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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
Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 Feb. 2025
An Instagram influencer accused of a drunk driving crash that killed a man in Southern California last summer has now been arrested, officials said.
—Julia Reinstein, ABC News, 25 Feb. 2025
Ars Technica, 21 Feb. 2025
Today's listen Adrian Ma NPR host Adrian Ma's girlfriend, Kiah Duggins, was on the American Airlines flight that crashed into the Potomac River after colliding with a military helicopter near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport.
—Brittney Melton, NPR, 21 Feb. 2025
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Noun
The plane caught fire either before or after the crash.
—Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 Feb. 2025
An Instagram influencer accused of a drunk driving crash that killed a man in Southern California last summer has now been arrested, officials said.
—Julia Reinstein, ABC News, 25 Feb. 2025
Verb
After sightings over England, Denmark, and Sweden, debris from the upper stage of the Falcon 9 rocket crashed into Poland.
—Ars Technica, 21 Feb. 2025
Today's listen Adrian Ma NPR host Adrian Ma's girlfriend, Kiah Duggins, was on the American Airlines flight that crashed into the Potomac River after colliding with a military helicopter near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport.
—Brittney Melton, NPR, 21 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for crash
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This is significant because globular clusters are associated with other powerful events associated with older stars, including the collisions and mergers of two neutron stars or a white dwarf collapsing under its own gravity.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
25 Feb. 2025
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Over the weekend, the asteroid also dropped to a ranking of 0 out of 10 on the Torino Impact Hazard Scale, a tool for categorizing potential collisions of space objects with Earth.—
Ashley Strickland,
CNN,
24 Feb. 2025
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Zubac failed to score or even attempt a single field goal in the fourth quarter of Thursday’s collapse.—
Law Murray,
The Athletic,
21 Feb. 2025
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The big picture: The most infamous example of a building collapse in New Orleans was in 2019 when the then-under-construction Hard Rock Hotel fell apart at the corner of Canal and Rampart streets.—
Chelsea Brasted,
Axios,
21 Feb. 2025
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Jensen Huang, the co-founder of Nvidia, the company whose chips lie at the heart of the AI boom, was born in Taiwan and moved to the United States at age nine.—
Matthew J. Slaughter,
Foreign Affairs,
25 Feb. 2025
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That called into question all the spending Wall Street had assumed would go into not only Nvidia’s chips but also the ecosystem that’s built around the AI boom, including electricity to power large data centers.—
Stan Choe,
Los Angeles Times,
25 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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The robber smashes various display cases and loads jewelry into his backpack before running back to the car.—
Eliana Dockterman,
TIME,
24 Feb. 2025
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Two Riverside officers have been charged after one smashed a resident’s skateboard in a viral video.—
Ryan Fonseca,
Los Angeles Times,
24 Feb. 2025
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This, plus the fact that good starting left tackles are difficult to find, bumps Stanley’s rank here in a thin free-agency class. Stats Sacks allowed 3 Penalties 12 Press.—
Vic Tafur,
The Athletic,
24 Feb. 2025
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In theaters now Showtimes Suits LA Suits experienced the Netflix bump two years ago, so naturally, a spinoff was ordered.—
Savannah Salazar,
Vulture,
22 Feb. 2025
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One person died and another was injured when their helicopter crashed Thursday onto a frozen reservoir in southeast Idaho, authorities said.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
21 Feb. 2025
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The cat also tested positive for the virus and died 24 hours later.—
Susanne Rust,
Los Angeles Times,
21 Feb. 2025
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For the past week, President Donald Trump and Elon Musk have repeatedly pushed unsubstantiated claims that dead Americans listed as 150 or older are receiving Social Security payments.—
Joey Garrison,
USA TODAY,
21 Feb. 2025
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Back on track, Senate Republicans pushed ahead Wednesday with their $340 billion budget bill focused on funding the White House's mass deportations and border security agenda after Vice President JD Vance gave a green light to proceed despite a morning dust-up caused by President Donald Trump.—
Democrat-Gazette staff from wire reports,
arkansasonline.com,
20 Feb. 2025
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“Crash.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crash. Accessed 5 Mar. 2025.
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