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as in devastation
the state or fact of being rendered nonexistent, physically unsound, or useless
the wreckage of those ancient statues represents a great loss to the art world
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as in rubble
the portion or bits of something left over or behind after it has been destroyed
the wreckage of the cathedral was kept as a memorial and as a reminder of war's terrible cost
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Recent Examples of wreckage
The state agency released video on social media of troopers responding to tornado reports, searching through the wreckage of a flattened home near Selmer, a small city just north of Mississippi, which took a direct hit.
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Quinlan Bentley, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
From the street, the brick building looks like another piece of wreckage from the city’s manufacturing past.
—Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant, 30 June 2025
The Movie features Brad Pitt as a fallen Formula One star who upshifts back from career oblivion and personal wreckage to the pinnacle of racing.
—Chris Lee, Vulture, 27 June 2025
While searching for the wreckage from 2005 to 2013, the nonprofit found nine shipwrecks, but not Flight 2501.
—CBS News, 25 June 2025
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Quinlan Bentley, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
From the street, the brick building looks like another piece of wreckage from the city’s manufacturing past.
—Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant, 30 June 2025
The Movie features Brad Pitt as a fallen Formula One star who upshifts back from career oblivion and personal wreckage to the pinnacle of racing.
—Chris Lee, Vulture, 27 June 2025
While searching for the wreckage from 2005 to 2013, the nonprofit found nine shipwrecks, but not Flight 2501.
—CBS News, 25 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wreckage
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In addition to aerial attacks, a man died when Russian troops shelled the city of Kherson, and the body of a 70-year-old woman was found under the rubble of a nine-story building hit by Russian shelling in the Zaporizhzhia region.—
Volodymyr Yurchuk,
Chicago Tribune,
29 June 2025
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Firefighters from the Philadelphia Fire Department, using a search dog, continued to sift through the rubble in the Nicetown neighborhood Sunday afternoon, looking for victims and what caused the blast, according to Daniel McCarty, the fire department's executive officer.—
Bill Hutchinson,
ABC News,
29 June 2025
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July 6, 2025: A large scale of destruction in Georgetown, downed trees show the aftermath of raging floodwaters in the South San Gabriel River.—
Hannah Parry
Amanda Castro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 July 2025
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There remain concerns that more rain in the coming days could cause additional destruction.—
Jon Blistein,
Rolling Stone,
7 July 2025
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The night of the fire, firework debris ignited the area of the home’s exterior rear porch, said Independence Fire Chief Jimmy Walker.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
9 July 2025
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Try to find a place that will block blowing or falling debris.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
9 July 2025
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Then the manager informs you that the server is a single mom and her little boy was recently killed in a car wreck.—
Bryan Robinson,
Forbes.com,
8 July 2025
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The danger of Highway 109 Since 2019, the Tennessee Department of Safety and Homeland Security has documented 1,625 wrecks on State Route 109 from I-40 to the Sumner County line in Wilson County through mid-October.—
Andy Humbles,
The Tennessean,
2 July 2025
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The bacteria causing havoc for summer swimmers include E.coli and Enterococcus — nasty germs often found in the feces of people and animals.—
Shreya Srinivasan,
NBC news,
3 July 2025
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Cilic was never in the contest because of a foot blister that was causing havoc with pain and movement, something that was imperative against the balletic Federer.—
Tim Ellis,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2025
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The executives expect demolition to begin in 2026, with the project completed in five to seven years.—
David Moin,
Footwear News,
30 June 2025
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Landmarks Illinois called attention to Oak Cottage two years ago as one of nine culturally and architecturally significant sites across the state that faces demolition and is worth preserving.—
Michelle Mullins,
Chicago Tribune,
27 June 2025
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Sponge divers happened upon the Antikythera shipwreck, named after the nearby island, in 1900.—
Aspen Pflughoeft
July 3,
Miami Herald,
3 July 2025
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In May 2023, the Colombian government designated the shipwreck as a protected archaeological area.—
Aurora Martínez,
Smithsonian Magazine,
23 June 2025
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Businesses unknowingly employ these fictitious vendors, incurring massive financial losses and data breaches.—
Steve Durbin,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2025
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Gauff, by contrast, was 20-3 at that stage, including a loss to Sofia Kenin at Wimbledon in 2023.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
1 July 2025
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“Wreckage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wreckage. Accessed 15 Jul. 2025.
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