Noun The new movie is a smash. She was a smash at the party. His new song promises to be a smash hit. The vase fell to the ground with a loud smash. She hit an overhand smash that won the match. Verb He smashed the vase with a hammer. The ball smashed the window. The vase fell and smashed to pieces. He smashed into the wall. She smashed the ball deep into the opposite corner. See More
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In 2021, San Francisco officials request more funding to bolster its police department as the city was rocked by an uptick in murders and brazen smash-and-grab retail thefts. Louis Casiano, Fox News, 23 Aug. 2022 It’s a leviathan smash, and a sincere and uncynical pastiche that critics and fans have similarly appreciated. Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, 6 July 2022 Paramount’s other 2022 smash, Sonic the Hedgehog 2, will earn $1.725 million (-30%) despite being released into post-theatrical (EST) and streaming (on Paramount+) over the last week. Scott Mendelson, Forbes, 5 June 2022 Skating a smash hit at Shepard With beautiful late summer weather setting the stage, staff members from Shepard High School scrambled this week to transform the front parking lot at the school in Palos Heights into a roller skating rink. Paul Eisenberg, Chicago Tribune, 2 Sep. 2022 Bey knew best, though: The Hot 100 No. 1 became such a smash that the release date of her debut album, Dangerously in Love, was moved up by two weeks. Joe Lynch, Billboard, 29 Aug. 2022 And with the bases full of Orioles in the bottom of the seventh, Moncada saved the game, making a gorgeous backhand stab of a Jorge Mateo smash, touching third and throwing across the diamond for a double play. Gabe Lacques, USA TODAY, 25 Aug. 2022 Among the tops: Carl Yastrzemski’s galloping, over-the-shoulder catch of a Tom Tresh smash in the ninth that briefly preserved a Billy Rohr attempt for a no-hitter vs. the Yankees. Kevin Paul Dupont, BostonGlobe.com, 20 Aug. 2022 The company—behind smash hit franchises Call of Duty, World of Warcraft and Crash Bandicoot—was also accused by the CWA of threatening to shut down other internal channels of communication where workers discussed labor issues. Chloe Taylor, Fortune, 17 Aug. 2022
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Volumes are on track to smash another record this year, with more than 40 million contracts changing hands on an average day in 2022, according to the Options Clearing Corporation. Eric Wallerstein, WSJ, 30 Aug. 2022 This season the gap between the Winterhawks and Cougars is 46 points, so Prince George has to absolutely smash their own record for an upset this time. Dylan Bumbarger, oregonlive, 17 Apr. 2022 In two of the crashes, the suspects used hammers to smash the vehicles’ windows, the indictment said.Washington Post, 27 Jan. 2022 Instead of using the Saharan Sirocco wind—which it’s named after—to power Moonshot I, the Mistral, another infamous wind blowing into the Med from the Alps, could help the boat smash the record. Michael Verdon, Robb Report, 27 Dec. 2021 That’s a huge change, especially when compared to the 4 percent gains from the Nike Vaporfly 4% shoes that Eliud Kipchoge used to smash the marathon world record. Brian Metzler, Outside Online, 2 July 2021 Even in a season where offensive numbers have ballooned across the league, the Clippers are scoring a league-leading 117.6 points per 100 possessions and on pace to smash Dallas’ record of 115.9 set last season. Andrew Greif, Los Angeles Times, 13 Apr. 2021 Football, America’s most popular sport (by far) and most lucrative TV property (by far), demands that many of the participants violently smash into each other each time the ball is snapped. Damon Young, Washington Post, 29 Aug. 2022 As cars crash and smash into each other to pop the balls or wreck the cars, the last pair remaining with either a ball intact or their car operational wins. Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com, 18 Aug. 2022
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Jimmy then pulled out a photo of Halsey dressed up as Millie Bobby Brown’s nose-bleeding character from the smash Netflix horror drama. Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 15 June 2022 Sam Raimi remembers when Darkman bombed and Spider-Man was a surprise super-smash. Scott Mendelson, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2022 Does this mean that Operation Fortune is going to be a breakout super-smash? Scott Mendelson, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2021 Now, it is poised to become the U.S. partner for TikTok, the smash Chinese social-media app that has become a staple on the smartphones of millions of American teenagers. Georgia Wells, WSJ, 15 Sep. 2020 See More