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 Federal contractors hired by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers have removed ash, rubble and contaminated soil from more than 9,000 parcels, with fewer than 1,000 properties still awaiting debris removal. Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2025 Crews have been working around the clock, scouring riverbanks littered with mangled trees and rubble. Susan Miller, USA Today, 6 July 2025 Five victims were found dead in the rubble — Dru Estes, 20, of San Antonio; Belinda Moats, 21, of Big Wells; Haley Michele Frizzell, 19, of San Angelo; David Angel Ortiz, 21, of Pasadena; and James Phillip Miranda, 23, of Mount Pleasant. Peggy O'Hare, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025 Three others — a 5-year-old boy, a 32-year-old woman and a fourth victim, whose body was recovered Friday among the rubble at the building in the 5200 block of West North Avenue — also died in the blaze that broke out shortly before 2 a.m., officials said. Tess Kenny, Chicago Tribune, 27 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for rubble
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Noun
  • Starship debris clouds future of SpaceX Bahamas landings.
    Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 1 Aug. 2025
  • Your nose is designed to filter out debris, allergens, and even tiny insects (thank those nose hairs), and it's designed to give your lungs and throat warmer, more moist air, according to the Cleveland Clinic.
    Nena Farrell, Wired News, 1 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Is the issue about the size of the impact U.S. policy makes, or the size of the wreckage left behind which might eventually bite us or our grandchildren?
    Ian Dexter Palmer, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2025
  • After that came a crash, a fire and a death-defying crawl out of molten airplane wreckage.
    Kayla Grant, People.com, 30 July 2025

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“Rubble.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rubble. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.

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