as in inflicting
to cause to suffer punishment or vengeance for
wreaked their vengeance on those they considered enemies
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Recent Examples of wreaking
Almost serpentine in her shimmering elegance, Thompson’s Hedda glides from room to room wreaking social havoc with her guests, an old lover, and even her husband that will, ultimately, have tragic consequences for all.
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Literary Hub, 10 Oct. 2025
That means any spills will stay in the water for longer, wreaking more damage.
—Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 3 Oct. 2025
Literary Hub, 10 Oct. 2025
That means any spills will stay in the water for longer, wreaking more damage.
—Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 3 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for wreaking
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Attorneys filed charges of driving under the influence causing injury with enhancements for inflicting great bodily injury in the crash.—
Darrell Smith,
Sacbee.com,
30 Oct. 2025
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Jurors also found true sentencing enhancements for inflicting great bodily injury on the victim.—
City News Service,
Oc Register,
21 Oct. 2025
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Last month, Duffy warned European governments against imposing unilateral restrictions on transatlantic travel, saying Washington is prepared to enforce international agreements — a stance underscored by recent action taken against Mexico over similar concerns.—
David Shepardson,
USA Today,
29 Oct. 2025
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In a move that met with widespread criticism, last year Spotify reduced its royalty payments to musicians and songwriters by hundreds of millions of dollars per year by automatically imposing a bundling plan with its audiobooks division that few music fans would seem likely to want.—
Jem Aswad,
Variety,
28 Oct. 2025
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Turn on music or a podcast and fill a few spare minutes wiping down surfaces, dusting, or putting things away.—
Kelsey Mulvey,
Southern Living,
31 Oct. 2025
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With the symptoms of climate crisis increasingly felt by people and businesses, including those within the art world, the Fondation Beyeler is making a statement by putting ecological stewardship on par with artistic curation.—
Fiona Sinclair Scott,
CNN Money,
31 Oct. 2025
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“Wreaking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wreaking. Accessed 3 Nov. 2025.
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