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
Her body was pulled from the rubble hours later when rescuers were able to reach the scene.
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Bassam Hatoum, Los Angeles Times, 1 May 2026
The body of a suspect was later found under the rubble, the NYPD said.
—ABC News, 1 May 2026
Aoun’s confirmation of their deaths comes after the agency earlier reported that the three were trapped beneath rubble.
—Christopher Cann, USA Today, 30 Apr. 2026
But within seconds of being knocked back, the responding officers were back up, checking on each other and evacuating stunned residents — including several children — from the rubble of the home, the video shows.
—Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 30 Apr. 2026
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Bassam Hatoum, Los Angeles Times, 1 May 2026
The body of a suspect was later found under the rubble, the NYPD said.
—ABC News, 1 May 2026
Aoun’s confirmation of their deaths comes after the agency earlier reported that the three were trapped beneath rubble.
—Christopher Cann, USA Today, 30 Apr. 2026
But within seconds of being knocked back, the responding officers were back up, checking on each other and evacuating stunned residents — including several children — from the rubble of the home, the video shows.
—Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 30 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rubble
Noun
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Try to find a place that will block blowing or falling debris.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
7 May 2026
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The debris – space rocks known as meteoroids – collides with Earth's atmosphere at high speed and disintegrates, creating fiery and colorful streaks in the sky, according to NASA.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
7 May 2026
Noun
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Prospect left a trail of wreckage exceeding anything the state’s healthcare industry had ever endured.—
Kevin Rennie,
Hartford Courant,
9 May 2026
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In the Season 22 finale of the ABC medical drama, Owen survives a bridge collapse on his way to work and, true to form, springs into action to save all four members of a family who were also caught in the wreckage.—
Max Gao,
Variety,
8 May 2026
Noun
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Other people are giving up on remote Nyatim and going home to ruins.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
28 Apr. 2026
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There are ancient ruins hidden among the peaks of Colombia, and floating islands on Peru’s most sacred lake.—
Carla Vianna,
Condé Nast Traveler,
27 Apr. 2026
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“Rubble.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rubble. Accessed 10 May. 2026.
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