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 government has been shut down for more than three weeks, the president just took a wrecking ball to the White House and more than 40 million Americans are potentially a month away from losing their food assistance unless Congress acts soon.
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Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 22 Oct. 2025
The year before his death, in 2016, sickness entered my life like a wrecking ball.
—Literary Hub, 22 Sep. 2025
The motel closed in July and its date with the wrecking ball approaches, likely in mid-October, with plans to replace it with an apartment complex.
—John Aguilar, Denver Post, 21 Sep. 2025
Neighborhood organizers have pushed against the wrecking ball in Valentine for decades and mourned after KC Life demolished more than 20 homes last fall.
—Chris Higgins, Kansas City Star, 5 Sep. 2025
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Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 22 Oct. 2025
The year before his death, in 2016, sickness entered my life like a wrecking ball.
—Literary Hub, 22 Sep. 2025
The motel closed in July and its date with the wrecking ball approaches, likely in mid-October, with plans to replace it with an apartment complex.
—John Aguilar, Denver Post, 21 Sep. 2025
Neighborhood organizers have pushed against the wrecking ball in Valentine for decades and mourned after KC Life demolished more than 20 homes last fall.
—Chris Higgins, Kansas City Star, 5 Sep. 2025
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“Wrecking ball.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wrecking%20ball. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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