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as in to shatter
to cause to break with violence and much noise
the drunken guest deliberately smashed a glass against the brick fireplace
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as in to demolish
to cause to break open or into pieces by or as if by an explosive
the firecracker smashed the clay pot
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as in to destroy
to bring to a complete end the physical soundness, existence, or usefulness of
the invading troops smashed the resistance and went on to conquer the country
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as in to bump
to come into usually forceful contact with something
we nearly smashed into each other on the skating rink
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as in collision
a forceful coming together of two things
the awful smash when his dreams got hit by reality
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as in crash
the violent coming together of two bodies into destructive contact
the sound of the smash made all of the bystanders immediately whip their heads around
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as in blow
a hard strike with a part of the body or an instrument
she gave the tennis ball a smash and sent it flying over the other side of the net
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as in bang
a loud explosive sound
the bikes collided with a huge smash
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as in hit
a person or thing that is successful
the new Broadway musical is a smash
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Recent Examples of smash
Pj Green, Kansas City Star, 28 May 2025
Rashid, who attended the parade with his wife and two young daughters, said crowds of people ran over and started to smash the car’s windows.
—Eve Brennan, CNN Money, 27 May 2025
Shania Russell, EW.com, 23 May 2025
Films like Sonic the Hedgehog, The Super Mario Bros. Movie, and Detective Pikachu, and TV series like The Last of Us have been massive successes, and while not every game to film adaptation is a smash hit, more of them are succeeding than ever before.
—Oliver Brandt, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 May 2025
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Verb
For the second time in three months, a vehicle drove off the road and smashed a hole into the roof of the Clay-Ray Veterans Association building in Excelsior Springs Wednesday morning.
—Pj Green, Kansas City Star, 28 May 2025
Rashid, who attended the parade with his wife and two young daughters, said crowds of people ran over and started to smash the car’s windows.
—Eve Brennan, CNN Money, 27 May 2025
Noun
Alongside his siblings Nick and Kevin, he's been filling stadiums and concert venues for two decades, thanks to the massive global success of the Jonas Brothers' smash singles and platinum albums.
—Shania Russell, EW.com, 23 May 2025
Films like Sonic the Hedgehog, The Super Mario Bros. Movie, and Detective Pikachu, and TV series like The Last of Us have been massive successes, and while not every game to film adaptation is a smash hit, more of them are succeeding than ever before.
—Oliver Brandt, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for smash
Verb
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But the illusion of paradise is shattered when another guest is found dead and Gabriel becomes the prime suspect.—
Laura Thompson,
New York Times,
22 May 2025
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The Dolphins haven’t had a route runner like him since Randy McMichael, whose single-season receptions and yards produced record, which was set in 2004, Smith shattered.—
Omar Kelly,
Miami Herald,
21 May 2025
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Its current office building in the area would be demolished.—
Chris Higgins,
Kansas City Star,
20 May 2025
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Facing greater competition and sensing more opportunity, the owners decided to close the hotel at the end of May and demolish the building next year.—
Vinod Sreeharsha,
Miami Herald,
20 May 2025
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The Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected a plea from a group of Native American activists and supporters to block a copper mining company from destroying an Apache religious site.—
Jack Birle,
The Washington Examiner,
27 May 2025
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During the week of my embed, the Russian military identified and destroyed a few of the Vampire pilots’ positions.—
Nataliya Gumenyuk,
The Atlantic,
27 May 2025
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Since bumping Robinson into the first unit and bringing Josh Hart off the bench, New York is 2-1, with a chance to tie the series at three apiece and force a decisive Game 7 back at The Garden on Monday.—
Kristian Winfield,
New York Daily News,
31 May 2025
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Most passengers receive compensation equal to double the one-way price of the flight they were bumped from and a seat on the next available flight.—
Christopher Elliott The Travel Troubleshooter,
Sun Sentinel,
26 May 2025
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Daniel David Parra, 21, was killed in a collision between his Kawasaki motorcycle and a gray Toyota RAV4 SUV in the 3100 block of West Sunrise Boulevard, Lauderhill police said Sunday.—
David Fleshler,
Sun Sentinel,
1 June 2025
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From 1988 to 2023, wildlife collisions in the U.S. killed 76 people and destroyed 126 aircraft.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
1 June 2025
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The traffic alert was released Sunday at 3:27 p.m., and the last update concerning this incident was provided on Sunday at 4:26 p.m. Reports of a crash on southbound I-435 A crash has been reported on I-435 from Eastwood Trafficway/Exit 65 to 63rd Street/East 66th St/Exit 66.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
1 June 2025
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Father killed in Laguna Beach crash while teaching his 15-year-old daughter how to drive, police say.—
Andrew J. Campa,
Los Angeles Times,
1 June 2025
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The lawyers claim the measure signed into law by Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis this month has already dealt significant blows to campaigns to expand Medicaid and legalize recreational marijuana in the state.—
Kate Payne,
Sun Sentinel,
22 May 2025
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In the rear of an IndyCar vehicle is a safety device called an attenuator, designed to cushion the blow from a rear impact into the wall.—
Jeff Gluck,
New York Times,
22 May 2025
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As for her hair, the 57-year-old actor served real Marilyn Monroe energy, styling her hair in a bouncy bob with her micro bangs swept away from her face.—
Emily Tannenbaum,
Glamour,
22 May 2025
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Those are the brands that can give you the best bang for your buck.—
Matthew Adams,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
21 May 2025
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“Smash.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/smash. Accessed 5 Jun. 2025.
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