smashing

adjective

smash·​ing ˈsma-shiŋ How to pronounce smashing (audio)
1
: that smashes : crushing
a smashing defeat
2
: extraordinarily impressive or effective
a smashing performance
smashingly adverb

Examples of smashing in a Sentence

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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 Director Zi Alikhan keeps the proceedings lively, not least with a smashing dance sequence choreographed by Ambika Raina, also the show’s associate director. Celia Wren, Washington Post, 14 Mar. 2023 The program, in many respects, has been a smashing success. Tom Benning, Dallas News, 1 May 2020 See all Example Sentences for smashing 

Word History

First Known Use

1825, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of smashing was in 1825

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“Smashing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/smashing. Accessed 19 Nov. 2024.

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