smithereens

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Black Bear into smithereens, and about a thousand of those bloodthirsty natives with it.

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  1. plural noun Informal Fragments or splintered pieces; bits: The fragile dish broke into smithereens.

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  • On the lip of metal that had protected the timer from being blown to smithereens was a faint crescent of ridge endings, crossings, and bifurcations. —  The Coffin Dancer
  • And so it was all done: smashed to smithereens, the neat puzzle built in round the central figure of Brian Two-Times in the armour of the Red Knight. —  Death Of Jezebel - Christianna Brand - Cockrill 04: 1948
  • In the six games following Burress 'shot himself and shot the Giants' hopes of back-to-back titles to smithereens, the Giants averaged 18.2 points per game and went 2-4. —  Big Blue View
  • While we should send Navy seals out to that boat to surprise the 4 pirates, slit their throats, rescue the captain, and then blow the pirate's boats, including their mother ship, to smithereens -- under Obama all people want to talk about doing is prosecuting the pirates. —  Right Truth
  • The tech world blasted the report to smithereens, as it was riddled with flaws and odd assumptions. —  OSNews
 

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  1. From Irish Gaelic smidirīn, diminutive of smiodar, small fragment.

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  1. from smither-s + diminutive -een, usually of Irish origin.
 

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/smɪðərˈənz/
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