crushable

adjective

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as in friable

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Recent Examples of crushable Those beds of lightweight, crushable material at the end of a runway have been credited by the FAA with helping save at least 497 lives aboard planes that overran runways. — David Fischer, Los Angeles Times, 7 Sep. 2026 Many have installed Engineered Materials Arresting Systems — essentially, crushable materials at the ends of runways designed to help stop planes that overrun the runway. — Brittney Melton, NPR, 7 Sep. 2026 The runways at Miami International are not equipped with Arrestor Beds, also known as an Engineered Material Arresting System (EMAS) – a pad of crushable material placed at the end of the runway to stop an aircraft from overrunning. — Amanda Musa, CNN Money, 6 Sep. 2026 Their tropical cocktails and frozen delights are easily crushable, primarily made with vodka, mezcal, rum and tequila. — Blair Crosby, AJC.com, 5 July 2026 Will Irene make out with Phil and crush June’s easily crushable heart? — Alice Burton, Vulture, 20 Apr. 2026 And the Spanish gin and tonic, an easily crushable, clean and bright cocktail, is art in a glass, served with lemon, peppercorns and a veritable garden of fresh herbs floating within. — Rachel Bernhard, jsonline.com, 29 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for crushable
  1. friable
  2. breakable
  3. brittle
  4. fragile
  5. frangible
  6. sensitive
Adjective
  • The soil is peat dark, friable, and gravid with potatoes, onions, sugar beet, lettuce, maize, and wheat that moves in dry, whispering sheets.
    — Rob Crossan, Condé Nast Traveler, 13 July 2026
  • The second bottle, with confetti-ish contents, was equally useless—whatever had been inside had broken down into a friable mess.
    — Lauren Collins, New Yorker, 27 Apr. 2026
Definition of friable
Adjective
  • Sets with unbreakable backboards and breakaway rims are the best type for children because breakable boards and rigid rims can lead to the little ones hurting their fingers.
    — BestReviews, Mercury News, 24 Aug. 2026
  • Water in hot springs can cause severe or fatal burns, and scalding water underlies most of the thin, breakable crust around hot springs.
    — Eve Chen, USA Today, 21 July 2026
Definition of breakable
Adjective
  • Aging humans, on the other hand, are more like peanut brittle.
    — Donna Vickroy, Chicago Tribune, 18 Oct. 2026
  • On winding roads, its model-specific suspension tuning and focus on weight reduction translate into exceptional body control at speed without becoming brittle or overly rigid in slower, more technical sections.
    — Bradley Iger, Robb Report, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of brittle
Adjective
  • Dating back to 1898, the book is now a fragile specimen, protected in a clear plastic box that still allows for viewing.
    — Patricia Babcock McGraw OutKick, FOXNews.com, 17 Oct. 2026
  • The worst of El Niño is still months away, but Southern California’s fragile coastline is already being transformed by record-setting king tides and storm surges.
    — Alicia Victoria Lozano, NBC news, 17 Oct. 2026
Definition of fragile
Adjective
  • But in the vast majority of cases, the planes come safely to a stop, saved in part by zones around runways that are supposed to contain only structures that are frangible, meaning designed to break easily upon impact.
    — Grace Moon, New York Times, 1 May 2025
  • The barrier at the edge of the runway at Muan International Airport did not appear to be frangible, or have the ability to break apart, according to video footage and expert analysis, something investigators are likely to focus on.
    — Leslie Josephs, CNBC, 30 Dec. 2024
Definition of frangible
Adjective
  • Adolescence is an exquisitely sensitive time in the brain’s development.
    — Allison Parshall, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026
  • The chipmaker’s relationships with customers are similarly interlaced and sensitive.
    — Gideon Lewis-Kraus, New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2026
Definition of sensitive

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“Crushable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crushable. Accessed 20 Oct. 2026.

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