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
The villain, Lex Luthor, is an Elon Musk-style billionaire and military contractor who hopes to create a sort of technological paradise on the rubble of Jahranpur.
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Andrew Silow-Carroll, Sun Sentinel, 22 July 2025
Things like aircraft carriers and rubble and recently flooded city squares.
—Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 19 July 2025
In Syria, a contractor recently stumbled across a Byzantine tomb complex while clearing rubble.
—Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 10 July 2025
The real heroes are the medics treating the wounded under rubble, the journalists livestreaming amidst bomb blasts, and the people who keep marching for their right to exist.
—Faisal Kutty, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 July 2025
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Andrew Silow-Carroll, Sun Sentinel, 22 July 2025
Things like aircraft carriers and rubble and recently flooded city squares.
—Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 19 July 2025
In Syria, a contractor recently stumbled across a Byzantine tomb complex while clearing rubble.
—Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 10 July 2025
The real heroes are the medics treating the wounded under rubble, the journalists livestreaming amidst bomb blasts, and the people who keep marching for their right to exist.
—Faisal Kutty, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rubble
Noun
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On the morning of Aug. 13, a three-person city crew equipped with a skid steer, a dump truck, shovels and rakes was making its way up North 19th Street, picking up pile after pile of debris sitting outside homes.—
Alison Dirr,
jsonline.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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Creating the aftermath of Maginot’s wreckage in Prodigy City was another feat.—
Daron James,
IndieWire,
13 Aug. 2025
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Five other people, all in a third vehicle, were hospitalized with minor injuries and the fourth driver walked away from the wreckage and was treated at the scene.—
Andrea Klick,
Oc Register,
5 Aug. 2025
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“Rubble.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rubble. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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