as in overwhelming
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as in quelling
to put a stop to (something) by the use of force
the government is doing everything to crush the latest guerrilla uprising
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as in grinding
to reduce to fine particles
crushed the baby's medicine tablet and mixed it with applesauce
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as in devastating
to subject to incapacitating emotional or mental stress
the terrible news of her death simply crushed the entire family
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as in squeezing
to apply external pressure on so as to force out the juice or contents of
after crushing the grapes, let the skins soak in the juice in order to extract some color
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as in cramming
to fit (people or things) into a tight space
the desperate refugees were crushed into the back of the truck
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as in hugging
to put one's arms around and press tightly
she tearfully crushed the child to her breast
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Their data shows 15 to 20 men’s college basketball programs are in the highest tier of support, and that the overwhelming majority of programs are going to at some point be outbid.Andy Greder, Twin Cities, 8 Nov. 2024
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Support for enacting term limits was overwhelming, with yes votes holding more than a three-to-one lead over no votes.Luis Melecio-Zambrano, The Mercury News, 8 Nov. 2024
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The impact was profound and Jones said he was left with painful memories of the trips to the psychiatric hospital, unsure exactly why his mother couldn’t come home with him.Steve Marble, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2024
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This bloating is often painful and is usually accompanied by chronic constipation and/or diarrhea, gas, belching, and sometimes weight changes, nausea and reflux.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024
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And there's a lengthy list of unacceptable offenses that can get people ejected or even banned from venues.Felecia Wellington Radel, USA TODAY, 2 Nov. 2024
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Zelenskyy expressed concern over potential pressure on Ukraine should Donald Trump win the presidency, stating that any attempt to force it to surrender its territories would be unacceptable.Katya Soldak, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024
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With Bunraku puppets, culpability for unbearable individual acts is shared, making intimate human violence possible and even disturbingly beautiful.Jennifer Homans, The New Yorker, 28 Oct. 2024
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Israel’s bombs and bullets, together with its intentional disruption of humanitarian aid, has made life in Gaza unbearable.Zack Beauchamp, Vox, 4 Oct. 2024
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“Crushing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crushing. Accessed 17 Nov. 2024.
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