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smashes

  • plural
    of smash.
    smash
    verb (used with object)
    to break to pieces with violence and often with a crashing sound, as by striking, letting fall, or dashing against something; shatter.
  • present tense form
    of smash (3rd person singular).
    smash
    verb (used with object)
    to break to pieces with violence and often with a crashing sound, as by striking, letting fall, or dashing against something; shatter.

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The sale smashes the record previously set for a residential real estate deal in the Hualālai, which previously stood at $30.2 million, according to Kildow.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 17, 2026

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

It smashes Forest's previous record sale when Anthony Elanga was transferred to Newcastle last summer for an initial £55m.

From BBC ● Jul. 2, 2026

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

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 2, 2026

Every now and then a bottle rolls off the roof and the glass smashes.

From "We Were Liars" by E. Lockhart