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as in devastation
the state or fact of being rendered nonexistent, physically unsound, or useless
the wreckage of those ancient statues represents a great loss to the art world
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as in rubble
the portion or bits of something left over or behind after it has been destroyed
the wreckage of the cathedral was kept as a memorial and as a reminder of war's terrible cost
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Recent Examples of wreckage
One is a diptych of a ship before and after its wreckage.
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Douglas Markowitz, Miami Herald, 21 Jan. 2026
Additional wreckage, including parts of the aircraft frame and passenger seats, were also discovered by authorities during the recovery mission.
—Madison E. Goldberg, PEOPLE, 20 Jan. 2026
Before dawn, several men passed the vehicle and stopped to film the wreckage.
—Oriana Van Praag, New Yorker, 20 Jan. 2026
And then, amid the twisted metal of the wreckage, the cries of the injured and the silence of the dead.
—CBS News, 20 Jan. 2026
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Douglas Markowitz, Miami Herald, 21 Jan. 2026
Additional wreckage, including parts of the aircraft frame and passenger seats, were also discovered by authorities during the recovery mission.
—Madison E. Goldberg, PEOPLE, 20 Jan. 2026
Before dawn, several men passed the vehicle and stopped to film the wreckage.
—Oriana Van Praag, New Yorker, 20 Jan. 2026
And then, amid the twisted metal of the wreckage, the cries of the injured and the silence of the dead.
—CBS News, 20 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wreckage
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As the trial continued, the courtroom listened in silence to the harrowing details of Quatisha's final hours and the emotional devastation left behind.—
Zachary Bynum,
CBS News,
21 Jan. 2026
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The painful truth was obvious Saturday night when Bo Nix fractured a bone in his right ankle, an in-stadium X-ray turning elation into devastation.—
Troy Renck,
Denver Post,
19 Jan. 2026
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The United Nations Office for Project Services says Gaza has more than 60 million tons of rubble, enough to fill nearly 3,000 container ships.—
Matt Bradley,
NBC news,
24 Jan. 2026
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The United Nations says unexploded shells and missiles are everywhere in Gaza, posing a threat to people searching through rubble to find their relatives, belongings and kindling.—
Julia Frankel,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Jan. 2026
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The Ravens haven’t really had that game-wrecking pass rusher since Terrell Suggs was in his prime.—
The Athletic NFL Staff,
New York Times,
9 Jan. 2026
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In one case, the life of an upper-class woman and contemporary of Julius Caesar, Clodia, saw her reputation destroyed by false claims of harlotry, home-wrecking, and husband-killing.—
Time,
Time,
24 Nov. 2025
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In June 2025, EOS demonstrated the destruction of a tank using a Rodeur 330 fitted with an inert warhead, controlled via FPV.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
26 Jan. 2026
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While navigating Westport by car or on foot is chaotic right now, the goal is to prevent destruction in the future.—
Eleanor Nash,
Kansas City Star,
26 Jan. 2026
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Fernando is looking to eventually publish a catalog of seismically tracked, entering space objects, while improving future calculations by factoring in the wind’s effect on falling debris.—
Marcia Dunn,
Los Angeles Times,
22 Jan. 2026
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During all that time, miniscule rocks and debris should continue to to collide and merge into the building blocks of future gas and terrestrial planets.—
Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
22 Jan. 2026
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The teacher witnesses the car wreck and runs inside to retrieve her phone, using a rock to keep the door propped open.—
Nadine El-Bawab,
ABC News,
21 Jan. 2026
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Fidel Sáez lost his mother in the wreck, but his two children, his brother and a nephew survived.—
Joseph Wilson,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Jan. 2026
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Meteorologists are forecasting travel havoc this weekend, as a major winter storm is set to slam into the middle and Southern US beginning Friday, January 23.—
Jessica Puckett,
Condé Nast Traveler,
23 Jan. 2026
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Max wreaks some more havoc after the excursion by gunning it on the tender while towing guests on the tube.—
Rafaela Bassili,
Vulture,
13 Jan. 2026
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Dickert survived the ruins of the Washington State program, taking them to three bowl games in four years.—
Darren Cooper,
Forbes.com,
20 Jan. 2026
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In Rhyolite, the ruins of a bank, bottle house, and train depot serve as reminders of a once-booming mining town.—
Taryn White,
Travel + Leisure,
17 Jan. 2026
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“Wreckage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wreckage. Accessed 27 Jan. 2026.
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