smash-up
Example Sentences
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The smash-up of the fantastical and the familiar is disorienting and gets even stranger when the reckless kids start to whoop like they’re on Muscle Beach.
From Los Angeles Times
They found that the energy of the planetary smash-up would have partially melted Earth’s mantle, which would then have had two layers: a molten top and a mostly solid bottom.
From Scientific American
The smash-up was “the first human experiment to deflect a celestial body”, says Thomas Zurbuchen, NASA’s associate administrator for science, and “an enormous success”.
From Scientific American
Hiltz and Simpson were both involved in a smash-up just after the starting gun on a sweltering day at Hayward Field.
From Seattle Times
The finale diverges in numerous ways, but one is crucial: who causes the smash-up.
From Los Angeles Times
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