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
Even as the rubble smoldered, a spark of hope was burning brighter.
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MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Sep. 2025
The cleanup site, a patch of land along Cabrillo Memorial Drive, was a disposal site for construction and demolition rubble between 1955 and 1965.
—Tyler Faurot, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Sep. 2025
Remember the lines of people around the country queuing up to donate blood, before the grim realization that there would be no large-scale rescues from the smoking rubble in New York?
—Boston Herald Editorial Staff, Boston Herald, 11 Sep. 2025
Their tasks frequently involve manual tools -cutting debris, drilling through rubble, or lifting objects, etc.
—Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 9 Sep. 2025
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MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Sep. 2025
The cleanup site, a patch of land along Cabrillo Memorial Drive, was a disposal site for construction and demolition rubble between 1955 and 1965.
—Tyler Faurot, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Sep. 2025
Remember the lines of people around the country queuing up to donate blood, before the grim realization that there would be no large-scale rescues from the smoking rubble in New York?
—Boston Herald Editorial Staff, Boston Herald, 11 Sep. 2025
Their tasks frequently involve manual tools -cutting debris, drilling through rubble, or lifting objects, etc.
—Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 9 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rubble
Noun
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Police and army inspect damage to a house destroyed by debris from a shot down Russian drone in the village of Wyryki-Wola, eastern Poland, on September 10, 2025.—
Sam Meredith,
CNBC,
11 Sep. 2025
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Be careful when handling debris that may have blown into your yard.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
11 Sep. 2025
Noun
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What To Know Warsaw said that Russian drones violated Polish airspace 19 times on the night of September 9 and 10, with data showing the wreckage of Russian drones across the country.—
Brendan Cole,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 Sep. 2025
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Footage of the aftermath of the collision posted on social media shows a large fire and pillars of dark smoke emanating from the wreckage.—
Toria Sheffield,
PEOPLE,
14 Sep. 2025
Noun
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An upholstered bench from her studio features a handmade ceramic button imprinted with textures from nearby ruins—a homage to the city on her doorstep.—
Keith Flanagan,
Architectural Digest,
11 Sep. 2025
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During the eight-day cruise, guests will visit the terra-cotta temples in Kalna, the Nawabi palaces of Murshidabad, the Mughal gardens of Khushbagh, the haunting ruins of Gaur, and Mayapur’s sprawling Hare Krishna complex.—
Bailey Berg,
AFAR Media,
9 Sep. 2025
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“Rubble.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rubble. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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