wreak havoc
idiom
: to cause great damage
A powerful tornado wreaked havoc on the small village.
The virus wreaked havoc on my computer.
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President Donald Trump’s trade policies wreaked havoc on markets to start the year, dragging down the S & P 500 18.9% between its all-time high in February and its closing low in early April.
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Lisa Kailai Han, CNBC, 16 May 2025
On a night that'll be cherished in Denver no matter what happens next, a 23-year-old guard who had played fewer than 100 minutes since the start of March suddenly wreaked havoc on an NBA playoff series that belongs among the classics.
—Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 16 May 2025
High winds cause damage in DMV region Severe storms and high winds also wreaked havoc in Washington D.C., Maryland and Virginia Friday, causing at least one death.
—Mary Gilbert, CNN Money, 16 May 2025
Storm weather wreaked havoc on baseball and softball playoffs Thursday and Friday.
—Steve Gorches, The Orlando Sentinel, 10 May 2025
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Lisa Kailai Han, CNBC, 16 May 2025
On a night that'll be cherished in Denver no matter what happens next, a 23-year-old guard who had played fewer than 100 minutes since the start of March suddenly wreaked havoc on an NBA playoff series that belongs among the classics.
—Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 16 May 2025
High winds cause damage in DMV region Severe storms and high winds also wreaked havoc in Washington D.C., Maryland and Virginia Friday, causing at least one death.
—Mary Gilbert, CNN Money, 16 May 2025
Storm weather wreaked havoc on baseball and softball playoffs Thursday and Friday.
—Steve Gorches, The Orlando Sentinel, 10 May 2025
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“Wreak havoc.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wreak%20havoc. Accessed 22 May. 2025.
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