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Princeton's WordNet

  1. suppression, crushing, quelling, stiflingadjective

    forceful prevention; putting down by power or authority

    "the suppression of heresy"; "the quelling of the rebellion"; "the stifling of all dissent"

  2. crushing, devastatingadjective

    physically or spiritually devastating; often used in combination

    "a crushing blow"; "a crushing rejection"; "bone-crushing"

Wiktionary

  1. crushingnoun

    The action of the verb to crush.

  2. crushingnoun

    A former method of execution.

  3. crushingadjective

    That crushes; overwhelming.

  4. crushingadjective

    disheartening

    Oh, your dog has leukemia? That's crushing.

ChatGPT

  1. crushing

    Crushing refers to the process of reducing the size or volume of an object or material, typically through the application of strong, external force or pressure. This can be physically such as breaking down rocks or grains into smaller particles or metaphorically such as overwhelming feelings or circumstances.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Crushing

    of Crush

  2. Crushingadjective

    that crushes; overwhelming

Wikidata

  1. Crushing

    Death by crushing or pressing is a method of execution that has a history during which the techniques used varied greatly from place to place. This form of execution is no longer sanctioned by any governing body.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of CRUSHING in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of CRUSHING in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of CRUSHING in a Sentence

  1. Jeff King:

    We are very hopeful that the judge in this case will do the right thing and overturn Donald’s case on appeal, we’re also encouraged to see the U.S. State Department taking an active interest by sending personnel to attend his trial. Russia should not be allowed to get away with crushing religious freedom at no diplomatic cost to itself.

  2. Pete Stauber:

    These are the men and women who employ nearly half of all Americans, and they are barely hanging on by a thread thanks to the policies of this administration, which have resulted in 40-year high inflation, it is clear that this administration is crushing the dreams of entrepreneurs, making their businesses fail and forcing them to be dependent on the government.

  3. Beatrice Lindstrom:

    Our clients have lost breadwinners and gone into debt to pay for funeral costs, cholera has been crushing in so many ways, and it is promising that victims will now have an opportunity to weigh in on how this assistance can best be provided.

  4. Dan Gainor:

    I think' Star Wars' will be Star Wars ', far more than the last trilogy, social media now dominates, and Star Wars ' is filled with fans, videos, tweets, photos, Vines and more. The Internet was still young when the second trilogy began. Now excitement has built to a fever pitch and whenever the movie comes out, it will smash its opposition like an Imperial Walker crushing an unlucky Ewok.

  5. Kevin Brady:

    This crushing report shows Democrats' spending has pushed Bidenflation to achieve the highest prices in 40 years, killing family budgets and wiping out three years of wage gains, no one is buying Democrats' excuses : The American people are suffering as The American people watch this Administration refuse to lift a finger to help The American people out of this crisis.

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