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adjective

Definition of crushednext
as in oppressed
suffering grave abuse or injustice at the hands of one in authority a tyrant seemingly untroubled by the crushed masses that he left in his wake

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verb

past tense of crush
1
as in mashed
to cause to become a pulpy mass dark-colored grapes that will be crushed to make red wine

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2
as in suppressed
to put a stop to (something) by the use of force the government is doing everything to crush the latest guerrilla uprising

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3
as in pounded
to reduce to fine particles crushed the baby's medicine tablet and mixed it with applesauce

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as in overwhelmed
to subject to incapacitating emotional or mental stress the terrible news of her death simply crushed the entire family

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5
as in squeezed
to apply external pressure on so as to force out the juice or contents of after crushing the grapes, let the skins soak in the juice in order to extract some color

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6
as in stuffed
to fit (people or things) into a tight space the desperate refugees were crushed into the back of the truck

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7
as in hugged
to put one's arms around and press tightly she tearfully crushed the child to her breast

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for crushed
  1. oppressed
  2. suppressed
  3. pounded
  4. overwhelmed
  5. disintegrated
  6. devastated
  7. clasped
  8. beat
Adjective
  • That is to say: There must be an obvious corollary to an actual oppressed population.
    Caitlin PenzeyMoog, Vox, 7 Oct. 2024
  • In a 1999 film adaptation, for example, Patrick Stewart plays Scrooge with Richard E. Grant as his oppressed employee Bob Cratchit.
    Raechal Shewfelt, EW.com, 1 Oct. 2024
Definition of oppressed
Verb
  • If so, keep in mind that this is happening to remind you of your adaptability and the natural inclination to take action that’s been suppressed for far too long.
    Meghan Rose, Glamour, 1 Oct. 2024
  • The court rebuffed arguments that prosecutors suppressed evidence of a batch of ammunition, some of which matched the bullets found on the set of the production.
    Winston Cho, The Hollywood Reporter, 30 Sep. 2024
Definition of suppressed
Verb
  • Washington got pounded by Iowa in its most recent game and managed just 18 points in a loss to Rutgers on the same field where the Bruins nearly doubled that total against the Scarlet Knights.
    Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times, 21 Oct. 2024
  • More strikes pounded Gaza on Saturday.
    Adam Schreck and Samy Magdy, Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 2024
Definition of pounded
Verb
  • In April, Osbourne told Rolling Stone he was overwhelmed by the excitement his friends and fans have expressed about his induction.
    Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 3 Oct. 2024
  • The lack of pressure on the ball created an overflow of drives to the rim for opponents that overwhelmed their typically trusty, defensive center.
    Esfandiar Baraheni, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
Definition of overwhelmed
Verb
  • With that, another Carlson lie disintegrated.
    Brian Stelter, CNN, 3 Oct. 2024
  • However, the super sacks that contained the product had disintegrated.
    Ahjané Forbes, USA TODAY, 1 Oct. 2024
Definition of disintegrated
Verb
  • Chief Cares continues to raise funds for North Carolina and other states devastated by Hurricane Helene.
    Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 4 Oct. 2024
  • They first became known in the 1990s as one half of the duo Kiki and Herb, a drag cabaret act that uplifted New York’s gay community as it was devastated by the AIDS epidemic.
    James Factora, Them, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of devastated
Verb
  • Next to De León was a statue of the church’s namesake, Our Lady of Sorrows, hands clasped and face frozen in misery.
    Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 12 Oct. 2024
  • When the town hall ended, Harris went over and clasped hands with Castillo, whose face was still streaked with tears.
    Will Weissert, Fortune, 11 Oct. 2024
Definition of clasped
Verb
  • Eagles 27, Rams 24 Sam Farmer’s pick: The Eagles have a lot of ways to beat you on offense — especially with Barkley — and their defense is swarming.
    Gary Klein, Los Angeles Times, 22 Nov. 2024
  • In fact, consistently beating the S&P 500 — in good times and bad — has been difficult over recent years for individual stocks; for heavyweights in the Industrials sector including UPS, UNP, and CAT, and even for the megacap stars GOOG, TSLA, and MSFT.
    Trefis Team, Forbes, 22 Nov. 2024
Definition of beat
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