as in destroyed
to bring to a complete end the physical soundness, existence, or usefulness of
it's amazing how a raging sea can wrack a seemingly sturdy beachfront home
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Recent Examples of wracked
Shawn, too, is wracked and fascinated by the human ability to smile and smile and be a villain.
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Sara Holdren, Vulture, 6 Mar. 2026
Other areas were wracked by strong thunderstorms and winds up to 60 miles per hour.
—Kerry Breen, CBS News, 6 Mar. 2026
In Port Arthur and Beaumont's Jefferson County, which have among the highest concentration of Black voters in the state, Crockett wracked up huge margins of victory.
—Taylor Nichols, Austin American Statesman, 4 Mar. 2026
Put aside that Anthropic is said to actually be a Workday client; this company was wracked by a not-so-hot last quarter, one that prompted the return of Aneel Bhusri and the exit of Carl Eschenbach, who was viewed by Wall Street as a suboptimal CEO.
—Jim Cramer, CNBC, 20 Feb. 2026
Altuve played in 155 games, his most since 2016, for a club wracked by injuries.
—Matt Kawahara, Houston Chronicle, 14 Feb. 2026
Mayor Mamdani met with Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey on Thursday to talk about how to stop ICE from enacting an immigration enforcement surge in New York similar to the one that has wracked Minnesota.
—Josephine Stratman, New York Daily News, 12 Feb. 2026
Today, the Norwegian biathlete Sturla Holm Laegreid, shortly after winning a bronze medal, tearfully confessed to cheating on his girlfriend and being wracked by regret.
—Caroline Mimbs Nyce, New Yorker, 10 Feb. 2026
The candid moment was re-shared by the NFL on Monday and wracked up more than 18,000 likes in a single hour.
—Kait Hanson, Southern Living, 9 Feb. 2026
Sara Holdren, Vulture, 6 Mar. 2026
Other areas were wracked by strong thunderstorms and winds up to 60 miles per hour.
—Kerry Breen, CBS News, 6 Mar. 2026
In Port Arthur and Beaumont's Jefferson County, which have among the highest concentration of Black voters in the state, Crockett wracked up huge margins of victory.
—Taylor Nichols, Austin American Statesman, 4 Mar. 2026
Put aside that Anthropic is said to actually be a Workday client; this company was wracked by a not-so-hot last quarter, one that prompted the return of Aneel Bhusri and the exit of Carl Eschenbach, who was viewed by Wall Street as a suboptimal CEO.
—Jim Cramer, CNBC, 20 Feb. 2026
Altuve played in 155 games, his most since 2016, for a club wracked by injuries.
—Matt Kawahara, Houston Chronicle, 14 Feb. 2026
Mayor Mamdani met with Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey on Thursday to talk about how to stop ICE from enacting an immigration enforcement surge in New York similar to the one that has wracked Minnesota.
—Josephine Stratman, New York Daily News, 12 Feb. 2026
Today, the Norwegian biathlete Sturla Holm Laegreid, shortly after winning a bronze medal, tearfully confessed to cheating on his girlfriend and being wracked by regret.
—Caroline Mimbs Nyce, New Yorker, 10 Feb. 2026
The candid moment was re-shared by the NFL on Monday and wracked up more than 18,000 likes in a single hour.
—Kait Hanson, Southern Living, 9 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for wracked
Verb
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Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed.—
KANSAS CITY STAR WEATHER BOT,
Kansas City Star,
11 Mar. 2026
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Athens then destroyed Melos and launched the Sicily Expedition with overwhelming force and no coherent theory of governance for what came next.—
Farah N. Jan,
The Conversation,
10 Mar. 2026
Verb
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What father would ever allow such devastation, assuring fellow patriarchs that their lives without sons would be ruined forever?—
David John Chávez,
Mercury News,
3 Mar. 2026
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Burd and Batalucco have essentially ruined their home by placing cameras everywhere so Friends Keep Secrets can always be capturing whoever is wherever.—
Fran Hoepfner,
Vulture,
3 Mar. 2026
Verb
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The command structure behind that network is now shattered.—
Andrew Ghalili,
Boston Herald,
7 Mar. 2026
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Yet still, life went on in Etzatlán, until the sense of tranquility was shattered.—
Senior Editor,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Mar. 2026
Verb
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The community was blindsided and devastated by her sudden death.—
Stephanie Nolasco,
FOXNews.com,
7 Mar. 2026
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Outreach workers and public health officials say the highly addictive synthetic opioid has devastated many people living on the streets nearby.—
Teresa Liu,
Daily News,
6 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Vonn’s hugely successful World Cup season at age 41 was ended by a nasty crash one month ago at the Milan Cortina Olympics that wrecked her left leg.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
6 Mar. 2026
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Born in Finland, raised in Boston, then wrecked in Ohio, the poor woman couldn’t exist as matter anymore.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
5 Mar. 2026
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The biggest difference is that the old Kop terrace, which stood derelict for years, has finally been demolished, with a new stand now under construction.—
Oliver Kay,
New York Times,
8 Mar. 2026
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After swinging through a slider on the first pitch, Guerrero demolished a low, inside curveball into the concourse over the left-field seats for a two-run homer that made it 4-1.—
Noah Gulley,
Miami Herald,
8 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Will Gasparino leads the Bruins with 11 home runs so far this season, while top MLB draft prospect Roch Cholowsky has smashed eight homers.—
Marisa Ingemi,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Mar. 2026
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Wearing hooded sweatshirts and full-face masks, the robbers ordered employees to one part of the room at gunpoint before two of them smashed the glass display cases with sledgehammers, The Charlotte Observer previously reported.—
Nick Sullivan
March 7,
Charlotte Observer,
7 Mar. 2026
Verb
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To win, Bhatia overcame swirling emotions to summon the best golf of his young career to apply pressure on Berger, who finally cracked down the stretch and opened the door.—
Edgar Thompson,
The Orlando Sentinel,
8 Mar. 2026
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Aaron Gordon overcame his first obstacle by getting back on the court.—
Bennett Durando,
Denver Post,
8 Mar. 2026
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“Wracked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wracked. Accessed 11 Mar. 2026.
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