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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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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 flight instructor had more than 800 hours in total of civilian flight experience and had flown 140 hours in helicopters similar to the one that crashed.
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Angie Dimichele, Sun Sentinel, 3 Apr. 2026
Police initiated a pursuit traveling southbound on Garey Avenue, and the suspect crashed into another vehicle near Garey Avenue and County Road.
—Michele Gile, CBS News, 2 Apr. 2026
One suspect alleged to be involved in the kidnapping was arrested when one of the cars fleeing the scene crashed and overturned, according to Iraq's interior ministry.
—Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 2 Apr. 2026
Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch said the moped sped off after the shooting but crashed into an oncoming car two blocks away.
—Michael Sinkewicz, FOXNews.com, 2 Apr. 2026
The pair were on their way to Kennedy’s cousin Rory’s wedding when his plane crashed off of Martha’s Vineyard on the evening of Friday, July 16, 1999, killing all three passengers on board instantly — roughly two months shy of the couple’s third wedding anniversary.
—Dan Heching, CNN Money, 26 Mar. 2026
Liberation Day trade pronouncements this time last year crashed markets 20%.
—Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Fortune, 26 Mar. 2026
The pursuing Jeep, however, caught up, and someone inside fired a gun multiple times at the victims’ vehicle, which crashed near Franklin Park.
—Robert A. Cronkleton
march 26, Kansas City Star, 26 Mar. 2026
Also Wednesday, the Latvian defense ministry said a drone had crashed in a region close to Russia.
—Dasha Litvinova, Los Angeles Times, 25 Mar. 2026
Angie Dimichele, Sun Sentinel, 3 Apr. 2026
Police initiated a pursuit traveling southbound on Garey Avenue, and the suspect crashed into another vehicle near Garey Avenue and County Road.
—Michele Gile, CBS News, 2 Apr. 2026
One suspect alleged to be involved in the kidnapping was arrested when one of the cars fleeing the scene crashed and overturned, according to Iraq's interior ministry.
—Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 2 Apr. 2026
Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch said the moped sped off after the shooting but crashed into an oncoming car two blocks away.
—Michael Sinkewicz, FOXNews.com, 2 Apr. 2026
The pair were on their way to Kennedy’s cousin Rory’s wedding when his plane crashed off of Martha’s Vineyard on the evening of Friday, July 16, 1999, killing all three passengers on board instantly — roughly two months shy of the couple’s third wedding anniversary.
—Dan Heching, CNN Money, 26 Mar. 2026
Liberation Day trade pronouncements this time last year crashed markets 20%.
—Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Fortune, 26 Mar. 2026
The pursuing Jeep, however, caught up, and someone inside fired a gun multiple times at the victims’ vehicle, which crashed near Franklin Park.
—Robert A. Cronkleton
march 26, Kansas City Star, 26 Mar. 2026
Also Wednesday, the Latvian defense ministry said a drone had crashed in a region close to Russia.
—Dasha Litvinova, Los Angeles Times, 25 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for crashed
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The Front Range shattered it by 22,913 patrons.—
Sean Keeler,
Denver Post,
29 Mar. 2026
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The next day, an explosion shattered the glass-and-marble lobby of the Bank of America building in New York.—
Zayd Ayers Dohrn,
New Yorker,
28 Mar. 2026
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The motorcycle collided with the trailer, and the 43-year-old driver and 41-year-old passenger were ejected from the motorcycle.—
Brandon Downs,
CBS News,
30 Mar. 2026
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Now that this replay fantasy has collided with a more complex, indeterminate and difficult reality, Trump is unable to explain his objectives or even give the country a sense of when the war might end.—
Jamelle Bouie,
Mercury News,
28 Mar. 2026
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The diagnosis was announced Thursday by Coroner Ian Telford, who is conducting a preliminary hearing into the death of Shane Christie who died in August aged 39.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
2 Apr. 2026
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The 15-year-old was taken to a local hospital and died less than an hour later, according to police.—
Harriet Ramos,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
2 Apr. 2026
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The next hitter, junior Michaela Hamilton — a Northwestern State (LA) pledge — followed with an RBI triple that keyed a three-run inning that pushed the Grapevine Faith lead to 4-0.—
Mike Waters,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
1 Apr. 2026
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Building the execution unit is the next step after Republicans pushed a law through the Legislature to make firing squad the primary method of execution in Idaho.—
Sally Krutzig,
Idaho Statesman,
1 Apr. 2026
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With a hollow interior trunk, Stumpy was among 158 trees felled in 2024 as part of a project aimed at shoring up a sea wall near the National Mall.—
Tim Stelloh,
NBC news,
25 Mar. 2026
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And to be sure, there were winds and rain strong enough to fell several trees, flood a few roads, and knock out power in some Maryland and Virginia suburbs.—
Scott Simon,
NPR,
21 Mar. 2026
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In 2001, the couple, who did not have children, retired to Miami in search of warmer beaches.—
Carol Marbin Miller,
Miami Herald,
2 Apr. 2026
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The vast majority of Fuller voters were white, older and retired, and were not spending much of their time driving in their day-to-day lives.—
Irene Wright,
USA Today,
2 Apr. 2026
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Smith also stayed at Penn State for family reasons.—
Rich Walsh,
CBS News,
3 Apr. 2026
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Still, nearly every single day in 2025 had at least one hour that exceeded the 36 hour cap — which means that, if flight patterns stayed exactly the same, nearly every day during the next six months of runway construction could be impacted in some way.—
Danielle Echeverria,
San Francisco Chronicle,
2 Apr. 2026
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From her office at Aish, a Jewish educational institute with headquarters next to the Western Wall plaza, Geller can see where shrapnel dented and smashed rooftops, roads and a parking lot in the area.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
29 Mar. 2026
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Andrews said some people also smashed concrete barriers into smaller pieces and threw them at authorities.—
City News Service,
Daily News,
29 Mar. 2026
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