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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Noun
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At least, there was a lot less wrecking.—
Alex Zietlow,
Charlotte Observer,
13 Feb. 2026 -
The Ravens haven’t really had that game-wrecking pass rusher since Terrell Suggs was in his prime.—
The Athletic NFL Staff,
New York Times,
9 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Investigators are still working to determine what caused the wreck.—
Madeline Montgomery,
CBS News,
8 Apr. 2026
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Marine archaeologists have located the wreck of the Dannebroge, a Danish warship that exploded and sank during a battle with a British fleet in 1801, on the seabed of Copenhagen Harbor.—
Samantha Agate,
Kansas City Star,
5 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Dyer notes that Cox may well have been confused by the mental and physical trauma of the sinking and the deprivations of five days adrift.—
Matthew Wills,
JSTOR Daily,
3 Apr. 2026
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Speaker Emily Coughlan will recap the dramatic 1912 sinking of the oceanliner and tell stories of survivors who eventually made it to Central Florida.—
Dewayne Bevil,
The Orlando Sentinel,
2 Apr. 2026
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Its events range from a Central Florida spin on a famous shipwreck to a true crime of the 1990s.—
Dewayne Bevil,
The Orlando Sentinel,
2 Apr. 2026
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The archaeologists, who have been working on the excavation of the shipwreck since the end of last year, found the remains of the vessel 15 meters (almost 50 feet) below the water’s surface, where visibility is virtually zero, according to a press release from the museum published Thursday.—
Lianne Kolirin,
CNN Money,
2 Apr. 2026
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“Shipwrecking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shipwrecking. Accessed 9 Apr. 2026.
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