smashing success

collocation in English

meaningsofsmashingandsuccess

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smashing
adjective
uk
/ˈsmæʃ.ɪŋ/us
/ˈsmæʃ.ɪŋ/
extremely good, attractive, enjoyable, ...
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success
noun
uk
/səkˈses/us
/səkˈses/
the achieving of the results wanted or ...
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(Definition ofsmashingandsuccessfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The strategy was asmashingsuccess: the film earned $4.7 million in domestic rentals alone.
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It was released in book form the following year tosmashingsuccess, selling one and a half million copies that same year.
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The result was asmashingsuccessat the gatean over-capacity crowd of 10,363 turned out for the debut, with an estimated 3,000 turned away.
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Despite achieving asmashingsuccess, the play's three fussy authors are still outraged and challenge him to a duel.
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This review or periodical was asmashingsuccess, hitting a circulation of 300,000 at times.
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Stan retaliates by opening another restaurant next door, which becomes asmashingsuccess.
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The result was asmashingsuccess.
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The relocated event was asmashingsuccess.
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The series was asmashingsuccess.
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The tour was asmashingsuccess.
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