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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Noun
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Red Wings captain Dylan Larkin appeared to get banged up from a series of collisions and was in obvious pain on the bench in the second.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
4 Apr. 2026 -
Sadly, it’s estimated that more than 100 million to one billion birds die every year in collisions with manmade structures.—
Arricca Elin SanSone,
Southern Living,
3 Apr. 2026
Noun
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And in California, three people were killed in vehicle crashes during police pursuits in separate incidents last week.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
5 Apr. 2026
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An interactive data map from Strong Town Chicago, whose local chapter helps promote campaigns for safer city streets, indicated that there were 61 crashes within 300 feet of the 63rd and Kedzie intersection.—
Asal Rezaei,
CBS News,
5 Apr. 2026
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The crash was just the latest in a series of incidents involving auto wrecks and drugs for the golfer.—
Dan Mangan,
CNBC,
31 Mar. 2026
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While traditionally believed not to be a problem (unless visiting wrecks or ammo dumps), awareness is now growing that the sunken munitions could pose a serious environmental risk.—
Christopher McFadden,
Interesting Engineering,
25 Mar. 2026
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“Smashups.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/smashups. Accessed 9 Apr. 2026.
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