smashing
adjective
smash·ing
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Definition of smashing
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Other Words from smashing
smashingly
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adverb
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adverb
Examples of smashing in a Sentence
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Alex Grinch’s debut as the man responsible for overhauling the sluggish unit was a success, maybe not a smashing success but a success. — Ross Dellenger, SI.com, "Jalen Hurts's Oklahoma Debut Was Somehow Better Than Expected," 1 Sep. 2019 Additionally, its recent Prime Day was a smashing success, with 175 million items sold in just two days. — Dallas News, "Motley Fool: Investing in Amazon, budgeting steps and this week's trivia," 18 Aug. 2019 That decision looks shrewd now, after a smashing start to his professional career. — Ron Kroichick, SFChronicle.com, "Warriors’ Stephen Curry covets another kind of title at Tahoe event," 11 July 2019 The latest to be moving on is striker Wayne Rooney, 33, who has been a smashing success at D.C. United. — New York Times, "After M.L.S., Another Stop Awaits Wayne Rooney," 6 Aug. 2019 Because Trae Young’s rookie season was a smashing success and the Hawks have identified key pieces of their growing nucleus. — Chris Fedor, cleveland.com, "Cleveland Cavaliers and John Beilein’s search for ‘small victories’ that will define the season -- Chris Fedor," 3 July 2019 Another factor that didn’t help was the smashing success of Avengers: Endgame, which is currently the second highest-grossing film of all time. — Maria Pasquini, PEOPLE.com, "Dark Phoenix Director Takes Blame for X-Men Movie Bombing at the Box Office: ‘That’s on Me’," 17 June 2019 But Perez started a rehab assignment at Class AA Northwest Arkansas on Sunday and is off to a smashing start. — Pete Grathoff, kansascity, "Watch Royals' Salvador Perez hit a home run in first game of his rehab assignment | The Kansas City Star," 16 Apr. 2018 But hey, February is off to a smashing start, if LeBron to the Warriors rumors are your jam. — Joe Vardon, cleveland.com, "Cavaliers happy January is over, but February is already stressful," 1 Feb. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'smashing.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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smashing
adjective
English Language Learners Definition of smashing
old-fashioned
: very good or impressive
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