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
But Walker’s shop was reduced to rubble, the merchandise incinerated by the inferno.
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Matt Hamilton, Los Angeles Times, 28 May 2025
On the other side of the rubble, Hen is working with a team to drill through and rescue everyone trapped inside.
—Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 16 May 2025
How '9-1-1' moves on after Bobby's death: Tears, anger, and surprise returns
Angela Bassett thought her '9-1-1' character would be killed off
In the laundry room, Athena finds Donnie and Graham trapped under rubble.
—Randall Colburn, EW.com, 16 May 2025
Neighbor Derek Keating ran into the home and attempted to rescue his neighbor, who was trapped under the rubble as gas was leaking.
—Michael Dorgan, FOXNews.com, 21 May 2025
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Matt Hamilton, Los Angeles Times, 28 May 2025
On the other side of the rubble, Hen is working with a team to drill through and rescue everyone trapped inside.
—Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 16 May 2025
How '9-1-1' moves on after Bobby's death: Tears, anger, and surprise returns
Angela Bassett thought her '9-1-1' character would be killed off
In the laundry room, Athena finds Donnie and Graham trapped under rubble.
—Randall Colburn, EW.com, 16 May 2025
Neighbor Derek Keating ran into the home and attempted to rescue his neighbor, who was trapped under the rubble as gas was leaking.
—Michael Dorgan, FOXNews.com, 21 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rubble
Noun
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Fortunately, the lighter rainfall levels have decreased the risk of a debris flow taking place in the Eaton and Palisades fire burn scars, a possibility forecasters warned of Monday.—
Clara Harter,
Los Angeles Times,
4 June 2025
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Remove brush and debris piles from around the home.—
Brayden Garcia,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
3 June 2025
Noun
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The thirty-nine-year-old Amelia Earhart and her crew of two navigators, Fred Noonan and Harry Manning, crawled out of the wreckage, unsettled but otherwise unhurt.—
Laurie Gwen Shapiro,
New Yorker,
2 June 2025
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Her body was recovered hours afterwards from beneath the wreckage of a building that was also damaged in the crash.—
Mike Hendricks,
Kansas City Star,
29 May 2025
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“Rubble.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rubble. Accessed 12 Jun. 2025.
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