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as in shatters
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 demolishes
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 destroys
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 slams
to come into usually forceful contact with something
we nearly smashed into each other on the skating rink
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as in collisions
a forceful coming together of two things
the awful smash when his dreams got hit by reality
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as in crashes
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 blows
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 claps
a loud explosive sound
the bikes collided with a huge smash
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as in hits
a person or thing that is successful
the new Broadway musical is a smash
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Recent Examples of smashes
Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 9 Jan. 2026
When Ben smashes a television set, perhaps Roberts is even making some sort of societal point.
—Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 9 Jan. 2026
The conservative impulse — skepticism of sweeping change, respect for traditions, wariness of unintended consequences — can prevent politics from becoming a moral joyride that smashes against the guardrails and calls it courage.
—Robert T.f. Downes, Hartford Courant, 6 Jan. 2026
The shower owes its brief peak to the near-perpendicular angle at which Earth smashes through the thin debris trail left by asteroid 2003 EH1.
—Anthony Wood, Space.com, 3 Jan. 2026
Landry immediately comes to Tyra’s defense and smashes the guy’s head with a pipe.
—Denise Petski, Deadline, 31 Dec. 2025
And take, for example, when Akaza smashes the ground.
—Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 26 Dec. 2025
Milliseconds before my face smashes into the floor.
—Outside Online, 5 Nov. 2025
But even when Carr smashes a model boat to smithereens after a professional rejection or Allura imagines herself going full Lemonade on Chase’s sidepiece, their actions feel divorced from any larger context.
—Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 4 Nov. 2025
Heather Bushman, IndyStar, 8 Jan. 2026
Plus, Zach Top, Ella Langley, Megan Moroney, Luke Combs, Riley Green, Tucker Wetmore and several other stars all showed up and showed out for the occasion, performing some of country music’s biggest smashes of the year for an audience of their peers.
—Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 20 Nov. 2025
That wait is over now, and this film has the chance to be one of the bigger box office smashes of 2026.
—Brian Welk, IndieWire, 6 Nov. 2025
Both smashes have spent 276 weeks on the chart as of this frame.
—Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
In some cases, these cake smashes have even ended in disaster or divorce.
—Kimberlee Speakman, PEOPLE, 11 Sep. 2025
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Ben smashes chests and heads in, tears jaws out, rips faces off, and director Johannes Roberts makes sure to include brief close-ups of the carnage, lit just dimly enough to avoid truly grossing us out.
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Mars is known for his string of solo smashes and high-profile collaborations that have dominated the charts and racked up awards.
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Continue reading … RISE UP – Catholic conference shatters attendance records as 26,000 young people flock to faith event.—
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The drop shatters a plate from Andrew's mother's irreplaceable collection of heirloom china and prompts Andrew to fire Enzo.—
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If the city demolishes the building, the costs will be assessed to the property owner.—
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Accordingly, the treatments misprescribed can be ineffective at best and harmful at worst, all while the parasite further destroys the cornea.—
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The bill also establishes a Class A misdemeanor if someone, without authorization of the patients, alters, forges, conceals or destroys a request for medication or rescission of a request for medication to affect a health care decision.—
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But dropping the gloves can feel like an exasperating last act born of desperation and hopelessness - a door that slams behind you, leaves you in the dark and seldom reopens.—
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Trump slams Mamdani after primary win Mamdani’s primary victory shocked the political establishment and excited progressives.—
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Blockers and tacklers were also forbidden from moving until the ball was caught, or touched the ground, reducing the number of full-speed collisions.—
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As satellite constellations grow, global cooperation is essential to avoid collisions and ensure effective space traffic management.—
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Isaac Gonzales, founder of Slow Down Sacramento, said the locations of where these crashes happened were not surprising.—
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In the national parks, drowning ranks behind only motor-vehicle crashes as the leading cause of accidental death.—
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Coming out the second half the teams continued to trade blows, after the Rockets took a 32-30 lead Xaverian responded with a 15-5 run to end the quarter to take a 45-37 lead.—
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The Anteaters withstood an early jolt from Cal State Fullerton in their Big West Conference matchup, but came back with several blows of their own in an 86-64 win at Titan Gym.—
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The joyous screams and claps of hundreds of high school students boomed outside the sanctuary at Murewa Centre Mission of the United Methodist Church.—
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Stewart said to massive claps from the audience.—
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“Smashes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/smashes. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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