta’s site before the line expanded to the retailer’s 1,500-plus doors in February, shattering sales records and becoming the chain’s largest brand launch ever.
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Ratings from the opening match went through the roof, shattering records.
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But everyday people expressed their political outrage time and again, throwing rocks at and demolishing the houses of government officials, torching the king’s ships and forts and, eventually, marching to battle.
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During that 25-day closure, PennDOT crews will be demolishing the existing Commercial Street Bridge and sliding in the new bridge, which has been constructed alongside the Parkway East outside of the Squirrel Hill Tunnel.
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That second blaze burned charred 23,500 acres in that community, Malibu and elsewhere, killing 12 people and destroying or damaging more than 7,500 homes and businesses.
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These kinds of old negatives are often stored inside cans and are so fragile they can’t be unrolled without destroying them, Seales says.
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In this case, safe meant a track big enough for two riders to race without bumping into each other.
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Hurd was seen fist-bumping another attacker moments after deputies intervened, Madden Ragland said.
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He is credited with achieving impressive economic growth, while leading the country during a brutal two-year civil war that ended in 2022.
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Thank you, United States Men’s National Team, for an early showing impressive enough to have already clinched the top of Group D and an advance to the knockout phase of this global event.
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The infant’s heart beats into the night, like the thumping of a little giant, breaking rocks deep in the Mines of Moria.
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Meanwhile, Paraguay is coming off a 4-0 thumping of Nicaragua in their final tune-up before the World Cup.
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“Smashing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/smashing. Accessed 27 Jun. 2026.
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