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as in shattered
to cause to break with violence and much noise
crashed the vase against the wall
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as in collided
to come into usually forceful contact with something
the speeding car crashed into the tree with horrifying results
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as in died
to stop functioning
my computer crashed yet again
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5
as in fell
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 retired
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 stayed
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 crashed
The sides and top of the car were damaged, and the car appeared to have crashed into a building where the road bends.
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Ross O'Keefe, The Washington Examiner, 4 Sep. 2025
The Chainsmokers crashed an Ohio State college party.
—Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2025
High demand has crashed servers on Steam and other platforms.
—Meredith G. White, AZCentral.com, 4 Sep. 2025
Continue reading … AMBUSH – GOP congresswoman's office crashed by ex-CNN host, anti-Trump activists.
—FOXNews.com, 4 Sep. 2025
The streetcar crashed on Rua da Gloria in central Lisbon.
—Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 4 Sep. 2025
Cawthorn had his feet on the dashboard when their vehicle crashed into a concrete barrier, causing partial paralysis for Cawthorn.
—Danielle Battaglia, Charlotte Observer, 4 Sep. 2025
Hamilton attempted to correct the oversteer but crashed into the barrier, severely damaging the front right section of his SF-25.
—Saajan Jogia, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025
Without it, it will be crashed into Jupiter later this month, bringing an unceremonious, and unnecessary, end to Juno science.
—Ethan Siegel, Big Think, 3 Sep. 2025
Ross O'Keefe, The Washington Examiner, 4 Sep. 2025
The Chainsmokers crashed an Ohio State college party.
—Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2025
High demand has crashed servers on Steam and other platforms.
—Meredith G. White, AZCentral.com, 4 Sep. 2025
Continue reading … AMBUSH – GOP congresswoman's office crashed by ex-CNN host, anti-Trump activists.
—FOXNews.com, 4 Sep. 2025
The streetcar crashed on Rua da Gloria in central Lisbon.
—Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 4 Sep. 2025
Cawthorn had his feet on the dashboard when their vehicle crashed into a concrete barrier, causing partial paralysis for Cawthorn.
—Danielle Battaglia, Charlotte Observer, 4 Sep. 2025
Hamilton attempted to correct the oversteer but crashed into the barrier, severely damaging the front right section of his SF-25.
—Saajan Jogia, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025
Without it, it will be crashed into Jupiter later this month, bringing an unceremonious, and unnecessary, end to Juno science.
—Ethan Siegel, Big Think, 3 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for crashed
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In the aftermath, Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko recorded a video message from the building’s shattered upper floors.—
Katya Soldak,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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Photos of the aftermath showed the front windshield on the roof of the bus shattered and nearly flattened.—
Michael Rios,
CNN Money,
8 Sep. 2025
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Worthy collided with Travis Kelce on their underneath crossing patterns on the initial third down of the game and injured his shoulder.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
6 Sep. 2025
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The Chiefs piled up uncharacteristic mistakes, which began early when Kelce was moved off his route and collided with Worthy, causing Worthy to leave the game with a right shoulder injury.—
Jesse Newell,
New York Times,
6 Sep. 2025
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Osbourne, who died July 22 at 76 after a heart attack, famously bit the head off a bat during a solo performance.—
Anna Kaufman,
USA Today,
4 Sep. 2025
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Julie Henneberry, a Bay View woman whose firefighter father died on 9/11, is sharing her story publicly for the first time.—
Hope Karnopp,
jsonline.com,
4 Sep. 2025
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McBee, who is facing up to 30 years in prison, was originally given a sentencing date in March before being pushed to June and then September.—
Liza Esquibias,
PEOPLE,
5 Sep. 2025
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Schiffer said Meghan had been too risk averse in the first two seasons, but could try to pitch a slightly different concept for a third season that pushed the boundaries far more.—
Jack Royston,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Sep. 2025
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When a mother tree is felled, the survival rate of many of its seedlings may be drastically reduced, a process not unlike the reciprocal feedback loop of Yggdrasill, whose deterioration in response to discord in the nine realms spells cosmic collapse.—
Ellen Walker,
JSTOR Daily,
3 Sep. 2025
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There are also beautifully observed moments toward the end with Dorotea and Riccardo; and a moving reckoning with death when Mariano’s favorite horse, a stallion named Elvis, is felled by illness and the president refuses to end his suffering by having the animal put to sleep.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
27 Aug. 2025
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After the Buckeyes won the College Football Playoff National Championship in January 2025, Kirk shared that Zak had been diagnosed with heart failure and medically retired from football.—
Adam England,
PEOPLE,
6 Sep. 2025
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Alcaraz holds a 9-5 career advantage, 3-2 in majors and 6-2 on hardcourts, including the Cincinnati final where Sinner retired with a virus.—
Adam Zagoria,
Forbes.com,
6 Sep. 2025
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Even as hiring slowed last month, the average length of the workweek stayed steady.—
John Cassidy,
New Yorker,
8 Sep. 2025
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He was invited to Sandy Springs on a press trip and stayed at the Hyatt House Atlanta / Perimeter Center, which USA TODAY toured separately.—
Eve Chen,
USA Today,
8 Sep. 2025
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In a new paper, researchers report that sPHENIX measured both the number and energy of particles produced when gold ions smashed together at nearly light speed.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
4 Sep. 2025
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For twenty years, the rage-fuelled God Kratos has smashed his way across our screens.—
Joshua Lamb,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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“Crashed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crashed. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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