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smashes

  • plural of smash.
  • present tense form of smash (3rd person singular).

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The vehicle, with the blue-and-yellow Ukrainian flag affixed to its top, then smashes through the tyre-and-barricade wall, leaping into the air and speeding on.

From Barron's Jul. 22, 2026

After writing the bestseller “Clive: Inside the Record Business,” he and Columbia Pictures joined forces in 1974 to launch Arista, which had a streak of smashes starting with Barry Manilow’s “Mandy.”

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 22, 2026

Complications commence when a space research vessel smashes into Prodigy Corp.-controlled Bangkok.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 2, 2026

In a totalitarian sci-fi world, a hammer thrown by a young athlete smashes a "Big Brother" figure declaiming to brainwashed citizens from a vast screen.

From Barron's Mar. 29, 2026

Zayd’s mouth drops open and his eyes squeeze shut at the moment when his front wheel smashes into my Hula-Hoop.

From "Zara’s Rules for Record-Breaking Fun" by Hena Khan