as in collision
the violent coming together of two bodies into destructive contact
three cars were involved in a smashup on my street last night
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Recent Examples of smashup
Jury Duty’s second season was executive produced by comedy veterans David Bernad, Eisenberg, Stupnitsky, Jake Szymanski, Anthony King, Chris Kula, James Marsden and Ruben Fleischer as well as alums of Borat actor Sacha Baron Cohen’s reality-comedy smashups Todd Schulman and Nicholas Hatton.
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Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 11 May 2026
In 2025, however, an orbital smashup would be almost certain.
—Tereza Pultarova, Space.com, 18 Dec. 2025
This recipe is the perfect holiday smashup!
—Nellah Bailey McGough, Southern Living, 18 Nov. 2025
That’s why most of the gas is located the two galaxy clusters; it was left behind at the scene of the smashup between the two fleeing systems.
—Phil Plait, Scientific American, 11 Sep. 2025
The airport property takes up just over 4% of the city’s acreage, and as neighborhoods began to close in, neighbors took exception to the noise, the pollution, and the occasional smashups.
—Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 13 June 2023
Giroud had been slated for a bench role before Benzema went down just days before the World Cup started, and Nkunku was injured during a smashup with Tchouaméni in training.
—Frank Dell'apa, BostonGlobe.com, 10 Dec. 2022
LeoLabs puts the odds of a smashup at roughly 10%.
—Robert Hackett, Fortune, 15 Oct. 2020
The Iridium-Kosmos smashup marked a dramatic escalation.
—Raffi Khatchadourian, The New Yorker, 21 Sep. 2020
Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 11 May 2026
In 2025, however, an orbital smashup would be almost certain.
—Tereza Pultarova, Space.com, 18 Dec. 2025
This recipe is the perfect holiday smashup!
—Nellah Bailey McGough, Southern Living, 18 Nov. 2025
That’s why most of the gas is located the two galaxy clusters; it was left behind at the scene of the smashup between the two fleeing systems.
—Phil Plait, Scientific American, 11 Sep. 2025
The airport property takes up just over 4% of the city’s acreage, and as neighborhoods began to close in, neighbors took exception to the noise, the pollution, and the occasional smashups.
—Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 13 June 2023
Giroud had been slated for a bench role before Benzema went down just days before the World Cup started, and Nkunku was injured during a smashup with Tchouaméni in training.
—Frank Dell'apa, BostonGlobe.com, 10 Dec. 2022
LeoLabs puts the odds of a smashup at roughly 10%.
—Robert Hackett, Fortune, 15 Oct. 2020
The Iridium-Kosmos smashup marked a dramatic escalation.
—Raffi Khatchadourian, The New Yorker, 21 Sep. 2020
Recent Examples of Synonyms for smashup
Noun
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The court was told that Paul and her 10-month-old son were in one of the seven cars involved in the collision, resulting in the baby sustaining a broken leg, per Toronto Sun and CBC.—
Gabrielle Rockson,
PEOPLE,
15 May 2026
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Shortly after coming off the bench, James Maddison went down in pain following a collision with Newcastle winger Anthony Elanga.—
Jay Harris,
New York Times,
15 May 2026
Noun
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Highway 85 was closed in both directions in Commerce City during the morning commute on Wednesday due to a deadly crash involving five vehicles.—
Jennifer McRae,
CBS News,
20 May 2026
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Founder John Giovanazzi survived industry crashes and fickle trends by cultivating young crowds seeking dangerous, hard-to-find sounds.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
20 May 2026
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“Smashup.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/smashup. Accessed 23 May. 2026.
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