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crashing

[krash-ing] / ˈkræʃ ɪŋ /
ADJECTIVE
absolute
Synonyms
STRONG
complete plain sheer total utter
WEAK
all-out arrant downright out-and-out outright pure supreme thorough unbounded unconditional unequivocal unlimited unmitigated
Antonyms
STRONG
incomplete uncertain unfinished
ADJECTIVE
superlative
Synonyms
STRONG
swell
WEAK
excellent exceptional fabulous grand great marvelous sensational superb terrific

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So investors who were “overhedged for chaos” have sent prices of put options, or bets on markets going lower, crashing and big investors racing to cover bearish positions on stocks.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 16, 2026

Then, a joke uttered by someone else on the show brought everything crashing down.

From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026

They’ve also spent years terrorizing locals by leaping from the waves and crashing into boaters, water skiers and fishermen.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

After crashing his vehicle last week in Florida, Tiger Woods took out his phone and told a deputy, “I was just talking to the president,” before his arrest.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 6, 2026

You or I might have responded to a polar bear crashing into our home with a little more alarm, perhaps.

From "The Very, Very Far North" by Dan Bar-el