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as in collisions
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 collapses
a falling short of one's goals
refused to be discouraged by the crash of her hairdressing business
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as in booms
a loud explosive sound
the crash of cymbals
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as in impacts
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 smashes
to cause to break with violence and much noise
crashed the vase against the wall
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as in bumps
to come into usually forceful contact with something
the speeding car crashed into the tree with horrifying results
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as in dies
to stop functioning
my computer crashed yet again
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as in falls
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 retires
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 stays
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 crashes
G.w. Allen, Robb Report, 26 Apr. 2026
Each year, more than 200 people are killed in crashes across the five boroughs.
—Mike Flynn, New York Daily News, 25 Apr. 2026
Domestic violence suspect crashes, dies while fleeing police A man suspected in a domestic violence incident Friday morning in Plymouth led police on a brief chase on Route 3 before ultimately crashing his car into another vehicle and dying.
—Flint McColgan, Boston Herald, 24 Apr. 2026
Recessions, depressions, wars, pandemics, political meddling, stock market crashes, regulation, and recalls have repeatedly threatened carmakers’ continued survival.
—Jamie Lincoln Kitman, Rolling Stone, 24 Apr. 2026
Authorities have publicly identified seven people killed over the last several weeks in San Diego County traffic crashes.
—City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Apr. 2026
The vast majority of fatal crashes are preventable with changes to infrastructure that forces drivers to slow down — a crash at 20 mph, for example, is extremely unlikely to kill anyone involved, but the risk multiplies very quickly at all speeds over 20 mph.
—Ariane Lange, Sacbee.com, 24 Apr. 2026
Cities across the metro have looked at ways to make riding e-bikes and e-scooters safer following a wave of crashes involving the devices.
—Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 23 Apr. 2026
Of the nearly 1,000 fatal crashes involving school buses in the decade leading up to 2023, 70% of the nearly 1,100 people who died were in other vehicles and not the buses, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s latest statistics.
—ABC News, 23 Apr. 2026
Joe Kiani, Fortune, 24 Apr. 2026
Pitt stars in the upcoming film as a former Army Special Forces soldier who has gone off the grid, but must return to civilization after his small plane crashes deep in the Alaskan wilderness.
—Brent Lang, Variety, 16 Apr. 2026
Knowles keeps the atmosphere leaden when the story surfaces in the present, in which Willy is 63, fraying with disappointment and banged up from several car crashes out on his long runs — events that his family is starting to fear aren’t accidents.
—Sara Holdren, Vulture, 10 Apr. 2026
And the implication of cost disease is that the only way the cost of raising and educating children will stop going up is if the economy crashes.
—Literary Hub, 8 Apr. 2026
Bailey plays a woman who crashes at an empty Italian villa, posing as the owner’s fiancée, only to discover an unexpected romance that may transform her life.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 8 Apr. 2026
Authorities have publicly identified three people killed in four days in San Diego County crashes.
—City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Apr. 2026
Then the music crashes in behind her with a matching fury and fire.
—Jed Gottlieb, Boston Herald, 7 Apr. 2026
Activities include seeing the filming locations of Cast Away, which follows Hanks as a FedEx analyst who becomes stranded on a deserted island after his plane crashes, as well as a experiencing captain’s dinner.
—Raven Brunner, PEOPLE, 5 Apr. 2026
Noun
This is Formula 1 on water—full speed with elbows out, crashes included.
—G.w. Allen, Robb Report, 26 Apr. 2026
Each year, more than 200 people are killed in crashes across the five boroughs.
—Mike Flynn, New York Daily News, 25 Apr. 2026
Domestic violence suspect crashes, dies while fleeing police A man suspected in a domestic violence incident Friday morning in Plymouth led police on a brief chase on Route 3 before ultimately crashing his car into another vehicle and dying.
—Flint McColgan, Boston Herald, 24 Apr. 2026
Recessions, depressions, wars, pandemics, political meddling, stock market crashes, regulation, and recalls have repeatedly threatened carmakers’ continued survival.
—Jamie Lincoln Kitman, Rolling Stone, 24 Apr. 2026
Authorities have publicly identified seven people killed over the last several weeks in San Diego County traffic crashes.
—City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Apr. 2026
The vast majority of fatal crashes are preventable with changes to infrastructure that forces drivers to slow down — a crash at 20 mph, for example, is extremely unlikely to kill anyone involved, but the risk multiplies very quickly at all speeds over 20 mph.
—Ariane Lange, Sacbee.com, 24 Apr. 2026
Cities across the metro have looked at ways to make riding e-bikes and e-scooters safer following a wave of crashes involving the devices.
—Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 23 Apr. 2026
Of the nearly 1,000 fatal crashes involving school buses in the decade leading up to 2023, 70% of the nearly 1,100 people who died were in other vehicles and not the buses, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s latest statistics.
—ABC News, 23 Apr. 2026
Verb
Second, when a plane crashes, the pilots die too.
—Joe Kiani, Fortune, 24 Apr. 2026
Pitt stars in the upcoming film as a former Army Special Forces soldier who has gone off the grid, but must return to civilization after his small plane crashes deep in the Alaskan wilderness.
—Brent Lang, Variety, 16 Apr. 2026
Knowles keeps the atmosphere leaden when the story surfaces in the present, in which Willy is 63, fraying with disappointment and banged up from several car crashes out on his long runs — events that his family is starting to fear aren’t accidents.
—Sara Holdren, Vulture, 10 Apr. 2026
And the implication of cost disease is that the only way the cost of raising and educating children will stop going up is if the economy crashes.
—Literary Hub, 8 Apr. 2026
Bailey plays a woman who crashes at an empty Italian villa, posing as the owner’s fiancée, only to discover an unexpected romance that may transform her life.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 8 Apr. 2026
Authorities have publicly identified three people killed in four days in San Diego County crashes.
—City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Apr. 2026
Then the music crashes in behind her with a matching fury and fire.
—Jed Gottlieb, Boston Herald, 7 Apr. 2026
Activities include seeing the filming locations of Cast Away, which follows Hanks as a FedEx analyst who becomes stranded on a deserted island after his plane crashes, as well as a experiencing captain’s dinner.
—Raven Brunner, PEOPLE, 5 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for crashes
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The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has initiated multiple investigations into possible safety defects with Tesla's FSD, after several collisions, including a fatal 2023 crash.—
Robert Ferris,Lora Kolodny,
CNBC,
25 Apr. 2026
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Block collisions need to be balanced with efficient play-arounds to create more tackle tries.—
The Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
25 Apr. 2026
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As the sun's core collapses, its outer layers, where nuclear fusion is still occurring, will puff out to around 100 times the original width of the sun — maybe more.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
23 Apr. 2026
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Marin stuck to her plan of staying close until a moment that changed everything with shocking swiftness — her changing her mind and going for the green on the par-5 13th for a go-ahead birdie, and Talley adding to the sad history of collapses on the back nine at the home of the Masters.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
4 Apr. 2026
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The history of the 19th-century United States is railway booms followed by railway busts.—
David Frum,
The Atlantic,
22 Apr. 2026
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Fire crews assisted with placing additional booms downstream to capture material and supported the Goodhue County Sheriff's Office.—
Ashley Grams,
CBS News,
21 Apr. 2026
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Also, women who are pregnant and their fetuses, children, older adults and people living with chronic conditions, especially heart and lung disease, may be physically more susceptible to the health impacts of air pollution than other adults, according to the American Lung Association.—
Natassia Paloma,
USA Today,
28 Apr. 2026
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In recent years, the helicopters have drawn more and more complaints about high operating costs and the potential health impacts from noise pollution.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Apr. 2026
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The group is among the most successful access-broker operations, a class of hackers that smashes and grabs credentials from victims and then sells them to other hackers.—
Dan Goodin,
ArsTechnica,
29 Apr. 2026
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But Wark smashes a ball to left field for the Aggies to retake the lead, 7-5.—
Zoe Collins Rath,
Austin American Statesman,
27 Mar. 2026
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The 2027 Ram 1500 SRT TRX will start at $99,995, excluding a mandatory $2,595 destination fee that bumps the price to $102,590.—
Michael Wayland,
CNBC,
1 Jan. 2026
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A day when the Stanley Cup years finally ride the synaptic road back to long-term memory and the brain finally bumps the past for the present.—
Mark Lazerus,
New York Times,
31 Oct. 2025
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Domestic violence suspect crashes, dies while fleeing police A man suspected in a domestic violence incident Friday morning in Plymouth led police on a brief chase on Route 3 before ultimately crashing his car into another vehicle and dying.—
Flint McColgan,
Boston Herald,
24 Apr. 2026
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When a patient dies from a preventable error, the doctors and nurses go home.—
Joe Kiani,
Fortune,
24 Apr. 2026
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The overnight storms were part of a broader severe weather outbreak that is expected to continue April 28 as the system pushes farther east and new storms develop to the south.—
Brandi D. Addison,
USA Today,
28 Apr. 2026
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Castle Rock’s internal guidance pushes the story toward testing, consultations, and monitoring while pulling it away from hard claims about outcomes.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
28 Apr. 2026
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“Crashes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crashes. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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