as in inflicts
to cause to suffer punishment or vengeance for
wreaked their vengeance on those they considered enemies
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Recent Examples of wreaks
But when a terrible fire wreaks damage, a miracle occurs.
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Stuart Miller, Oc Register, 18 Sep. 2025
Yet no one community better reflects the cascade of consequences that gun violence wreaks on kids’ classrooms, homes and relationships.
—David Clarey, jsonline.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Stuart Miller, Oc Register, 18 Sep. 2025
Yet no one community better reflects the cascade of consequences that gun violence wreaks on kids’ classrooms, homes and relationships.
—David Clarey, jsonline.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for wreaks
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The Blackcoat's Daughter (2015) Moody and intricate (sometimes maddeningly so), this debut from Oz Perkins (son of Psycho star Anthony) inflicts supernatural horror and grief upon the students of a Catholic boarding school.—
Dennis Perkins,
Entertainment Weekly,
31 Oct. 2025
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And, fair or not, White evangelical Christians are viewed by many as the group that inflicts the most pain.—
John Blake,
CNN Money,
26 Oct. 2025
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This kind of price tag puts Tucker in reach of teams like the Los Angeles Dodgers and New York Yankees.—
Zach Pressnell,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Nov. 2025
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One alternate ending in particular puts the phenomenon in a different light.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
5 Nov. 2025
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Private jet and business aviation operations have been halted at 12 airports as of early Monday morning, as the Federal Aviation Administration imposes new limits amid the ongoing government shutdown.—
Alia Shoaib,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Nov. 2025
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Granted by Orange County Superior Court Judge Richard Oberholzer, the new injunction imposes strict rules on three properties, the Royal Roman Motel, the Royal Grand Inn and Marisco El Tapatio y Antojitos, all located within the same block of First Street east of Grand Avenue.—
Mona Darwish,
Oc Register,
8 Nov. 2025
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“Wreaks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wreaks. Accessed 13 Nov. 2025.
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