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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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 -
In one case, the life of an upper-class woman and contemporary of Julius Caesar, Clodia, saw her reputation destroyed by false claims of harlotry, home-wrecking, and husband-killing.—
Time,
Time,
24 Nov. 2025
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Police charged a 50-year-old man with felony death by vehicle and driving while impaired in a fatal wreck in Gastonia on Wednesday night, court records show.—
Joe Marusak,
Charlotte Observer,
8 Jan. 2026
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According to the Texas Department of Transportation’s Fort Worth office, all westbound lanes of I-30 at Chapel Creek are closed due to the wreck.—
Zacharia Washington,
Dallas Morning News,
5 Jan. 2026
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Land subsidence is the sinking or collapsing of surface land due to the removal of things such as underground water, oil or gas.—
Center Square,
The Washington Examiner,
8 Jan. 2026
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Rescuers found the first victim, the 12-year-old Spanish girl, three days later, floating near the northern waters of Serai island, fewer than a mile from the site of the sinking.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
4 Jan. 2026
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Just below the water, the Costa Maya reef provides world-class snorkeling, and nearby Banco Chinchorro Biosphere Reserve feels like an untouched marine wonderland, teeming with wildlife and historic shipwrecks.—
Gemma Price,
Travel + Leisure,
11 Jan. 2026
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Michael Schumacher, a Wisconsin author who produced a diverse array of works including biographies of filmmaker Francis Ford Coppola and musician Eric Clapton as well as accounts of Great Lakes shipwrecks, has died.—
Todd Richmond,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Jan. 2026
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“Shipwrecking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shipwrecking. Accessed 17 Jan. 2026.
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