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Meanings of crushing in English

Portuguese
supressão
Catalan
supressió
Spanish
represión

Forceful prevention; putting down by power or authority.

supressão
Portuguese
esmagamento
Spanish
aplastamiento
Catalan
aixafament

Execution technique.

esmagamento

Physically or spiritually devastating; often used in combination.

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Usage of crushing in English
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Political upheaval has often diverted attention away from crushing poverty and AIDS.
Reuters
2
The MPLA was also seen crushing the opposition at the provincial level.
Reuters
3
Major Campbell was stamping down something; and succeeded too in crushing it.
Two Years Ago, Volume II.
4
Repression has so far failed to instill crushing fear into the population.
Reuters
5
Canola meal, a byproduct of canola crushing, is used in livestock feed.
Reuters
6
Indeed Saturday's effort at Lansdowne Road followed a 32-point crushing by Clontarf.
The Irish Times
7
In short, he drew the brats out instead of crushing them in.
It Is Never Too Late to Mend
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This time there was no crushing margin; no celebratory march to victory.
The Irish Times
9
Of heady successes and crushing disappointments; of discovery and freedom and self-realization.
Marley & me: life and love with the world's worst dog
10
Poor Mush-co-desh; they suffered more than ever in this second crushing defeat.
History of the Ottawa and Chippewa Indians of Michigan / A Gramm...
11
The Harvester gathered the Girl to him in one crushing bear hug.
The Harvester
12
And crushing the letter in my hand I rose and walked out.
Orrain: A Romance
13
France resolved to seize this opportunity of crushing the house of Austria.
The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.II. / Continued fro...
14
That was merely one more benefit-andan important one-ofcrushing the Directeur.
Navigators of Dune
15
Terrible slaughter under Burnside at Fredericksburg; crushing defeat at Chancellorsville under Hooker.
The Life of Abraham Lincoln
16
Some supporters of another Brexit vote blamed themselves for the crushing defeat.
Reuters
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Crushing through the time
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Common
Australia
Common
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