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adjective

ˈsmasht

Definition of smashed

as in broken

forcibly separated into many pieces the smashed figurine left bits of china all over the rug

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as in drunk

slang being under the influence of alcohol on his 21st birthday, he went out and got smashed—before wrapping his car around a tree

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smashed

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verb

past tense of smash

as in shattered

to cause to break with violence and much noise the drunken guest deliberately smashed a glass against the brick fireplace

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as in demolished

to cause to break open or into pieces by or as if by an explosive the firecracker smashed the clay pot

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as in destroyed

to bring to a complete end the physical soundness, existence, or usefulness of the invading troops smashed the resistance and went on to conquer the country

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as in bumped

to come into usually forceful contact with something we nearly smashed into each other on the skating rink

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Recent Examples of smashed

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Detectives also found Murphy’s phone with a smashed screen. — Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 25 June 2026 Police also found more blood near the door to the apartment, as well as a smashed piece of cake with pink frosting. — Wcco Staff, CBS News, 23 June 2026

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My chest was smashed into the ground and against my knees, and my face was ground hard into the rocky dirt of the trail. — Todd Orr, Outdoor Life, 30 July 2026 Joc Pederson smashed a lead-off home run for the sixth time this season, then hit another homer in the second inning to power the Texas Rangers past the Seattle Mariners 7-3 Monday afternoon at Globe Life Field. — Cal Phillips updated July 27, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for smashed

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His adventures traversing a broken land of haunted people and animals may be less the stuff of future myth and more about trauma, but Yoon brilliantly creates voices for human and canine that make both more whole.

— Bethanne Patrick, Los Angeles Times, 31 July 2026
The broken, headless humerus was instead left to float freely in the man’s arm, unattached to his upper body.

— Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 31 July 2026

Definition of broken

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Morrison said this technology does offer the promise of never driving distracted or drunk like human drivers do, but robotaxis have had some problems.

— Josh Funk, Fortune, 31 July 2026
As all of this finale drama is happening around him, Danny gets increasingly drunker, foreshadowing absolutely nothing good coming our way.

— Ile-Ife Okantah, Vulture, 30 July 2026

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If Infantino’s credibility is shattered and nothing is done to bring a proper change in priorities, then the governance of the sport is unlikely to recover.

— Simon Hughes, New York Times, 1 Aug. 2026
The peaceful exile is shattered when Ravana’s sister, Surpanakha (played by Rakul Preet Singh), becomes infatuated with Rama, setting off a chain of events that leads to her humiliation.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 30 July 2026

Definition of shattered

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After the match, Brock Lesnar Oba Femi destroyed Brock Lesnar in their first encounter, which made an already rising Oba Femi into an overnight sensation.

— Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026
Weeks later in Georgia, the Highway 82 Fire destroyed more than 120 homes – the most lost to a single fire since state records began in the 1950s – while blazes across the Southeast pushed smoke into communities that rarely see it.

— Martin Goillandeau, CNN Money, 2 Aug. 2026

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In July 2018, some airlines bumped passengers at Denver International Airport to later flights as temperatures reached 98 F (37 C), KDVR-TV in Denver reported.

— Rio Yamat, Los Angeles Times, 6 Aug. 2026
Garrett bumped knees with a Kansas State player in the KU alumni team’s opening TBT game against the Wildcats’ Purple Reign squad on July 21 in Manhattan.

— Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 2 Aug. 2026

Definition of bumped

Adjective

This came in the 3-0 defeat by Manchester City in November, when Wales goalkeeper Safia Middleton-Patel deputised for regular No 1 Phallon Tullis-Joyce, who had suffered a fractured eye socket.

— Megan Feringa, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2026
The nominee will need to bring a fractured Democratic coalition back together to defeat Republican Mike Rogers in November and hold an open seat that is critical to the party’s hopes of taking control of the Senate next year.

— Joey Cappelletti, Twin Cities, 3 Aug. 2026

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