smashing

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For every guitar-smashing, audience-diving moment of freedom in a classic American rock show, there's at least a dozen scripted moments cooked up in a record company's PR office designed to generate buzz for the talent or get a song on the radio.

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  1. adjective Serving to smash: a smashing blow to the head.
  2. adjective Informal Extraordinarily impressive or fine; wonderful: a smashing success.

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  • This smashing was all very direct and unique: and Americans are in general fond of directness and uniqueness. —  The Use and Need of the Life of Carry A. Nation
  • Was that what Richard was doing -- smashing her lab by beating her at her own research? —  F ;SF; - vol 086 issue 04 - April 1994
  • His skin, browned by hot suns, had also been reddened, where his helmet did not protect it, by the smashing wash of the propeller. —  006 - The Red Skull
  • LONDON - Instead of police clashes and window smashing, there were peaceful marches and street theater.
  • LONDON -- Instead of police clashes and window smashing, there were peaceful marches and street theater. —  The Herald | HeraldOnline.com - Front
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