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as in devastation
the state or fact of being rendered nonexistent, physically unsound, or useless
the wreckage of those ancient statues represents a great loss to the art world
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as in rubble
the portion or bits of something left over or behind after it has been destroyed
the wreckage of the cathedral was kept as a memorial and as a reminder of war's terrible cost
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Recent Examples of wreckage
Once pulled from the wreckage, he was taken to a hospital with life-threatening injuries.
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Mitchell Willetts, Kansas City Star, 10 Aug. 2025
That payment covered the federal response of clearing the wreckage and debris from the channel, but not from the reconstruction of the bridge, which is anticipated to be rebuilt by fall 2028.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 6 Aug. 2025
Upon obtaining the controller, the assistant pilot was able to free the Cyclops I from the wreckage.
—Nate Anderson, ArsTechnica, 5 Aug. 2025
Creating the aftermath of Maginot’s wreckage in Prodigy City was another feat.
—Daron James, IndieWire, 13 Aug. 2025
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Mitchell Willetts, Kansas City Star, 10 Aug. 2025
That payment covered the federal response of clearing the wreckage and debris from the channel, but not from the reconstruction of the bridge, which is anticipated to be rebuilt by fall 2028.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 6 Aug. 2025
Upon obtaining the controller, the assistant pilot was able to free the Cyclops I from the wreckage.
—Nate Anderson, ArsTechnica, 5 Aug. 2025
Creating the aftermath of Maginot’s wreckage in Prodigy City was another feat.
—Daron James, IndieWire, 13 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wreckage
Noun
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Nineteen people were killed, and more than 4,400 homes were reduced to ash and toxic rubble.—
Jill Cowan,
New York Times,
19 Aug. 2025
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By 1984, with help from Genevieve Brooks’s organization, families were moving into ranch houses on the former rubble field where Carter had once stood—wildflowers blooming in the burn scar.—
Daniel Immerwahr,
New Yorker,
18 Aug. 2025
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Hamas’s onslaught and Israel’s war of destruction were not one-offs or historical exceptions.—
Hussein Agha,
New Yorker,
22 Aug. 2025
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However, the level of destruction and persistent fear of further violence has meant many people have yet to return to their homes.—
Jean-Pierre Lacroix,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 Aug. 2025
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The Perseids are active every July and August as Earth barrels through the trail of dusty debris shed by the wandering comet 109P/Swift-Tuttle.—
Anthony Wood,
Space.com,
13 Aug. 2025
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That said, while a bit of debris escaped after powering down, the vacuum still delivered from start to finish.—
Toni Sutton,
People.com,
13 Aug. 2025
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The wrecks are time machines, and getting inside one is the payoff for what, in some cases, may have been decades of research and painstaking searches using sonar to methodically probe thousands of miles of open water.—
Frank Witsil,
Freep.com,
25 Aug. 2025
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Traders pointed to several reasons for the tech wreck, including an MIT study showing that just 5% of companies using generative AI get a return on their investment, as well as profit-taking from some of 2025's top performers.—
Fred Imbert,
CNBC,
22 Aug. 2025
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According to news reports, they were not allowed to land at O’Hare airport due to the authorities’ concern that their presence, and the associated fan attention, might play havoc on airport operations.—
Michael Peregrine,
Chicago Tribune,
20 Aug. 2025
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In Nigeria, Boko Haram and other militia groups have been spreading havoc and targeting anyone who does not subscribe to their interpretation of Islam.—
Dr. Ewelina U. Ochab,
Forbes.com,
14 Aug. 2025
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In what seems today like a real close call, its owners had banded together to take it co-op because the building’s new owner was planning demolition and redevelopment.—
Christopher Bonanos,
Curbed,
11 Aug. 2025
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Her company used selective demolition and structural dismantlement on the exterior, which focused on preserving any salvageable building materials.—
Sydney Franklin,
The Enquirer,
10 Aug. 2025
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More: More than 3 times as many shipwrecks were discovered in Lake Michigan last year as ever before.—
Maia Pandey,
jsonline.com,
23 Aug. 2025
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Below us, a 15-foot-long anchor from a 1790 shipwreck accompanies 30 cannons lost to the sea.—
Peter Kelly,
Travel + Leisure,
18 Aug. 2025
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The investment decline and loss of confidence that followed is now nearing a decade.—
Gaurav Sharma,
Forbes.com,
20 Aug. 2025
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Season 2 picks up in the wake of tragedy, with Vince reeling from the loss of Uncle James (Beau Billingslea).—
Okla Jones,
Essence,
19 Aug. 2025
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“Wreckage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wreckage. Accessed 1 Sep. 2025.
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