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: extraordinarily impressive or effective
a smashing performance
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The festival bills itself as a smashing good time, and the schedule is packed, so don’t miss it.
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Jared Kaufman, Twin Cities, 7 Sep. 2025
The smashing machine will set you back $63,300.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 6 Sep. 2025
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
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Jared Kaufman, Twin Cities, 7 Sep. 2025
The smashing machine will set you back $63,300.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 6 Sep. 2025
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
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“Smashing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/smashing. Accessed 12 Sep. 2025.
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