as in collisions
the violent coming together of two bodies into destructive contact
three cars were involved in a smashup on my street last night
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Recent Examples of smashups
Jury Duty’s second season was executive produced by comedy veterans David Bernad, Eisenberg, Stupnitsky, Jake Szymanski, Anthony King, Chris Kula, James Marsden and Ruben Fleischer as well as alums of Borat actor Sacha Baron Cohen’s reality-comedy smashups Todd Schulman and Nicholas Hatton.
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Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 11 May 2026
Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 11 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for smashups
Noun
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Train collisions are relatively rare in Britain.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
19 June 2026
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At least two vehicle collisions involving ICE arrests have been reported in the Chicago area in the last month.—
Laura Rodríguez Presa,
Chicago Tribune,
19 June 2026
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Elmo Fire Department Elmo, an unincorporated community in Kaufman County, requested mutual aid from College Mound and Wills Point due to the number of vehicles involved and additional minor crashes in the eastbound lanes.—
Doug Myers,
CBS News,
21 June 2026
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The concept was also connected to my fascination with investigations, especially documentary series focused on airplane crashes and aviation mysteries.—
Kevin Giraud,
Variety,
21 June 2026
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The most wrecks recorded that year were in June, according to the state transportation department.—
Hali Smith,
Idaho Statesman,
18 June 2026
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The Discovery Channel got involved in early 2026 and recruited Calvin Mires, a maritime archaeologist for Marine Imaging Technologies, who has worked on many World War II wrecks.—
Katie Hunt,
CNN Money,
18 June 2026
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“Smashups.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/smashups. Accessed 24 Jun. 2026.
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