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as in wreckage
the portion or bits of something left over or behind after it has been destroyed
found the wreck of the ship lying on the floor of the ocean
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as in collision
the violent coming together of two bodies into destructive contact
a dangerous stretch of roadway that has been the scene of numerous car wrecks
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as in to ruin
to bring to a complete end the physical soundness, existence, or usefulness of
most of the furniture on the ground floor was wrecked by the floodwaters
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Recent Examples of wreck
Amarachi Orie, CNN Money, 2 May 2025
The wreck still is being investigated, and no arrests have been made or charges filed, according to troopers.
—Sara Schilling, Sacbee.com, 30 Apr. 2025
Maggie O'Neill, Verywell Health, 30 Apr. 2025
The brand nails high-quality essentials that look luxe without wrecking your travel budget.
—Claire Gallam, Travel + Leisure, 23 Apr. 2025
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Noun
The wrecks had long been known to sit in shallow waters off Cahuita National Park, on Costa Rica’s southern Caribbean coast, according to the National Museum of Denmark.
—Amarachi Orie, CNN Money, 2 May 2025
The wreck still is being investigated, and no arrests have been made or charges filed, according to troopers.
—Sara Schilling, Sacbee.com, 30 Apr. 2025
Verb
But this practice can quickly wreck your sleep habits.
—Maggie O'Neill, Verywell Health, 30 Apr. 2025
The brand nails high-quality essentials that look luxe without wrecking your travel budget.
—Claire Gallam, Travel + Leisure, 23 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wreck
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Crews and investigators spent days recovering the wreckage.—
Thao Nguyen,
USA Today,
8 May 2025
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The remains were found among the wreckage of the Emanuel Point II, a Spanish ship that sank in September 1559 near what is now Pensacola, Florida.—
Sarah Kuta,
Smithsonian Magazine,
6 May 2025
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This was a post-optimistic world where new exciting collisions in biology had blossomed.—
A.D. Amorosi,
Variety,
7 May 2025
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The Manhattan Beach Police Department said in a press release that officers responded to a report of a traffic collision between a car and pedestrian on Sepulveda Boulevard in the early morning hours of May 4.—
Melina Khan,
USA Today,
7 May 2025
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Sawai's Mariko serves as a critical interpreter between the powerful Lord Yoshii Toranaga and an Englishman shipwrecked in Japan, John Blackthorne.—
Kimmy Yam,
NBC News,
6 Jan. 2025
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But also remember: This is a woman who has pretty much rolled with it when attacked by big game and shipwrecked in the middle of the ocean.—
Kimberly Roots,
TVLine,
31 Dec. 2024
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However, for some, gambling is an addiction that can ruin lives and families.—
Daniella Segura,
Sacbee.com,
9 May 2025
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Sonos is very, very sorry for ruining your speaker system.—
Boone Ashworth,
Wired News,
9 May 2025
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Inspectors cited the Mexican restaurant for food safety violations including noticeable debris accumulation on the shelf under the salsa bar.—
Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado,
Sacbee.com,
9 May 2025
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Stay away from windows as flying debris generated by damaging winds can be deadly.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
8 May 2025
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The crash comes just days before the school’s prom on Saturday.—
Jasmine Mendez,
Los Angeles Times,
8 May 2025
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The driver of the truck and six of the 14 people inside the tour van died in the crash, police said.—
Elizabeth Pritchett,
FOXNews.com,
7 May 2025
Verb
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The former president, though, blamed Trump for scuttling a bipartisan agreement on border security, which would have given Biden an election year win on a primary issue in the campaign.—
Ted Johnson,
Deadline,
8 May 2025
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The fallout from George's coal scuttling spree was captured in a video posted to Gregory's TikTok @athomewiththegregorys, which has amassed more than 200,000 views since being shared at the end of last month.—
Jack Beresford,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 May 2025
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At least 144 structures were destroyed and parts of Highway 44 were shut down, said St. Louis County Sheriff Gordon Ramsay.—
Jeanine Santucci,
USA Today,
15 May 2025
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An embarrassing, humbling, shocking Game 5 defeat showed that. All the same problems, the ones that destroyed Leaf team after Leaf team and ultimately ended Sheldon Keefe’s time as head coach, are emerging again at the worst possible time.—
Jonas Siegel,
New York Times,
15 May 2025
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“Wreck.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wreck. Accessed 18 May. 2025.
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