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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
Emily Blackwood, PEOPLE, 1 May 2026
In recent days, refugees have begun returning to wrecked villages and towns.
—Hussein Ibish, The Atlantic, 23 Apr. 2026
The firefighters took three injured people out of the wrecked car.
—Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 17 Apr. 2026
The wrecked car was overturned with the nude model sleeping inside—playing dead with help from a mild sedative.
—Serena Turner, Vanity Fair, 30 Mar. 2026
In San Francisco, the wrecked husk of the Golden Gate Bridge looms in the background as a perpetual reminder that this isn’t quite our history.
—Zaki Hasan, San Francisco Chronicle, 24 Feb. 2026
Helicopter footage showed the man darting out from the wrecked Charger in a black T-shirt and white shorts.
—Jacob Beltran, San Antonio Express-News, 13 Feb. 2026
The chase ended when the suspect crashed and ran from the wrecked vehicle, officials said.
—Ashley Carnahan, FOXNews.com, 12 Feb. 2026
Firefighters had to rescue the GMC's driver, who was trapped inside the wrecked vehicle, and a medical helicopter flew the driver to University of Chicago Medical Center for treatment of life-threatening injuries.
—Todd Feurer, CBS News, 10 Feb. 2026
Beren Cross, New York Times, 11 May 2026
Bubba, by the way, was actually wrecked later in the race by John Hunter Nemechek.
—Zach Dean Outkick, FOXNews.com, 11 May 2026
Police found Berry’s vehicle, along with personal items inside, wrecked in the driveway – but Berry was not at the home, the warrant says.
—Emma Tucker, CNN Money, 6 May 2026
Elliott, who started 14th, had already taken the white flag when John Hunter Nemechek wrecked in the back of the field after contact with Kyle Busch.
—ABC News, 3 May 2026
Two cars were wrecked and two people suffered injuries in a crash on busy Irving Park Road in the neighborhood of the same name early Monday morning.
—Kris Habermehl, CBS News, 27 Apr. 2026
Girls getting wrecked on prom night?
—Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 22 Apr. 2026
Otherwise, your household rhythm can be wrecked, and other problems ensue.
—Harriette Cole, Mercury News, 18 Apr. 2026
If Yankee Stadium was the house that Babe Ruth built, Coors is the house that Ohtani wrecked.
—Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 17 Apr. 2026
Adjective
The three adults on board — pilot Hernán Murcia, Indigenous leader Herman Mendoza Hernández and Magdalena — were found dead when Colombian soldiers located the wrecked plane two weeks after the crash.
—Emily Blackwood, PEOPLE, 1 May 2026
In recent days, refugees have begun returning to wrecked villages and towns.
—Hussein Ibish, The Atlantic, 23 Apr. 2026
The firefighters took three injured people out of the wrecked car.
—Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 17 Apr. 2026
The wrecked car was overturned with the nude model sleeping inside—playing dead with help from a mild sedative.
—Serena Turner, Vanity Fair, 30 Mar. 2026
In San Francisco, the wrecked husk of the Golden Gate Bridge looms in the background as a perpetual reminder that this isn’t quite our history.
—Zaki Hasan, San Francisco Chronicle, 24 Feb. 2026
Helicopter footage showed the man darting out from the wrecked Charger in a black T-shirt and white shorts.
—Jacob Beltran, San Antonio Express-News, 13 Feb. 2026
The chase ended when the suspect crashed and ran from the wrecked vehicle, officials said.
—Ashley Carnahan, FOXNews.com, 12 Feb. 2026
Firefighters had to rescue the GMC's driver, who was trapped inside the wrecked vehicle, and a medical helicopter flew the driver to University of Chicago Medical Center for treatment of life-threatening injuries.
—Todd Feurer, CBS News, 10 Feb. 2026
Verb
Tel should have been Tottenham’s hero but a bizarre decision in the second half wrecked their chances of winning at home for the first time since December.
—Beren Cross, New York Times, 11 May 2026
Bubba, by the way, was actually wrecked later in the race by John Hunter Nemechek.
—Zach Dean Outkick, FOXNews.com, 11 May 2026
Police found Berry’s vehicle, along with personal items inside, wrecked in the driveway – but Berry was not at the home, the warrant says.
—Emma Tucker, CNN Money, 6 May 2026
Elliott, who started 14th, had already taken the white flag when John Hunter Nemechek wrecked in the back of the field after contact with Kyle Busch.
—ABC News, 3 May 2026
Two cars were wrecked and two people suffered injuries in a crash on busy Irving Park Road in the neighborhood of the same name early Monday morning.
—Kris Habermehl, CBS News, 27 Apr. 2026
Girls getting wrecked on prom night?
—Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 22 Apr. 2026
Otherwise, your household rhythm can be wrecked, and other problems ensue.
—Harriette Cole, Mercury News, 18 Apr. 2026
If Yankee Stadium was the house that Babe Ruth built, Coors is the house that Ohtani wrecked.
—Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 17 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for wrecked
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But Colorado left runners on the corners in the fourth and stranded the bases loaded in the sixth after McCarthy’s blooped double to center tied the game.—
Kyle Newman,
Denver Post,
7 May 2026
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Brock led off the seventh with a single but Millikan sophomore Jade Torres stranded the tying run at first base to seal the Rams a 4-3 victory at Fullerton High in a clash of league champions preparing for the CIF-SS playoffs.—
Dan Albano,
Oc Register,
7 May 2026
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It was moved a day later to a naval base on the mainland for inspection and the explosives were later destroyed, according to Greece’s public broadcaster, ERT.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
12 May 2026
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The surge triggered severe erosion, damaged the powerhouse and nearby switchyards, washed debris into the North Yuba River and destroyed portions of Lake Francis Road.—
Nicole Buss,
Sacbee.com,
12 May 2026
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His choices allow the viewer to drink in the intimate details of the ruined world.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
17 Nov. 2025
Verb
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No two factors have scuttled the Houston Astros more early this season than poor pitching and injuries.—
Matt Kawahara,
Houston Chronicle,
6 May 2026
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In 2020, the singing group first announced plans to reunite for their first tour together since 2009 in 2020, but the Covid pandemic and subsequent legal issues scuttled that tour.—
Daniel Kreps,
Rolling Stone,
4 May 2026
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Upon arrival, police discovered Sheppard’s storm door shattered and the main door ajar.—
Michael Sinkewicz,
FOXNews.com,
10 May 2026
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The same district whose tragedy nearly shattered a community, yet set in place the lives — good or bad, right or wrong — and legacies that followed.—
Jake Goodrick,
Sacbee.com,
9 May 2026
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Over Your Dead Body follows a married couple whose relationship is beyond shipwrecked.—
David Sims,
The Atlantic,
27 Apr. 2026
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In 1543 several Portuguese were shipwrecked on the island of Tanega, off southern Kyushu.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
2 Apr. 2026
Verb
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The facility was demolished in 1960 to make way for a city water plant extension.—
Jeff Kleinman,
Miami Herald,
9 May 2026
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The house was set to be demolished after Sprague died, but instead it was purchased and partially restored by Roger and Mary Mildred DeWitt in the 1960s.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
8 May 2026
Adjective
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The parents were rather devastated.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
27 Apr. 2026
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George suddenly died in 1983 during a secret military overseas operation and left her devastated.—
Caroline Blair,
PEOPLE,
26 Apr. 2026
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“Wrecked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wrecked. Accessed 13 May. 2026.
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