as in broken
forcibly separated into many pieces
the glass mirror lay shattered on the floor
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as in destroyed
to bring to a complete end the physical soundness, existence, or usefulness of
tried to restore their shattered hopes
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as in smashed
to cause to break open or into pieces by or as if by an explosive
shattered the sealed clay pot to find out what was inside
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as in demolished
to cause to break with violence and much noise
shattered the priceless vase in one clumsy fall
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Recent Examples of shattered
Tyler Kepner, New York Times, 2 Nov. 2025
The second suspect, a 39-year-old man also from Aubervilliers, was already known to police for thefts; his DNA was discovered on the shattered display case and other items left behind.
—Barney Henderson, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2025
Appearing virtually on the Fortune Global Forum stage in Riyadh, Machado, currently in hiding from the Maduro regime, unveiled a bold vision to rebuild Venezuela’s shattered economy through large-scale private investment.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 27 Oct. 2025
Investigators believe a river rock found near the shattered glass was used to break the window, Enriquez added.
—Perry Vandell, AZCentral.com, 25 Oct. 2025
The rest of the morning was a waiting game that tested my shattered nerves to the breaking point.
—Maggie Slepian, Outside, 24 Oct. 2025
This is unlike the beautiful sadness in Anderson’s films, which is entirely full (often to bursting) with humans and their shattered interiors.
—Literary Hub, 17 Oct. 2025
Some automakers have started laminating side windows to prevent shattered glass during a crash.
—Natalie Davies, Freep.com, 15 Oct. 2025
The project comes two years after Swift’s Eras Tour concert film, which pieced together footage from the singer’s shows at SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles and shattered box-office records.
—Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 13 Oct. 2025
Bonny Chu, FOXNews.com, 7 Jan. 2026
The Kohbergers’ pride in Bryan was shattered by the revelation that he was suspected of and later admitted to the slaughter.
—Theresa Braine, Mercury News, 6 Jan. 2026
The former shattered the regime’s moral authority.
—Washington Post, 5 Jan. 2026
Residents along Colombia’s La Guajira coast reported hearing a powerful explosion in mid-December that shattered the stillness of a windless afternoon.
—Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 2 Jan. 2026
Although his death shattered his family in 2023, the crash had little effect on the outside world.
—Ariane Lange, Sacbee.com, 1 Jan. 2026
That was allegedly the case out of Florida earlier this month, when an Outback Steakhouse customer claimed the restaurant's toilet shattered from underneath him.
—Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 31 Dec. 2025
Wall Street analysts see more room to run for four Club stocks that shattered records in 2025.
—Morgan Chittum, CNBC, 30 Dec. 2025
After World War II, the historic decision by the US to reinvigorate the economies shattered by decades of war through the Marshall Plan helped rebuild the continent and forge enduring alliances.
—Jon Medved, semafor.com, 7 Nov. 2025
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Yamamoto earned his third victory, a 5-4 triumph over the Toronto Blue Jays that ended in the 11th inning on the shattered bat of Alejandro Kirk, who tapped a splitter to Mookie Betts at shortstop for a season-ending double play.
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By the afternoon, the store had reopened, but the front door's glass remained shattered, with a large banner placed in front of the entrance, the local station reported.
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Dispose of broken or outdated items.—
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The 41-year-old suffered a broken pelvis and sustained fractures to both femurs and three ribs, as well as a compound fracture to his right shin.—
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The Palisades fire killed 12 people and destroyed more than 6,000 structures, becoming the third-most destructive fire in state history.—
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One year after the Palisades Fire leveled entire neighborhoods and destroyed thousands of homes, one Malibu resident is stepping up to help rebuild his community with his architectural expertise.—
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The engine compartment caught fire, so the agent smashed a window to help free her.—
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Windows smashed, citizens detained, citizens shot.—
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In Tracker, Justin Hartley stars as Colter Shaw, a professional bounty hunter with a fractured family and a complicated love life, but in real life, the actor is a husband and father.—
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Dos Santos’ latest injury, a fractured cheekbone suffered early in last week’s loss to the Timbers, could be a season-ender.—
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McKenzie and Sebastian's decision to embrace the unexpected made their wedding even better when an opposite reaction to the rain could have ruined the whole celebration.—
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But becoming the operator ruined the magic.—
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In 2024, the abanonded LaGrave Field baseball stadium was demolished.—
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The tall high-rise buildings not demolished in Gaza City are seen in the far distance.—
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But the Panthers could only score 10 points, as Denver’s fearsome pass rush wrecked Carolina’s best chance at a Super Bowl win.—
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McIndoe really wrecked the curve on this one.—
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Princely Umanmielen sat at his locker in complete silence, still in his full uniform, roughly 30 minutes after the final whistle blew on Saturday.—
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Green Bay blew a 21-6 lead in the fourth quarter of a wild 31-27 loss to the Chicago Bears in the wild-card round of the playoffs on Saturday night.—
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“Shattered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shattered. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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