trashed

verb

past tense of trash
1
as in attacked
to criticize harshly and usually publicly a stand-up comedian who humorously trashes the motley crew of people who bug her

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2
as in destroyed
to deliberately cause the damage or destruction of another's property someone had broken into the gym and trashed the decorations for the dance

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3
as in dismissed
to express scornfully one's low opinion of a club member who trashes every idea that isn't hers

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4
as in assaulted
to take sudden, violent action against gangs of young punks would trash the encampment of homeless men just for sport

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Recent Examples of trashed The vandalism that trashed Kansas City’s 126-year-old Folly Theater last fall caused more than $600,000 in damage, the theater’s leadership said Monday, a higher estimate than the one cited in court documents. — Kansas City Star, 14 July 2026 While it’s been neglected, trashed and often forgotten over time, myriad governmental and nonprofit groups have been working for years to restore habitat, add park space and establish recreational elements (sometimes in conflict over the vision). — Jireh Deng, Los Angeles Times, 13 July 2026 Primary voters are far more angry at the party that lost to Trump again, and telling them that Dangerous Left-Wing Candidate X trashed Kamala Harris won’t work. — David Weigel, semafor.com, 1 July 2026 But rather than stick around Earth to become a co-hero with Clark, bounces around red sun planets getting trashed by herself. — Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 27 June 2026 This was coming off a first season that was so unwatchable that even the network president trashed it. — Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 4 June 2026 Any party member who seeks to defy his wishes risks losing a seat, being unmercifully gaslit, or trashed on Truth Social. — Rob Crilly, The Washington Examiner, 22 May 2026 And now their head coach, Tonda Eckert, is seeing his reputation trashed. — Phil Hay, New York Times, 22 May 2026 Well, that rich kid who trashed Dodgers fans had just about the worst imaginable day at Dodger Stadium on Saturday afternoon. — Ian Miller Outkick, FOXNews.com, 26 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for trashed
  1. attacked
  2. destroyed
  3. dismissed
  4. assaulted
  5. slammed
  6. ruined
  7. diminished
  8. raided
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  • In a handwritten statement included in the application, Grayson appeared to show little remorse for his actions and maintained that Massey attacked him with the pot of hot water.
    — Ava Kelley, NBC news, 31 July 2026
  • Ignorance is off the table and so is naivete, which leaves only motive — and so motive is what gets attacked.
    — Sachin H. Jain, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
Definition of attacked
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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
Definition of destroyed
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  • But that conviction was dismissed after the revelation that a juror in the trial had not disclosed a domestic violence incident in her own background in order to win a seat on the panel, The Denver Post reports.
    — Virginia Chamlee, PEOPLE, 1 Aug. 2026
  • Defense attorneys also should not be able to reference the felony charges dismissed after video showed agents’ falsehoods.
    — Julia Coin, Charlotte Observer, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of dismissed
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  • As the investigation continued, officers received information about a third 10-year-old girl who was allegedly assaulted.
    — Tim Fang, CBS News, 30 July 2026
  • The charges allege that several members of the Cheltenham High School football team assaulted a then-15-year-old sophomore after two pre-season practices last year, and that the coaches kept quiet after the victim reported the second incident.
    — Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 29 July 2026
Definition of assaulted
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  • After one such strikeout Riley slammed his batting helmet to the ground, threw his bat aside and dropped his batting gloves in disgust.
    — Tyler Estep, AJC.com, 31 July 2026
  • Other Republican gubernatorial hopefuls have slammed Fauci in a similar way.
    — Gray Rohrer, Miami Herald, 31 July 2026
Definition of slammed
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  • Let’s talk about the outfits that get ruined or made irrelevant!
    — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 31 July 2026
  • The spring warrant cited charities, a hospital, other city officials and community members that Parris declined to identify for fear of their reputations being ruined.
    — Pat Maio, Daily News, 31 July 2026
Definition of ruined
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  • But even without that hurdle, the incentive to sue has diminished now that basketball players can earn millions of dollars years before going to the NBA.
    — Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 28 July 2026
  • Workers seek transparency regarding AI's impact on their roles, assurance against job losses, and confidence that their value isn't diminished.
    — Joe McKendrick, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026
Definition of diminished
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  • In Kogi State, bandits recently raided an orphanage and took twenty-three children hostage.
    — Alexis Okeowo, New Yorker, 3 Aug. 2026
  • Seven of 10 adult child caregivers have taken a hit to their job or career to keep caring, and nearly 1 in 3 have raided or scaled back their own retirement savings, Bay Alarm Medical said.
    — Medora Lee, USA Today, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of raided

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