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View definitions for shattering

shattering

adjective as in breaking

adjective as in overwhelming

adjective as in wrecking

noun as in clatter

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The vibe at Clinton’s event at Javits Center in New York started jubilantly, with people dancing, smiling and eager to make history — the campaign had even planned to launch reflective confetti in the air when Clinton won to resemble a glass ceiling shattering.

With fewer drop boxes and absentee-ballot options available to Georgians, most engaged residents have turned to early voting in person—and have already been shattering records.

From Slate

However, Brown was later expelled from rehab following a family session where, reportedly frustrated, he threw a rock through his mother’s car window, shattering it.

From Salon

The Bezos-installed publisher, a morally challenged former Murdoch henchman and Tory lord named Will Lewis, took credit for the decision on Friday, claiming this shattering of decades of precedent is a statement of independence.

From Salon

Oliver raises the axe high in the air, shattering a chandelier.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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