as in sheer
having no exceptions or restrictions
a crashing bore, he can turn any party into a funeral
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as in shattering
to cause to break with violence and much noise
crashed the vase against the wall
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as in bumping
to come into usually forceful contact with something
the speeding car crashed into the tree with horrifying results
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as in dying
to stop functioning
my computer crashed yet again
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as in falling
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 retiring
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 staying
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 crashing
Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 11 Dec. 2025
But on Saturday afternoon, the college football world expects the Bulldogs’ little streak to come to a crashing end.
—Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 30 Oct. 2025
In practice, that means Facebook finds significantly more crashing bugs in a shorter amount of time.
—Sebastian Anthony, Ars Technica, 22 Aug. 2017
Apple’s once-unstoppable growth had come to a crashing halt: The number of iPhones sold was down 13 percent, and the company posted its first revenue decline in 13 years.
—Vindu Goel, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2017
David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 13 May 2026
Two armed teenagers were arrested Monday night after stealing a car in Northeast Philadelphia and crashing it into a truck, police said.
—Nate Sylves, CBS News, 12 May 2026
One person is dead and another is seriously injured following a crash on Sunday in Greenwich where police said a driver was allegedly going about double the speed limit and had blown through a red light before crashing into a utility pole.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 11 May 2026
Reigns got Fatu with the Driveby Kick on the outside, but Fatu quickly rebounded and send Reigns crashing through the announce table with a brutal powerbomb.
—Blake Oestriecher, Forbes.com, 10 May 2026
Water barreling into narrow inlets and crashing onto coral rock formations is the first sight that welcomes you to Shete Boka National Park on the island of Curaçao.
—Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 10 May 2026
There’s always the opportunity to spin someone out in a relatively innocent manner, but drivers will likely be on their best behavior after seeing Ryan Preece get penalized 25 points and docked $50,000 for intentionally crashing Ty Gibbs at Texas last week.
—Jeff Gluck, New York Times, 9 May 2026
And yet, this underwhelming sequel reads more like a slow-motion rendering of the exact moment such notoriously cumbersome IP came crashing down on its challenger.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 6 May 2026
With the Cubs trailing 4-3 in the ninth, Pete Crow-Armstrong lofted a long fly to center that Dane Myers missed while crashing into the vines.
—Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 5 May 2026
Adjective
The sputtering and crashing synth sounds are present, though, showing his vision of industrial rock arrived fully formed.
—Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 11 Dec. 2025
But on Saturday afternoon, the college football world expects the Bulldogs’ little streak to come to a crashing end.
—Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 30 Oct. 2025
In practice, that means Facebook finds significantly more crashing bugs in a shorter amount of time.
—Sebastian Anthony, Ars Technica, 22 Aug. 2017
Apple’s once-unstoppable growth had come to a crashing halt: The number of iPhones sold was down 13 percent, and the company posted its first revenue decline in 13 years.
—Vindu Goel, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2017
Verb
Troopers arrested two men after a high-speed chase on Florida’s Turnpike early Wednesday morning ended with a BMW crashing into a guardrail.
—David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 13 May 2026
Two armed teenagers were arrested Monday night after stealing a car in Northeast Philadelphia and crashing it into a truck, police said.
—Nate Sylves, CBS News, 12 May 2026
One person is dead and another is seriously injured following a crash on Sunday in Greenwich where police said a driver was allegedly going about double the speed limit and had blown through a red light before crashing into a utility pole.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 11 May 2026
Reigns got Fatu with the Driveby Kick on the outside, but Fatu quickly rebounded and send Reigns crashing through the announce table with a brutal powerbomb.
—Blake Oestriecher, Forbes.com, 10 May 2026
Water barreling into narrow inlets and crashing onto coral rock formations is the first sight that welcomes you to Shete Boka National Park on the island of Curaçao.
—Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 10 May 2026
There’s always the opportunity to spin someone out in a relatively innocent manner, but drivers will likely be on their best behavior after seeing Ryan Preece get penalized 25 points and docked $50,000 for intentionally crashing Ty Gibbs at Texas last week.
—Jeff Gluck, New York Times, 9 May 2026
And yet, this underwhelming sequel reads more like a slow-motion rendering of the exact moment such notoriously cumbersome IP came crashing down on its challenger.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 6 May 2026
With the Cubs trailing 4-3 in the ninth, Pete Crow-Armstrong lofted a long fly to center that Dane Myers missed while crashing into the vines.
—Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 5 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for crashing
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Moore also wore a lavender off-the-shoulder gown crafted from sheer, shimmering fabric, complete with a flowing train and thigh-high slit that revealed matching lavender heels.—
Stephanie Giang-Paunon,
FOXNews.com,
16 May 2026
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Others quipped about the sheer volume of new songs to listen to.—
Melina Khan,
USA Today,
16 May 2026
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The administration’s norm-shattering masks a more fundamental misunderstanding of how administrative power can bring about lasting change.—
Joshua M. Sharfstein,
STAT,
16 May 2026
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At that price point, the home will likely become the most expensive home sold in Miami-Dade, shattering the record set by Zuckerberg earlier this year.—
Catherine Odom,
Miami Herald,
14 May 2026
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Drivers trading paint started early as there was bumping coming down the front stretch to take the green flag before Lap 1.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
10 May 2026
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The Knicks downgraded Josh Hart to questionable with a left thumb sprain on Thursday before bumping him up to probable ahead of tipoff for Game 3 on Friday.—
Kristian Winfield,
New York Daily News,
8 May 2026
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The Lions found their lifeline in the dying moments of the match.—
Kyle Foley,
The Orlando Sentinel,
14 May 2026
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In response to the CBS News reports, Oz announced in March an initiative to decertify any hospice providers that are found to be defrauding taxpayers by stealing the identities of people not in hospice or by overbilling for those who are dying.—
Kathryn Watson,
CBS News,
13 May 2026
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Rough seas and hazardous underwater conditions repeatedly delayed search efforts as crews mapped and marked the cave entrance before pushing deeper inside.—
Stephen Sorace,
FOXNews.com,
18 May 2026
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That’s why Stuart expects the energy crisis will get worse this spring and summer, pushing gas to $5 a gallon as soon as this month.—
Matt Egan,
CNN Money,
18 May 2026
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The magnificent luminosity of the orbs announced their arrival, their glow falling unfamiliar against windowpanes, which drew the people to the street.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
20 May 2026
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The mismatch between workers and available jobs—a key barometer of labor market stress—has actually improved since that moment, falling below its pre-pandemic level.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
19 May 2026
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After retiring from the LAPD in 1995, Fuhrman became a conservative commentator, true-crime author and television personality.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
19 May 2026
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Primary elections in the race to replace retiring Mayor Muriel Bowser will take place on June 16.—
Molly Parks,
The Washington Examiner,
19 May 2026
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Clarke is a freelancer staying afloat in the gig economy.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
19 May 2026
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The film is simultaneously unadorned and deeply oppressive, staying close to the historical record (while fictionalizing the circumstances of Moulin’s eventual death, or martyrdom) in a fashion that offers little perspective, beyond a humanist call-to-arms and appeal toward remembrance.—
David Katz,
IndieWire,
18 May 2026
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