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most of the furniture on the ground floor was wrecked by the floodwaters
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Recent Examples of wrecked
Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 23 Oct. 2025
Behind Sarnow and Common Council members, employees used equipment to lift a wrecked SUV with its left front side smashed in, a somber reminder of the devastation caused by reckless driving.
—Hope Karnopp, jsonline.com, 15 Oct. 2025
In Gaza’s southern city of Khan Younis, hundreds of Palestinians attempted to return to their homes, only to find wrecked buildings, rubble and destruction upon the withdrawal of the Israeli troops.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 10 Oct. 2025
This summer, a Florida man stumbled on a wrecked vessel while fishing with his grandson – possibly a 19th-century ship designed to carry rum.
—Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 8 Oct. 2025
And curiosity to see impact of no Tyreek Hill, out for year with wrecked knee just days after Panthers lost Barkov for season.
—Miami Herald, 5 Oct. 2025
The wrecked streetcar is colored yellow and white and was named the Elevador da Gloria.
—Ross O'Keefe, The Washington Examiner, 4 Sep. 2025
He was found in Laughry Creek near the wrecked SUV and was dressed in only his underwear, the prosecutor said.
—Quinlan Bentley, Cincinnati Enquirer, 18 Aug. 2025
Eventually, the action shifts from Kavalier’s Neverland base to the crash site, where Hermit’s search-and-rescue team and eventually Kirsh and the Lost Boys have to sift through both the wrecked ship and the massive building surrounding it.
—Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 12 Aug. 2025
Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 6 Nov. 2025
The Edmund Fitzgerald remains the largest of all the ships wrecked or sunk by bad weather in the Great Lakes.
—Doyle Rice, USA Today, 3 Nov. 2025
In 1816 the stratosphere was saturated with Tambora’s dust, and sea ice nearly wrecked Scoresby’s ship off the eastern coast of Greenland.
—Literary Hub, 27 Oct. 2025
If Matt had wrecked his bike, broken his collarbone, or been whacked by a car, the decision would be easy.
—Maggie Slepian, Outside, 24 Oct. 2025
After back-to-back freezes wrecked their crops in New Smyrna Beach, the Bryans found fertile land in Hollywood and established the county’s first orange grove on the land the house stands on, Taylor said.
—Amanda Rosa
october 23, Miami Herald, 23 Oct. 2025
The Ravens host the Chicago Bears in what feels like a must-win for a 1-5 Baltimore squad that’s been wrecked by injuries.
—Andy Scholes, CNN Money, 23 Oct. 2025
Rodriguez never reported the crash and told co-workers that his car was stolen and wrecked, according to police.
—MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Oct. 2025
If the 12-point underdog Las Vegas Raiders somehow upset the Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday in Week 7 at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium, defensive end Maxx Crosby will have wrecked the game.
—Kansas City Star, 17 Oct. 2025
Adjective
Many of those games have been thrillers and even wrecked seasons.
—Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 23 Oct. 2025
Behind Sarnow and Common Council members, employees used equipment to lift a wrecked SUV with its left front side smashed in, a somber reminder of the devastation caused by reckless driving.
—Hope Karnopp, jsonline.com, 15 Oct. 2025
In Gaza’s southern city of Khan Younis, hundreds of Palestinians attempted to return to their homes, only to find wrecked buildings, rubble and destruction upon the withdrawal of the Israeli troops.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 10 Oct. 2025
This summer, a Florida man stumbled on a wrecked vessel while fishing with his grandson – possibly a 19th-century ship designed to carry rum.
—Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 8 Oct. 2025
And curiosity to see impact of no Tyreek Hill, out for year with wrecked knee just days after Panthers lost Barkov for season.
—Miami Herald, 5 Oct. 2025
The wrecked streetcar is colored yellow and white and was named the Elevador da Gloria.
—Ross O'Keefe, The Washington Examiner, 4 Sep. 2025
He was found in Laughry Creek near the wrecked SUV and was dressed in only his underwear, the prosecutor said.
—Quinlan Bentley, Cincinnati Enquirer, 18 Aug. 2025
Eventually, the action shifts from Kavalier’s Neverland base to the crash site, where Hermit’s search-and-rescue team and eventually Kirsh and the Lost Boys have to sift through both the wrecked ship and the massive building surrounding it.
—Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 12 Aug. 2025
Verb
Phillips croons about a mother’s bond with her child as Swinton walks off, her character freshly wrecked by a visit with her son in prison.
—Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 6 Nov. 2025
The Edmund Fitzgerald remains the largest of all the ships wrecked or sunk by bad weather in the Great Lakes.
—Doyle Rice, USA Today, 3 Nov. 2025
In 1816 the stratosphere was saturated with Tambora’s dust, and sea ice nearly wrecked Scoresby’s ship off the eastern coast of Greenland.
—Literary Hub, 27 Oct. 2025
If Matt had wrecked his bike, broken his collarbone, or been whacked by a car, the decision would be easy.
—Maggie Slepian, Outside, 24 Oct. 2025
After back-to-back freezes wrecked their crops in New Smyrna Beach, the Bryans found fertile land in Hollywood and established the county’s first orange grove on the land the house stands on, Taylor said.
—Amanda Rosa
october 23, Miami Herald, 23 Oct. 2025
The Ravens host the Chicago Bears in what feels like a must-win for a 1-5 Baltimore squad that’s been wrecked by injuries.
—Andy Scholes, CNN Money, 23 Oct. 2025
Rodriguez never reported the crash and told co-workers that his car was stolen and wrecked, according to police.
—MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Oct. 2025
If the 12-point underdog Las Vegas Raiders somehow upset the Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday in Week 7 at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium, defensive end Maxx Crosby will have wrecked the game.
—Kansas City Star, 17 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for wrecked
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But here, stranded alongside Bradley Cooper (who has the same deer-in-headlights look), she’s completely lost as a Depression-era woman who goes mad after losing a child and directs her fury at a woman who had an illegitimate son with her husband years earlier.—
Tim Grierson,
Vulture,
8 Nov. 2025
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Researchers hypothesize that Earhart did not crash at sea, but instead landed and was stranded on Nikumaroro Island, later perishing there.—
Ashley J. DiMella,
FOXNews.com,
7 Nov. 2025
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Prendergast, whose team discovered the devilish bee in the area, said the sighting of the insect shows the importance of understanding bees before their habitats are destroyed.—
Saleen Martin,
USA Today,
11 Nov. 2025
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The Austrian painter’s record is expected to be shattered again by a monumental, six-foot-tall portrait of a young heiress that was looted by the Nazis and nearly destroyed during World War II.—
Jacqui Palumbo,
CNN Money,
11 Nov. 2025
Verb
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The dismissal of the wire fraud count could have scuttled that case.—
City News Service,
Oc Register,
6 Nov. 2025
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Climate Central released a new version of the database yesterday, reproduced in full with new data collected since the project was scuttled.—
Christian Orozco,
NBC news,
23 Oct. 2025
Verb
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However her past experiences haven't ruined the actress' trips back home.—
Ralphie Aversa,
USA Today,
6 Nov. 2025
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That’s why his mistress threw in with Frank to intimidate Dale into a land deal that would have ruined any chance of Chutto’s family ever getting their land back.—
Amanda Whiting,
Vulture,
5 Nov. 2025
Verb
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The four tried to sail across the sea but were shipwrecked in Spain, where all four of them survived and went on to their next adventure in Not Mexico together.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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That fresh story finds Daryl and Carol shipwrecked in Spain after setting out from England on a boat and fighting a losing battle against a storm.—
Dalton Ross,
EW.com,
26 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Mamdani’s victory places him at the forefront of a global cohort of diaspora leaders who have shattered political ceilings in recent years.—
Rhea Mogul,
CNN Money,
7 Nov. 2025
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Each day is a gamble of life and death, hope and betrayal; friendships run deep and can be shattered in an instant.—
Kaycee Sloan,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
7 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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The devastated city -- which was home to some 60,000 people before Russia's February 2022 full-scale invasion -- has become a key focus of the Kremlin's yearslong push to capture all of Ukraine's eastern Donetsk Oblast, which along with neighboring Luhansk Oblast makes up the Donbas region.—
David Brennan,
ABC News,
6 Nov. 2025
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Snook and Lacy, who display such sharp instincts in their best work, seem to have been directed to overact; cameras freeze on their exaggeratedly bewildered or angry or devastated expressions, putting exclamation points at the end of too many scenes.—
Judy Berman,
Time,
6 Nov. 2025
Verb
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In 2024, the abanonded LaGrave Field baseball stadium was demolished.—
Fousia Abdullahi,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
8 Nov. 2025
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The tall high-rise buildings not demolished in Gaza City are seen in the far distance.—
Daniel Estrin,
NPR,
7 Nov. 2025
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“Wrecked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wrecked. Accessed 18 Nov. 2025.
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