wrecking ball
noun
: a heavy iron or steel ball swung or dropped by a derrick to demolish old buildings
called also wrecker's ball
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Countless Detroit buildings have met the wrecking ball in recent decades, some better known and remembered than others.
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Jc Reindl, Freep.com, 25 Nov. 2025
Anyone with unresolved anger issues should stay away from this hefty crystal apple, which could moonlight as a wrecking ball ($50).
—Patricia Marx, New Yorker, 22 Nov. 2025
On defense, edge rusher Aidan Hutchinson has been a wrecking ball, generating consistent pressure and disrupting the opponent’s backfield, while the linebackers and secondary will need to make key stops if Detroit wants to control field position.
—Ben Verbrugge, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Nov. 2025
Another camera angle shows the deer coming in like a wrecking ball and landing on a table where a person had been sitting.
—Rachel Raposas, PEOPLE, 14 Nov. 2025
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Jc Reindl, Freep.com, 25 Nov. 2025
Anyone with unresolved anger issues should stay away from this hefty crystal apple, which could moonlight as a wrecking ball ($50).
—Patricia Marx, New Yorker, 22 Nov. 2025
On defense, edge rusher Aidan Hutchinson has been a wrecking ball, generating consistent pressure and disrupting the opponent’s backfield, while the linebackers and secondary will need to make key stops if Detroit wants to control field position.
—Ben Verbrugge, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Nov. 2025
Another camera angle shows the deer coming in like a wrecking ball and landing on a table where a person had been sitting.
—Rachel Raposas, PEOPLE, 14 Nov. 2025
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“Wrecking ball.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wrecking%20ball. Accessed 30 Nov. 2025.
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