as in debris
the portion or bits of something left over or behind after it has been destroyed
clearing the rubble after the earthquake
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Recent Examples of rubble
In Iraq, the Islamic State rose from the rubble, and pro-Iranian militias played a dominant role in the country.
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Hussein Agha, Foreign Affairs, 23 June 2025
After the World Trade Center’s South Tower came crashing down around his ears on 9/11, trapping him under the rubble for several hours, retired Port Authority Police Department Sgt.
—Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 19 June 2025
On Wednesday, emergency workers pulled more bodies from the rubble of a nine-story Kyiv apartment building demolished by a Russian attack earlier this week, raising the death toll from the strike on the capital to 28.
—James Jordan, Chicago Tribune, 19 June 2025
On Tuesday, a man had waited hours there for his 31-year-old son’s body to be pulled from the rubble.
—Justin Spike, Los Angeles Times, 18 June 2025
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Hussein Agha, Foreign Affairs, 23 June 2025
After the World Trade Center’s South Tower came crashing down around his ears on 9/11, trapping him under the rubble for several hours, retired Port Authority Police Department Sgt.
—Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 19 June 2025
On Wednesday, emergency workers pulled more bodies from the rubble of a nine-story Kyiv apartment building demolished by a Russian attack earlier this week, raising the death toll from the strike on the capital to 28.
—James Jordan, Chicago Tribune, 19 June 2025
On Tuesday, a man had waited hours there for his 31-year-old son’s body to be pulled from the rubble.
—Justin Spike, Los Angeles Times, 18 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rubble
Noun
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Chavez's action on that night left the crowd at Talking Stick Resort Arena in Phoenix, Arizona, showering the ring with debris.—
Trent Reinsmith,
Forbes.com,
27 June 2025
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After 9/11, undocumented immigrants were tasked with cleaning up the debris of the World Trade Center, as Karla Cornejo Villavicencio showed in her book The Undocumented Americans.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
26 June 2025
Noun
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The power of the blast sent wreckage flying across the river into Mexican territory.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
27 June 2025
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The main parts of the wreckage, including the passenger cabin and left wing, came to rest in a neighborhood street about a quarter of a mile away, the NTSB said.—
Pete Muntean,
CNN Money,
18 June 2025
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“Rubble.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rubble. Accessed 5 Jul. 2025.
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