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
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Concurrently, internal particle collisions try to force the plasma back into a balanced temperature state.—
Aman Tripathi,
Interesting Engineering,
6 June 2026
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Similar projects in states including Utah and Washington have significantly reduced wildlife-vehicle collisions and encouraged biodiversity.—
Alex Wigglesworth,
Los Angeles Times,
4 June 2026
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Multiple deadly crashes early Sunday This was one of three deadly crashes on the Tarrant County freeway early Sunday.—
Shambhavi Rimal,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
31 May 2026
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Two crashes that unfolded early Sunday morning resulted in deaths, according to the Fort Worth Police Department.—
Matthew Ablon,
CBS News,
31 May 2026
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The lumber used to build the castle was essentially driftwood from steamboat wrecks that floated down the river and into Gray's hands.—
John Lauritsen,
CBS News,
28 May 2026
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Rewind through the best moments of 2026 NASCAR All-Star Race at as Denny Hamlin cashes in with the win after several early wrecks.—
Jeff Gluck,
New York Times,
19 May 2026
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“Smashups.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/smashups. Accessed 7 Jun. 2026.
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