wrecking ball
noun
: a heavy iron or steel ball swung or dropped by a derrick to demolish old buildings
called also wrecker's ball
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The owners locked out players that winter, and the wrecking ball hit as soon as the lockout ended.
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Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 19 May 2025
Its wing construction was so strong that the Navy couldn't even break it up with a wrecking ball – though, in the end, it was finally turned into scrap.
—David Szondy, New Atlas, 29 Mar. 2025
Americans should not be shut out from future economic opportunities because of policy changes by the economic wrecking ball of the current administration.
—Chi Chi Wu, Chicago Tribune, 3 July 2025
Predictability often acts like a wrecking ball and utterly destroys moviegoing experiences.
—Randy Myers, Mercury News, 25 June 2025
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Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 19 May 2025
Its wing construction was so strong that the Navy couldn't even break it up with a wrecking ball – though, in the end, it was finally turned into scrap.
—David Szondy, New Atlas, 29 Mar. 2025
Americans should not be shut out from future economic opportunities because of policy changes by the economic wrecking ball of the current administration.
—Chi Chi Wu, Chicago Tribune, 3 July 2025
Predictability often acts like a wrecking ball and utterly destroys moviegoing experiences.
—Randy Myers, Mercury News, 25 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for wrecking ball
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“Wrecking ball.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wrecking%20ball. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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