as in inflicted
to cause to suffer punishment or vengeance for
wreaked their vengeance on those they considered enemies
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Recent Examples of wreaked
Finally, incompetence and unprofessionalism in the new management have wreaked havoc.
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Joanna Ossinger,laya Neelakandan, CNBC, 3 June 2026
The bad weather has wreaked havoc on the rest of the on-track schedule — postponing the Truck Series race and canceling aspects of the O’Reilly schedule weekend.
—Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 23 May 2026
The borough began preparing for the upcoming Memorial Day weekend in September, after authorities grappled with two back-to-back seasons of summer violence that overwhelmed officials and wreaked havoc on the shores.
—Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 22 May 2026
If Neptune did have an original set of moons that more closely resembled those of its planetary neighbors, the arrival of Triton — which is just smaller than our own moon — would have wreaked havoc, crashing into the other satellites and annihilating some of them.
—Jacopo Prisco, CNN Money, 20 May 2026
This capture wreaked havoc on the Neptune system and, until now, it's been thought that the planet's third-largest moon, Nereid, was also an object captured from the Kuiper Belt.
—Chelsea Gohd, Space.com, 20 May 2026
The inconsistent role wreaked havoc with his shot.
—Jon Krawczynski, New York Times, 17 May 2026
Parker County commissioners voted Monday to allocate $4 million to help residents recover from the devastation wreaked by recent tornadoes.
—Tanya Babbar, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 May 2026
The war claimed thousands of lives and wreaked havoc on the community.
—Gabrielle Emanuel, NPR, 20 Apr. 2026
Joanna Ossinger,laya Neelakandan, CNBC, 3 June 2026
The bad weather has wreaked havoc on the rest of the on-track schedule — postponing the Truck Series race and canceling aspects of the O’Reilly schedule weekend.
—Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 23 May 2026
The borough began preparing for the upcoming Memorial Day weekend in September, after authorities grappled with two back-to-back seasons of summer violence that overwhelmed officials and wreaked havoc on the shores.
—Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 22 May 2026
If Neptune did have an original set of moons that more closely resembled those of its planetary neighbors, the arrival of Triton — which is just smaller than our own moon — would have wreaked havoc, crashing into the other satellites and annihilating some of them.
—Jacopo Prisco, CNN Money, 20 May 2026
This capture wreaked havoc on the Neptune system and, until now, it's been thought that the planet's third-largest moon, Nereid, was also an object captured from the Kuiper Belt.
—Chelsea Gohd, Space.com, 20 May 2026
The inconsistent role wreaked havoc with his shot.
—Jon Krawczynski, New York Times, 17 May 2026
Parker County commissioners voted Monday to allocate $4 million to help residents recover from the devastation wreaked by recent tornadoes.
—Tanya Babbar, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 May 2026
The war claimed thousands of lives and wreaked havoc on the community.
—Gabrielle Emanuel, NPR, 20 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for wreaked
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The presidential search secrecy law, one of the most damaging changes ever inflicted on Florida’s public records laws, was a Republican bill enacted on largely party-line votes in both houses.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
3 June 2026
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Kyiv, Ukraine — Moscow unleashed a lethal barrage on Ukraine early Tuesday, hitting the capital Kyiv and the central city of Dnipro in a broad-ranging offensive that inflicted one of the deadliest attacks for months.—
Helen Regan,
CNN Money,
2 June 2026
Verb
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Trump has effectively imposed a fuel blockade on the island by threatening tariffs on countries supplying it with fuel, igniting seemingly endless power outages and delivering new blows to the island's already ailing economy.—
Phil Stewart,
USA Today,
30 May 2026
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Makary drew criticism last year after the agency imposed stricter requirements on who could get Covid shots.—
Ed Silverman,
STAT,
29 May 2026
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“Wreaked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wreaked. Accessed 11 Jun. 2026.
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