crushed to death
idiom
: killed by being crushed
Several people were crushed to death as the crowd rushed for the exit doors.
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At the 2021 Astroworld festival in Texas, 10 people were crushed to death.
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N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA TODAY, 7 Feb. 2025
In a memoir published last year, Kim Jin-pyo, the former speaker of the National Assembly, recalled meeting Yoon shortly after the 2022 Itaewon Halloween disaster, in which 159 people were crushed to death after being trapped in a narrow alley.
—Max Kim, Los Angeles Times, 10 Jan. 2025
People have referred to it as a relaxing form of self-care, and a hobby to improve the creativity that’s been absolutely crushed to death by scrolling.
—Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 9 Jan. 2025
On Friday, two children and a woman were crushed to death while attempting to buy food from a bakery in central Gaza.
—Hanna Ziady, CNN, 1 Dec. 2024
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N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA TODAY, 7 Feb. 2025
In a memoir published last year, Kim Jin-pyo, the former speaker of the National Assembly, recalled meeting Yoon shortly after the 2022 Itaewon Halloween disaster, in which 159 people were crushed to death after being trapped in a narrow alley.
—Max Kim, Los Angeles Times, 10 Jan. 2025
People have referred to it as a relaxing form of self-care, and a hobby to improve the creativity that’s been absolutely crushed to death by scrolling.
—Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 9 Jan. 2025
On Friday, two children and a woman were crushed to death while attempting to buy food from a bakery in central Gaza.
—Hanna Ziady, CNN, 1 Dec. 2024
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“Crushed to death.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/crushed%20to%20death. Accessed 24 Feb. 2025.
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