Nuke and Smash

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Nuke verb - To bring to a complete end the physical soundness, existence, or usefulness of.

Usage example: a pretty sizable piece of real estate would be nuked if an asteroid struck

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Smash and nuke are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Smash" instead a verb "Nuke".

Nearby Words: nuked, nuking

Smash verb - To cause to break with violence and much noise.

Usage example: the drunken guest deliberately smashed a glass against the brick fireplace

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Nuke and smash are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Nuke" instead a verb "Smash".

Nearby Words: smashed, smashing, smasher, smashable

The Animorphs invoke this trope during In The Time of the Dinosaurs, choosing to attack an alien base at first light to smash-and-grab the nuke they need to get back to their own time.

Source: Dawn Attack
Apparently they all smash into each other and Earth in a Slap-on-the-Wrist Nuke cutscene when this happens.

Source: Video Game / Animal Kaiser
Disc One Nuke: It's possible to get all of the smash gates, billboards and super jumps with the first car you get.

Source: Video Game / Burnout Paradise

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