wreak havoc
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: to cause great damage
A powerful tornado wreaked havoc on the small village.
The virus wreaked havoc on my computer.
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City officials said the event was unrelated to the continual land movement known as the Portuguese Bend Landslide Complex, about 4 miles (6 kilometers) southeast, that has wreaked havoc on scores of multimillion-dollar homes perched over the Pacific Ocean.
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Jim Edwards, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2025
Heat and humidity can wreak havoc on their circuitry and batterie.
—Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 Oct. 2025
Two decades later, and DiCamillo still can’t fathom the reach of the novel, about a girl named Opal who rescues a stray dog wreaking havoc in a Winn-Dixie supermarket.
—Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 30 Sep. 2025
But for curly and coily spa-goers, the dry saunas can wreak havoc on your fragile strands, leaving them brittle and prone to damage.
—Essence, 26 Sep. 2025
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Jim Edwards, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2025
Heat and humidity can wreak havoc on their circuitry and batterie.
—Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 Oct. 2025
Two decades later, and DiCamillo still can’t fathom the reach of the novel, about a girl named Opal who rescues a stray dog wreaking havoc in a Winn-Dixie supermarket.
—Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 30 Sep. 2025
But for curly and coily spa-goers, the dry saunas can wreak havoc on your fragile strands, leaving them brittle and prone to damage.
—Essence, 26 Sep. 2025
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“Wreak havoc.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wreak%20havoc. Accessed 4 Oct. 2025.
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