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 attack demolished a mosque and adjacent administration building and buried three people in the rubble.
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Gibran Naiyyar Peshimam, USA Today, 8 May 2025
One emergency worker retrieved a dead black cat from the rubble.
—Dominique Soguel, Christian Science Monitor, 28 Apr. 2025
First responders worked into the morning, finding bodies under the rubble.
—Bradford Betz, FOXNews.com, 24 Apr. 2025
In it, Haidar watched herself lying among the still-settling rubble, her dark hair spooling in eddying puddles of red.
—Megan Feringa, New York Times, 2 May 2025
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Gibran Naiyyar Peshimam, USA Today, 8 May 2025
One emergency worker retrieved a dead black cat from the rubble.
—Dominique Soguel, Christian Science Monitor, 28 Apr. 2025
First responders worked into the morning, finding bodies under the rubble.
—Bradford Betz, FOXNews.com, 24 Apr. 2025
In it, Haidar watched herself lying among the still-settling rubble, her dark hair spooling in eddying puddles of red.
—Megan Feringa, New York Times, 2 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rubble
Noun
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Inspectors cited the Mexican restaurant for food safety violations including noticeable debris accumulation on the shelf under the salsa bar.—
Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado,
Sacbee.com,
9 May 2025
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Stay away from windows as flying debris generated by damaging winds can be deadly.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
8 May 2025
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Crews and investigators spent days recovering the wreckage.—
Thao Nguyen,
USA Today,
8 May 2025
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The remains were found among the wreckage of the Emanuel Point II, a Spanish ship that sank in September 1559 near what is now Pensacola, Florida.—
Sarah Kuta,
Smithsonian Magazine,
6 May 2025
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“Rubble.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rubble. Accessed 22 May. 2025.
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