shattered 1 of 2

adjective

as in broken
forcibly separated into many pieces the glass mirror lay shattered on the floor

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shattered

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verb

past tense of shatter
1
as in destroyed
to bring to a complete end the physical soundness, existence, or usefulness of tried to restore their shattered hopes

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2
as in smashed
to cause to break open or into pieces by or as if by an explosive shattered the sealed clay pot to find out what was inside

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3
as in demolished
to cause to break with violence and much noise shattered the priceless vase in one clumsy fall

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Recent Examples of shattered
Adjective
There is shattered glass, car debris, and the remnants of a likely oil or gas spill from a recent crash. — Drew Aunkst, CBS News, 28 June 2026 The character is underwritten but Jolie picks up much of the slack through her silently shattered expression. — Los Angeles Times, 26 June 2026 The doctors speculated that after the revision was done, there may still have been ceramic microparticles from the previous shattered liner left in the joint. — Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 2 July 2026 Across the street from another shattered building, Junior Laya and Jesus Gallardo sit on the shade, covered in dust. — Fernando Narro Roman, NPR, 28 June 2026 During the news conference, Crump, who has disputed the claims, showed a photograph of the vehicle with a shattered passenger side window and a bullet hole in the front windshield. — Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 2 July 2026 The ex-president saw shattered tiles in the roadway and homeless people sleeping on street corners in a city whose police department had recommended drivers stay in the middle lane to avoid carjackers. — Shelby Talcott, semafor.com, 3 July 2026 At some parties during the American Revolution, hosts suffered shattered glasses, servingware and even furniture. — Brooke Barbier, PEOPLE, 3 July 2026 With aftershocks still rattling shattered neighborhoods and thousands sleeping outdoors, Venezuela’s earthquake catastrophe worsened Saturday as the official death toll climbed to at least 1,430. — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 27 June 2026
Verb
Thirty years after a war shattered the country, Bosnia’s players have, for the first time, reached the knockout stage of the tournament. — Arminka Helic, Time, 30 June 2026 After Bondi, whatever sense of sanctuary that fact conjured was shattered. — Oscar Schwartz, New Yorker, 29 June 2026 His companies have transformed industries, his wealth has shattered records, and his politics now shape governments and public debate. — Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 3 July 2026 The resultant sonic boom shock waves frequently shattered windows, cracked building walls, and unnerved citizens within earshot. — Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 1 July 2026 Over time, the ceramic liner in the acetabular shell shattered, and the ceramic femoral head began directly moving against the titanium shell. — Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 2 July 2026 Republican Rick Jackson shattered spending records in Georgia by spending $108 million of his own money into his campaign for governor. — Greg Bluestein, AJC.com, 2 July 2026 Although for decades Hinsch and others in the community took comfort in the former pastor’s account of his wife’s humble 2006 passing — officially ruled an accident — that peace of mind was shattered on June 22, 2026. — Chris Spargo, PEOPLE, 1 July 2026 The world’s average ocean temperature shattered records in June, according to two European Union Earth monitoring systems, the Copernicus Climate Change Service and the Copernicus Marine Service. — Jackie Flynn Mogensen, Scientific American, 1 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for shattered
  1. broken
  2. destroyed
  3. smashed
  4. fractured
  5. ruined
  6. demolished
  7. wrecked
  8. blew
Adjective
  • Bowser, who declined to be interviewed for this article, urged the administration to clean up federal parks and fix broken fountains, while pushing back on measures like having police ask for people’s immigration status.
    — Shelby Talcott, semafor.com, 3 July 2026
  • Stopped wearing your favorite pumps because of a broken heel?
    — Jamie Cuccinelli, Martha Stewart, 3 July 2026
Definition of broken
Verb
  • These structures were regionally and culturally inspired, and largely destroyed during rapid and callous colonization.
    — Elizabeth Fazzare, Architectural Digest, 4 July 2026
  • The Aspen Acres fire has likely destroyed more than 200 homes, but the fire conditions have stopped damage assessment teams from accessing some areas to get a clearer picture, Pueblo County officials said.
    — Katie Langford, Denver Post, 4 July 2026
Definition of destroyed
Verb
  • Two of the attackers then smashed the windshield of the news van with a parking cone and damaged the camera before leaving the scene.
    — Jeramie Bizzle, CBS News, 2 July 2026
  • The van’s windows were smashed and a lone orange traffic cone sat on the hood.
    — Tess Kenny, Chicago Tribune, 30 June 2026
Definition of smashed
Adjective
  • Wolfe was taken to Penn Presbyterian Medical Center with a fractured leg and head injuries.
    — Joe Brandt, CBS News, 30 June 2026
  • Since then, Rodríguez has governed as acting president while attempting to stabilize a deeply fractured country grappling with economic collapse, weakened institutions and persistent security threats.
    — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 29 June 2026
Definition of fractured
Verb
  • Croatia still furious Despite the correct decision being made, Croatia manager Zlatko Dalić was far from happy, saying VAR had ruined the spirit of the game.
    — Ben Church, CNN Money, 3 July 2026
  • Bovary is in some sense a morality tale, but what lifts it above didacticism, along with its bone-deep interiority, is that its romantic plotlines are as addictive as the genre works that have ruined poor Emma Bovary.
    — Boris Kachka, The Atlantic, 3 July 2026
Definition of ruined
Verb
  • The East Wing of the White House was demolished suddenly in October 2025 and there is set to be a huge new ballroom, office spaces and an underground military complex in its place, though the design of the new building is still in flux.
    — Adam England, PEOPLE, 2 July 2026
  • Just months later, in October, the East Wing had been demolished without notice to make way for the new ballroom.
    — Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy, USA Today, 30 June 2026
Definition of demolished
Verb
  • Perrineau is weary, if not quite as wrecked as the car sticking halfway out of the far wall.
    — Josh Wigler, HollywoodReporter, 6 July 2026
  • In the history of mankind, socialist success stories are as rare as triple plays in baseball, but plenty of countries have been wrecked by it — Venezuela and Cuba, to name just two.
    — Michael Zais, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 June 2026
Definition of wrecked
Verb
  • After the final whistle blew and this Norway team had made history, Haaland took a moment and looked into the Norwegian cheering section, trying to process what had just happened.
    — Tim Rohan, NBC news, 6 July 2026
  • There were also great chances for Lamine Yamal, the 18-year-old Spanish star, but nothing that got over the line and into the back of the net before the first half whistle blew.
    — Kyle Feldscher, CNN Money, 6 July 2026
Definition of blew

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