Thesaurus results for RUBBLE

rubble

noun

ˈrə-bəl

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 on the Web Still buckled into her seat after the fuselage exploded around her, Rebecca would have been eaten alive by the ants if not for the tribesman who rescued her from the rubble and carried the girl back to Christian civilization. —

David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 8 Oct. 2024 At least 10,000 people are feared to be buried under the rubble in Gaza, according to the U.N., meaning the true death toll could be much higher. —

Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 7 Oct. 2024 Home after home was burned out or reduced to rubble and – a year on – many remain as poignant monuments to an ongoing trauma. —

Matthew Chance, CNN, 6 Oct. 2024 Her emails described the collateral damage from airstrikes in Gaza, often including graphic images of dead and wounded Palestinians alongside U.S. bomb fragments in the rubble. —

Brett Murphy, ProPublica, 4 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for rubble

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