as in debris
the portion or bits of something left over or behind after it has been destroyed
clearing the rubble after the earthquake
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Recent Examples of rubble
Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko said on Telegram Sunday that rescue workers were assisting citizens and clearing rubble.
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Rebecca Schneid, Time, 24 May 2026
More than 100 police and other government personnel were scrambling to rescue those believed to be trapped in the rubble, police Brig.
—ABC News, 23 May 2026
At the top of the frame is the father’s veiny hand, tenderly brushing rubble away from the infant’s forehead.
—Taran Dugal, New Yorker, 23 May 2026
But afterward, amid the rubble, there’s hope for beauty.
—Dash Lewis, Pitchfork, 22 May 2026
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Rebecca Schneid, Time, 24 May 2026
More than 100 police and other government personnel were scrambling to rescue those believed to be trapped in the rubble, police Brig.
—ABC News, 23 May 2026
At the top of the frame is the father’s veiny hand, tenderly brushing rubble away from the infant’s forehead.
—Taran Dugal, New Yorker, 23 May 2026
But afterward, amid the rubble, there’s hope for beauty.
—Dash Lewis, Pitchfork, 22 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rubble
Noun
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Firefighters then evacuated residents from a nearby apartment complex, and others combed through debris of the two-story building, searching for people who may have been trapped.—
Madison E. Goldberg,
PEOPLE,
29 May 2026
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Three bodies were found in the debris of the complex.—
Marlene Lenthang,
NBC news,
28 May 2026
Noun
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Peter Cappelli, the Wharton management professor who has spent four years documenting the organizational wreckage of the remote-work era, arrived at the same conclusion from a different direction.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
29 May 2026
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Emergency officials warned the public to avoid any wreckage that might wash ashore and to instead call 911.—
Marcia Dunn,
Los Angeles Times,
29 May 2026
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Programming includes theatrical performances, poetry readings and concerts staged inside and around ancient ruins — a setting that is impossible to replicate at any other time of year, since most of these sites are not open after dark on ordinary days.—
Hanna Wickes,
Sacbee.com,
2 June 2026
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Ancient Lycian ruins often appear directly above the waterline, while small fishing villages remain largely unchanged by mass tourism.—
Katia Damborsky,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2026
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“Rubble.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rubble. Accessed 4 Jun. 2026.
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