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wrecked

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verb

past tense of wreck
1
as in stranded
to cause irreparable damage to (a ship) by running aground or sinking many an unwary captain has wrecked his ship on the shoals that surround the island

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2
as in ruined
to bring to a complete end the physical soundness, existence, or usefulness of most of the furniture on the ground floor was wrecked by the floodwaters

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Recent Examples of wrecked
Adjective
The second flood has left behind more than wrecked homes, reopening trauma wounds for many survivors. Alaa Elassar, CNN Money, 20 July 2026 After losing his job at a tech company, a 33-year-old Tehran resident who also joined the January protests said his main concern was the wrecked economy, where unemployment and prices have surged. ABC News, 9 July 2026 Likewise, clouds of metal scraps can be seen around wrecked ships floating through Meteos. Will Greenwald, PC Magazine, 9 July 2026 Clay, along with a passenger, fled on foot, leaving the wrecked car behind, police said. Jason Green, Mercury News, 7 July 2026 Jury sees wrecked boat, crash re-enactment On the fourth day of trial, the jury hopped into a black Dodge van escorted by Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office deputies. Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 19 June 2026 But another, much younger linden next to the Dean House could claim the legacy of its wrecked sibling. Paul Eisenberg, Chicago Tribune, 15 June 2026 The officer pulled his weapon and ordered him to stay in the wrecked car. Michael Abeyta, CBS News, 6 June 2026 For days, no one connected the wrecked car to Marcus. Edie Peffley, NBC news, 19 May 2026
Verb
France Under-21 international Jacquet, who arrived in a £60million ($81m at current exchange rates) move from French club Rennes, is fit to feature after recovering from the shoulder injury which wrecked the second half of last season for him. James Pearce, New York Times, 20 July 2026 But in recent history, the Spanish national soccer team has repeatedly wrecked the plans of dreamers and screenwriters. Filip Bondy, New York Daily News, 19 July 2026 The same river was wrecked by flash floods last year when two dozen children and counselors died at Camp Mystic. Jesse Bedayn, Chicago Tribune, 17 July 2026 If its reigning dynasty is wrecked by loose bodies or back spasms or a needle stuck in a left knee. Los Angeles Times, 16 July 2026 The vessel eventually wrecked on a reef in the Florida Keys in 1827, drowning 41 people. Amara Evering, Miami Herald, 11 July 2026 Flash flooding in southeastern Missouri wrecked a campground and carried away about a dozen people, according to local authorities. Michael Loria, USA Today, 10 July 2026 Perrineau is weary, if not quite as wrecked as the car sticking halfway out of the far wall. Josh Wigler, HollywoodReporter, 6 July 2026 In the history of mankind, socialist success stories are as rare as triple plays in baseball, but plenty of countries have been wrecked by it — Venezuela and Cuba, to name just two. Michael Zais, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for wrecked
Adjective
  • Sitting on the rim of his consciousness was always cataclysm, the muted whisper of a ruined world.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 10 July 2026
Verb
  • More than 20 day-trippers, campers and anglers were temporarily stranded at Gunnison National Park after mudslides blocked East Portal Road, officials added.
    Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 21 July 2026
  • Last seen in The Marvels (2023), where Monica Rambeau sacrificed herself to close a multiversal rift and ended up stranded on the other side of it, in a universe where the X-Men exist.
    Hannah Abraham, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026
Verb
  • But just like all other houses in Collins First Nation, her home was completely destroyed by the fires.
    Alessandra Freitas, CNN Money, 18 July 2026
  • The 1951 Flood claimed lives, destroyed homes and businesses, and scattered one of Kansas City’s largest Hispanic communities.
    Michelle Oliva-Espinosa, Kansas City Star, 18 July 2026
Adjective
  • Heavy machinery is needed to recover the body, a resource that, according to Santander, has become a business in the devastated area because families are being charged to use the equipment for debris removal.
    Sonia Osorio, Miami Herald, 17 July 2026
  • Her passing devastated fans, artists, and the entire music community.
    Desjah Altvater, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026
Verb
  • Then, the president's controversial pick for temporary intelligence chief scuttled an extension of a key warrantless surveillance program.
    Kaia Hubbard, CBS News, 13 July 2026
  • After the snake man left in the morning, the shepherd scuttled down to the newspaper offices.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 10 July 2026
Verb
  • When the driver did not emerge after officers repeatedly ordered him out of the SUV, an officer shattered the window.
    Nicki Brown, CNN Money, 18 July 2026
  • Experience Doesn't Replace Understanding COVID-19 shattered the traditional office, boomers are working longer and Gen Z brings new expectations.
    Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026
Adjective
  • There were also issues with wastewater disposal, damaged floors, and pots and pans encrusted with food debris and grease deposits.
    Zareen Syed, Chicago Tribune, 17 July 2026
  • Take the plant from its pot and cut away any dead or damaged roots, then repot the plant in fresh soil.
    Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 14 July 2026
Verb
  • They are subsequently shipwrecked, with Odysseus left as the sole survivor on the shores of Calypso’s island.
    Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 17 July 2026
  • Over Your Dead Body follows a married couple whose relationship is beyond shipwrecked.
    David Sims, The Atlantic, 27 Apr. 2026

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“Wrecked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wrecked. Accessed 25 Jul. 2026.

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