smashing

adjective

smash·ing ˈsma-shiŋ

Synonyms of smashing next

: that smashes : crushing

a smashing defeat

: extraordinarily impressive or effective

a smashing performance

smashingly

ˈsma-shiŋ-lē

adverb

Examples of smashing in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Also in the top 10 of the new Top Album Sales chart: Taylor Swift’s The Tortured Poets Department makes a smashing debut at No. 1, Pearl Jam’s Dark Matter bows at No. 2 and Anne Wilson’s Rebel starts at No. 10. —

Keith Caulfield, Billboard, 3 May 2024 United Launch Alliance On Monday morning, the new Vulcan rocket made a smashing debut, launching from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida and performing flawlessly. —

Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 8 Jan. 2024 Director Zi Alikhan keeps the proceedings lively, not least with a smashing dance sequence choreographed by Ambika Raina, also the show’s associate director. —

Celia Wren, Washington Post, 14 Mar. 2023 The program, in many respects, has been a smashing success. —

Tom Benning, Dallas News, 1 May 2020 See all Example Sentences for smashing

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