wreaked

past tense of wreak

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Recent Examples of wreaked Two years later, a Chicago judge convicted Smollett on felony disorderly conduct and false police reports charges, and the court of public opinion wreaked additional havoc on his reputation. Alyssa Davis, People.com, 24 Aug. 2025 Wildfires caused by arsonists or thunderstorms and fanned by a heatwave and strong winds wreaked destruction across southern Europe on Wednesday, burning homes and forcing thousands of residents and tourists to flee. USA Today, 14 Aug. 2025 The series was triggered by a series of online images which motivated Krecké’s six year mission to research obsessively and merge digital sleuthing with emotional introspection to understand the personal and collective trauma behind the destruction wreaked through war. Lee Sharrock, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2025 The highway elevation is part of a massive state-federal project, approved by Congress in 2000 with bipartisan support, that aims to undo damages wreaked upon these wetlands. Rebecca Blackwell, Sun Sentinel, 19 Dec. 2024 Those sanctions wreaked such havoc on your country's economy that millions of Venezuelans migrated out. Christopher Intagliata, NPR, 29 Nov. 2024 Californians have the opportunity to vote on a key ballot initiative, Proposition 36, that intends to rein in the chaos progressive policies have wreaked on our criminal justice system. Diane Dixon, Orange County Register, 15 Oct. 2024 As for what's next, early estimates suggest the damage wreaked by Milton could total $50 billion. Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 14 Oct. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for wreaked
Verb
  • Prosecutors have recommended an 11-year sentence, citing Combs’s lack of remorse and the severity of harm inflicted.
    Hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
  • One of the key pieces of evidence during the trial was a 2016 hotel security video of Combs kicking, punching and knocking Ventura to the ground; prosecutors also showed photos of bruising and other injuries that Ventura alleged were inflicted by Combs throughout their decade-long relationship.
    Isabella Gomez Sarmiento, NPR, 2 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Combs begs for mercy Combs addressed the court before Judge Subramanian imposed his sentence, pleading for a second chance.
    Nicki Brown, CNN Money, 4 Oct. 2025
  • Judge Arun Subramanian also sentenced Combs to five years of supervised release and imposed a $500,000 fine, the maximum allowable fine.
    Ingrid Vasquez, PEOPLE, 4 Oct. 2025

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“Wreaked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wreaked. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.

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