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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
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
In the video, he could be seen holding his hands up in front of a wrecked Tesla as officers appeared to pry open the garage door.
—Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 10 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
The 14-year-old and the 25-year-old climbed out of the wrecked car, saw a man recording on their phone, and assaulted him, taking away the phone.
—Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 23 Jan. 2026
The driver then got out of the wrecked vehicle and fled on foot, police said.
—Ben Wheeler, Kansas City Star, 5 Jan. 2026
Lowell plunders an emerald out of a wrecked ship, starts a fistfight with a local ruler, nearly dies when a boa constrictor wraps itself around her neck, and is wounded by an alligator.
—Michael Waters, New Yorker, 3 Jan. 2026
Back on the trail for Hank, the Ghoul and Lucy come across a wrecked vault hidden behind a drive-in cinema.
—Jack King, Vulture, 17 Dec. 2025
Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 2 Mar. 2026
Northern Nigeria is in the grip of a complex security crisis featuring both Islamic militants operating in the northeast and armed criminal gangs kidnapping people for ransom who have wrecked havoc in the northwest and north-central regions.
—ABC News, 1 Mar. 2026
Private equity firms are going to go down because so many companies will be wrecked by AI.
—Jim Cramer, CNBC, 1 Mar. 2026
Jerry Cantrell wrecked my go-kart.
—Ed Masley, AZCentral.com, 26 Feb. 2026
This front office has completely wrecked the offense and was somehow afforded the chance to fix it.
—Zac Jackson, New York Times, 23 Feb. 2026
His digestive system was wrecked by recurring dysentery and colic, and the calomel prescribed by his doctors only made things worse.
—Literary Hub, 23 Feb. 2026
The 1992 play was produced for the Paradise Factory theater in Greenwich Village, which credits Noonan for opening the space where an ice cream shop and hat factory operated before a fire wrecked the building.
—Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 18 Feb. 2026
But in one election, our state can be upended by the failed socialist policies that have wrecked other states.
—Eleanor Dearman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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
In the video, he could be seen holding his hands up in front of a wrecked Tesla as officers appeared to pry open the garage door.
—Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 10 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
The 14-year-old and the 25-year-old climbed out of the wrecked car, saw a man recording on their phone, and assaulted him, taking away the phone.
—Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 23 Jan. 2026
The driver then got out of the wrecked vehicle and fled on foot, police said.
—Ben Wheeler, Kansas City Star, 5 Jan. 2026
Lowell plunders an emerald out of a wrecked ship, starts a fistfight with a local ruler, nearly dies when a boa constrictor wraps itself around her neck, and is wounded by an alligator.
—Michael Waters, New Yorker, 3 Jan. 2026
Back on the trail for Hank, the Ghoul and Lucy come across a wrecked vault hidden behind a drive-in cinema.
—Jack King, Vulture, 17 Dec. 2025
Verb
But looking back on his career, Schwarzman advised young professionals against a work habit that completely wrecked his nervous system.
—Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 2 Mar. 2026
Northern Nigeria is in the grip of a complex security crisis featuring both Islamic militants operating in the northeast and armed criminal gangs kidnapping people for ransom who have wrecked havoc in the northwest and north-central regions.
—ABC News, 1 Mar. 2026
Private equity firms are going to go down because so many companies will be wrecked by AI.
—Jim Cramer, CNBC, 1 Mar. 2026
Jerry Cantrell wrecked my go-kart.
—Ed Masley, AZCentral.com, 26 Feb. 2026
This front office has completely wrecked the offense and was somehow afforded the chance to fix it.
—Zac Jackson, New York Times, 23 Feb. 2026
His digestive system was wrecked by recurring dysentery and colic, and the calomel prescribed by his doctors only made things worse.
—Literary Hub, 23 Feb. 2026
The 1992 play was produced for the Paradise Factory theater in Greenwich Village, which credits Noonan for opening the space where an ice cream shop and hat factory operated before a fire wrecked the building.
—Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 18 Feb. 2026
But in one election, our state can be upended by the failed socialist policies that have wrecked other states.
—Eleanor Dearman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for wrecked
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Peach growers throughout the Yuba-Sutter area and Central Valley are reckoning with the fallout from Del Monte’s bankruptcy, which stranded many growers with 20-year contracts for peaches totaling more than $550 million.—
Jake Goodrick,
Sacbee.com,
26 Feb. 2026
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Rocker stranded a runner at third base to end the first inning.—
Shawn McFarland,
Dallas Morning News,
26 Feb. 2026
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The United States destroyed a key Iranian naval base in the Straight of Hormuz, sinking many vessels present, as the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps announced the shipping lane was officially closed.—
Brady Knox,
The Washington Examiner,
3 Mar. 2026
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Aircraft shelters at the air base to the north of the complex also appear to be damaged or destroyed.—
Victoria Beaule,
ABC News,
3 Mar. 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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The league and its union couldn’t reach an agreement on a 2020 event, and the 2024 plans were scuttled during to complications surrounding Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.—
Eben Novy-Williams,
Sportico.com,
22 Feb. 2026
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Other deals have been announced but not finalized, though buyers scuttled sales in eight locations.—
Heather Hollingsworth,
Los Angeles Times,
22 Feb. 2026
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The chain of events triggered by the October 7, 2023, attacks on Israel by Hamas shattered the image of Iran as an impenetrable and defiant regional power.—
Abbas Al Lawati,
CNN Money,
1 Mar. 2026
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Then spring dreams are shattered.—
Beth Botts,
Chicago Tribune,
28 Feb. 2026
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Get shipwrecked on a Robinson Crusoe beach with a picnic of yellowfin ceviche?—
Tristan Rutherford,
Robb Report,
26 Jan. 2026
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In this film, the pups get shipwrecked on a mysterious dinosaur island.—
Lauren Brown West-Rosenthal,
Parents,
1 Jan. 2026
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Many historic buildings were demolished in the 1960s through the 1980s during the Skyline Urban Renewal Project and a series of suspicious fires to make way for parking lots for downtown high-rises fueled by an oil and gas boom.—
Jessica Alvarado Gamez,
Denver Post,
1 Mar. 2026
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The Home Insurance Building was demolished in 1931 to make way for the 42-story Field Building, which became the city’s largest office building at the time.—
Kori Rumore,
Chicago Tribune,
1 Mar. 2026
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That the Fendons don’t think to immediately tell their devastated adult son, Harry (Craig Roberts), that his dad is still alive is only the first delightfully absurd wrinkle in this mischievous black comedy.—
Judy Berman,
Time,
27 Feb. 2026
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In just a few hours, the closing announcement attracted hundreds of comments and shares from devastated loyal customers who said the pizza has been a mainstay at local events since their youth.—
Neal Riley,
CBS News,
18 Feb. 2026
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