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Recent Examples of wrecked
Harry Harris, Mercury News, 8 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
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
Will Weissert, Los Angeles Times, 13 June 2026
The six jurors in George Pino’s vessel-homicide and manslaughter trial took a road trip to North Miami on Thursday morning to view his boat, which was wrecked in the crash that killed a teenage girl and severely injured two others.
—David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 11 June 2026
Carson wrecked damn near everyone yesterday, finished fifth, and was ELECTRIC from start to finish.
—Zach Dean Outkick, FOXNews.com, 8 June 2026
And for the first time this season, the cars wrecked completely flat-out; with no long straights and plenty of braking zones, the cars were not energy-limited for once this season.
—Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 8 June 2026
Injuries to integral players have wrecked the roster and some reinforcements Brown signed this winter have not stepped up in their absence.
—Chandler Rome, New York Times, 25 May 2026
My body is wrecked, my lower back is f---ed, but nothing is broken, which feels like a miracle.
—Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 22 May 2026
Then, in October, the pace picked up; over just a few days, a series of explosions wrecked a police monument in Chicago, the Marin County Hall of Justice, a Queens courthouse, and the Harvard Center for International Affairs.
—Literary Hub, 19 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
Adjective
The driver got out of the wrecked vehicle and tried to run away but was arrested by an OHA officer, police said.
—Harry Harris, Mercury News, 8 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
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
Verb
Guerrero Flores returned to the prison in Aragua on murder and other convictions in 2013, when Venezuela’s crisis began and corruption, mismanagement and a drop in crude prices wrecked the oil-dependent economy.
—Will Weissert, Los Angeles Times, 13 June 2026
The six jurors in George Pino’s vessel-homicide and manslaughter trial took a road trip to North Miami on Thursday morning to view his boat, which was wrecked in the crash that killed a teenage girl and severely injured two others.
—David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 11 June 2026
Carson wrecked damn near everyone yesterday, finished fifth, and was ELECTRIC from start to finish.
—Zach Dean Outkick, FOXNews.com, 8 June 2026
And for the first time this season, the cars wrecked completely flat-out; with no long straights and plenty of braking zones, the cars were not energy-limited for once this season.
—Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 8 June 2026
Injuries to integral players have wrecked the roster and some reinforcements Brown signed this winter have not stepped up in their absence.
—Chandler Rome, New York Times, 25 May 2026
My body is wrecked, my lower back is f---ed, but nothing is broken, which feels like a miracle.
—Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 22 May 2026
Then, in October, the pace picked up; over just a few days, a series of explosions wrecked a police monument in Chicago, the Marin County Hall of Justice, a Queens courthouse, and the Harvard Center for International Affairs.
—Literary Hub, 19 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for wrecked
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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
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Earlier this week, Kpler estimated around 220 tankers and 500 ships were stranded in the Persian Gulf.—
Lou Robinson,
CNN Money,
19 June 2026
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Kayakers contacted law enforcement after spotting a vehicle stranded on a steep embankment near milepost 4 on South Fork Road, close to the South Fork of the Payette River, that same day.—
Shannon Tyler,
Idaho Statesman,
18 June 2026
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The crash sparked a fire that destroyed the aircraft, which was operating as a skydiving flight, according to the NTSB.—
Thao Nguyen,
USA Today,
16 June 2026
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The fire burned more than 60 acres and destroyed several structures, including homes, according to CBS Los Angeles.—
Ruben Vives,
Los Angeles Times,
16 June 2026
Adjective
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But last month, Lara took legal action against State Farm, alleging the company mishandled wildfire claims in the devastated Los Angeles fire zones.—
Pat Maio,
Oc Register,
3 June 2026
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Sadly, Nick dies in a tragic car accident in the penultimate episode of The Four Seasons Season 1, leaving behind a group of devastated friends and family members, including Ginny, who is revealed to be pregnant in the season finale.—
Tim Lammers,
Forbes.com,
29 May 2026
Verb
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By 1992, more than $50 million had been spent in restoration and renovation, but the project was scuttled by a bankruptcy.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
11 June 2026
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When French ships carrying troops were spotted off the Georgia coast, British forces scuttled at least six ships in the Savannah River downstream from the city to block the French vessels.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
4 June 2026
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Nothing shattered, nothing broke, in video of the testing provided to The Atlanta Journal-Constitution by MARTA.—
Sara Gregory,
AJC.com,
13 June 2026
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The school’s windows were cracked, some shattered, while the roof had peeled off in places.—
Tess Kenny,
Chicago Tribune,
13 June 2026
Adjective
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Multiple agencies from the region helped local first responders search and assess damaged areas, town officials said on social media.—
DAVE COLLINS,
Arkansas Online,
13 June 2026
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Residents began sharing reports on neighborhood Facebook groups in recent days, with several posting photos of damaged tires and doorbell camera footage from around the area of 77th Street to 81st Street, between Brookside Street and Oak Street.—
Ben Wheeler,
Kansas City Star,
12 June 2026
Verb
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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
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