smashups

noun

plural of smashup
as in collisions
the violent coming together of two bodies into destructive contact three cars were involved in a smashup on my street last night

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Recent Examples of smashups Predicted in the 1970s by NASA physicist Donald Kessler, this chain of orbital smashups could make the space around Earth unusable and unsafe. — Tereza Pultarova, Space.com, 20 Oct. 2026 Jury Duty’s second season was executive produced by comedy veterans David Bernad, Eisenberg, Stupnitsky, Jake Szymanski, Anthony King, Chris Kula, James Marsden and Ruben Fleischer as well as alums of Borat actor Sacha Baron Cohen’s reality-comedy smashups Todd Schulman and Nicholas Hatton. — Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 11 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for smashups
  1. collisions
  2. crashes
  3. wrecks
Noun
  • Fuel allows satellites to adjust their orbits, maintain their positions, and avoid potential collisions.
    — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 25 Oct. 2026
  • Others are leftover rocket parts or fragments from past collisions.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 25 Oct. 2026
Definition of collisions
Noun
  • Helmet-to-helmet crashes happen in the NFL and usually a flag is thrown if the player on the receiving end of the damage is considered to be a defenseless player or a defender leads with their helmet when making a tackle – not the opposite.
    — Ryan Gaydos OutKick, FOXNews.com, 25 Oct. 2026
  • The discussion quickly shifted to include education, infrastructure and the involvement of other vehicles in e-bike crashes.
    — Madison Smalstig, Sacbee.com, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of crashes
Noun
  • City living wrecks sleep, and noise masking is one of the cheapest fixes going.
    — Hanna Wickes, Charlotte Observer, 9 Oct. 2026
  • Many of these wrecks have been undiscovered for decades, with commercial access only being granted recently.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of wrecks

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“Smashups.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/smashups. Accessed 28 Oct. 2026.

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