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
When 209 was hit, the interrogators were caught under the rubble and the prisoners now had a chance to escape … because the walls were destroyed and the door was destroyed.
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David Canfield, HollywoodReporter, 6 Jan. 2026
Now, all that’s left is to pick up the pieces from the rubble of this season.
—Jeff Zrebiec, New York Times, 5 Jan. 2026
Wilman González, left with a black eye from a blast, picked through rubble at home, surrounded by broken furniture.
—Regina Garcia Cano, Fortune, 4 Jan. 2026
Squat piles of rubble dotted the lots.
—Max Klaver, Miami Herald, 31 Dec. 2025
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David Canfield, HollywoodReporter, 6 Jan. 2026
Now, all that’s left is to pick up the pieces from the rubble of this season.
—Jeff Zrebiec, New York Times, 5 Jan. 2026
Wilman González, left with a black eye from a blast, picked through rubble at home, surrounded by broken furniture.
—Regina Garcia Cano, Fortune, 4 Jan. 2026
Squat piles of rubble dotted the lots.
—Max Klaver, Miami Herald, 31 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rubble
Noun
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Weekend Home Deals Keep your home clean and tidy with fabric storage bags, drawer organizers, and a Shark steam mop that effortlessly removes grime, sticky messes, and more debris from hard floors.—
Isabel Garcia,
PEOPLE,
16 Jan. 2026
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None Created from debris streams left behind by Comet Thatcher (which last circled the sun in 1861), the Lyrid meteor shower averages between 10 to 20 fireballs per hour.—
Michael d'Estries,
Travel + Leisure,
16 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Slowly and painfully, state leaders learned to recognize that — cheered on by their constituents, who don’t want to live in communities blighted by sprawl and surrounded by environmental wreckage.—
Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board,
The Orlando Sentinel,
11 Jan. 2026
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An emergency response member rushes over to the wreckage and attempts to put the fire out with an extinguisher.—
Escher Walcott,
PEOPLE,
11 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Caruso said the ruins should be torn down.—
Roger Vincent,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Jan. 2026
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In the ruins of the kitchen sat two cast-iron Le Creuset stew pots — the only survivors.—
Jonathan Taplin,
Rolling Stone,
7 Jan. 2026
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“Rubble.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rubble. Accessed 20 Jan. 2026.
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