smithereens

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Recent Examples of smithereens Viktoriia Markova, whose home in Chernihiv was smashed to smithereens by an artillery shell, was recently given a small shelter in her backyard for her, her husband and teenage son. Jeffrey Gettleman, New York Times, 19 Sep. 2022 Helming is betting on plasma torch technology that heats rock to about 6,000 degrees Celsius, blasting it to smithereens, as the solution. Wired, 13 Aug. 2022 Eleven also defeated another one by blowing it to smithereens with her powers, blasting herself into the Upside Down in the process. Evan Romano, Men's Health, 25 May 2022 So at least one expensive prototype needs to get smashed to smithereens, while its dummy passengers survive. Christina Reed, Discover Magazine, 25 July 2017 See All Example Sentences for smithereens

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“Smithereens.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/smithereens. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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