as in wrecking
the destruction or loss of a ship
the shipwrecking of the Titanic by an iceberg ranks as one of the greatest disasters in the annals of the sea
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as in scuttling
to cause irreparable damage to (a ship) by running aground or sinking
the yachtsman fell asleep at the wheel and shipwrecked his ketch on the rocks
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Verb
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This prequel flashes back to a previous Christmas in Los Angeles, when their unintentional destruction of a Santa Claus parade balloon put the city on edge, wrecking the gang's plans for a massive Yuletide bank robbery.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
20 Dec. 2024 -
The vocalist’s sole concerns related to the natural environment, the animal kingdom and humankind’s responsibility for wrecking our only home.—
Bob Gendron,
Chicago Tribune,
12 Dec. 2024
Noun
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Arenas' family shared a statement from one of the people who helped him out of the car after the wreck.—
Ryan Canfield,
FOXNews.com,
25 Apr. 2025
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But too much money, too much time wrecks creativity.—
Tommy McArdle,
People.com,
24 Apr. 2025
Noun
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On its final voyage south, the ship passed Palm Beach and caused a stir among locals—shots of its iconic red, white, and blue smokestacks gliding past the shores carried a poetic weight in a town whose own origin (and very name) traces back to a coconut-laden shipwreck.—
Skye Sherman,
Travel + Leisure,
23 Apr. 2025
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The film follows the robot unit named Roz (Nyong’o), which must navigate the unfamiliar surroundings of an island populated by wild animals after its crate crashes ashore following a shipwreck.—
Tim Lammers,
Forbes.com,
23 Apr. 2025
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“Shipwrecking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shipwrecking. Accessed 5 May. 2025.
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