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as in collision
the violent coming together of two bodies into destructive contact
the fiery crash of two jumbo jet airplanes in midair
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as in collapse
a falling short of one's goals
refused to be discouraged by the crash of her hairdressing business
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as in shock
a forceful coming together of two things
a story about the crash of two alien cultures and the unfortunate consequences
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as in to smash
to cause to break with violence and much noise
crashed the vase against the wall
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as in to bump
to come into usually forceful contact with something
the speeding car crashed into the tree with horrifying results
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as in to die
to stop functioning
my computer crashed yet again
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as in to fall
to go to a lower level especially abruptly
sales of that phone have crashed since the competing version came out
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as in to retire
slang
to go to one's bed in order to sleep
I'm so exhausted that I'm just going to crash as soon as we get home
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as in to stay
slang
to reside as a temporary guest
I'm going to crash at my sister's apartment when I'm in New York
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Recent Examples of crash
Alex Brizee, Idaho Statesman, 10 Feb. 2025
The plane crash is the third such deadly accident in the U.S. in the past month.
—Sam Gillette, People.com, 10 Feb. 2025
Camille Elemia, New York Times, 7 Feb. 2025
Hans Nichols Feb 5, 2025 - Business Twin deadlines crash down on Mike Johnson
Two deadlines are threatening to scuttle Speaker Mike Johnson's (R-La.) precious plan for one, big budget bill.
—Marc Caputo, Axios, 7 Feb. 2025
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Noun
The crash blocked three lanes on I-84 for approximately three hours.
—Alex Brizee, Idaho Statesman, 10 Feb. 2025
The plane crash is the third such deadly accident in the U.S. in the past month.
—Sam Gillette, People.com, 10 Feb. 2025
Verb
The plane, a Beechcraft King Air 300, crashed in the municipality of Ampatuan in Maguindanao del Sur Province on the southern island of Mindanao, the Philippine authorities said on Friday.
—Camille Elemia, New York Times, 7 Feb. 2025
Hans Nichols Feb 5, 2025 - Business Twin deadlines crash down on Mike Johnson
Two deadlines are threatening to scuttle Speaker Mike Johnson's (R-La.) precious plan for one, big budget bill.
—Marc Caputo, Axios, 7 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for crash
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And all of this was in the wake of the Jan. 29 mid-air collision over the Potomac River near Virginia’s Reagan International Airport, between a commercial jet carrying 64 people and a military helicopter with three on board, claiming all 67 lives.—
Jeffrey Kluger,
TIME,
11 Feb. 2025
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The Scottsdale collision comes after three major U.S. aviation disasters in the past two weeks.—
Hallie Golden,
Chicago Tribune,
11 Feb. 2025
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With the collapse of U.S.A.I.D., that entire model is badly shaken.—
Declan Walsh,
New York Times,
8 Feb. 2025
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Russian space expert Vitaly Yegorov told Radio Svoboda that Borisov had stopped the collapse of the country's space sector which had been hit hard by sanctions.—
Yaakov Katz,
Newsweek,
8 Feb. 2025
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During the bourbon boom, as it's been dubbed, Kentucky distillers ramped up production, producing 2.7 million barrels of bourbon in 2022, up from 1.7 million barrels in 2018 and 1.15 million in 2015, per the Kentucky Distillers' Association.—
Karri Peifer,
Axios,
11 Feb. 2025
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The number of people quitting has fallen from a record 4.5 million near the height of the hiring boom in April 2022, to December's 3.2 million, which is below pre-pandemic levels.—
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8 Feb. 2025
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Hamilton, 40, got his first chance to drive Ferrari’s new car for the 2025 season in a short shakedown test at its private test track in Italy on Wednesday following his shock winter move.—
Luke Smith,
The Athletic,
19 Feb. 2025
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Dreamy forests and bright angels curdle and mutate into digital grotesquerie, a Spam Folder of faceless creatures and shock shlock.—
Kieran Press-Reynolds,
Pitchfork,
19 Feb. 2025
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France’s Ad Vitam has entered Netflix’s all-time top ten for most popular non-English movies on its platform one week after Culpa Tuya smashed records for Amazon.—
Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
7 Feb. 2025
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These carnivorous crustaceans pack a powerful punch that can smash mollusk shells at speeds of up to 50 miles per hour and even break glass.—
Laura Baisas,
Popular Science,
7 Feb. 2025
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Once that weight feels easy, level up again…but make each bump gradual.—
Christa Sgobba,
SELF,
11 Feb. 2025
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McGee’s not sure what classified info the Pentagon is bumping on, but the possible topics include the robot dolphins, the moon base, the counterfeit Cialis, the flesh-eating virus, or the Icelandic archer.—
Sara Netzley,
EW.com,
11 Feb. 2025
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Actors get a lot of a lot of praise and all that; shows’ success live or die with the crew.—
Proma Khosla,
IndieWire,
9 Feb. 2025
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In 1895, a year after Catherine was born, Pauline died, sending the family into a tailspin.—
Mara Bovsun,
New York Daily News,
9 Feb. 2025
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The current $6 million transformation is focused on the pumphouse, where huge steam engines once pushed along the city’s water supply system.—
Jacques Kelly,
Baltimore Sun,
8 Feb. 2025
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But the 2022 law that Lamont pushed lawmakers to pass superseded the settlement terms and ordered all of the money to be transferred to a dedicated fund and placed under the sole discretion of the Opioid Settlement Advisory Committee.—
Laura Tillman,
Hartford Courant,
8 Feb. 2025
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“Crash.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crash. Accessed 23 Feb. 2025.
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