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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
Grethel Aguila,
Miami Herald,
19 June 2026
Antunez got out of the wrecked vehicle and tried to flee on foot but was arrested by an OHA officer.
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Harry Harris,
Mercury News,
16 June 2026
But another, much younger linden next to the Dean House could claim the legacy of its wrecked sibling.
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Paul Eisenberg,
Chicago Tribune,
15 June 2026
The officer pulled his weapon and ordered him to stay in the wrecked car.
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Michael Abeyta,
CBS News,
6 June 2026
For days, no one connected the wrecked car to Marcus.
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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.
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Emily Blackwood,
PEOPLE,
1 May 2026
In recent days, refugees have begun returning to wrecked villages and towns.
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Hussein Ibish,
The Atlantic,
23 Apr. 2026
The firefighters took three injured people out of the wrecked car.
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Rosalio Ahumada,
Sacbee.com,
17 Apr. 2026
CBS News,
19 June 2026
Jane Ragsdale’s best friend Christine Chenoweth, a pastoral counselor and former Presbyterian minister, says the South Fork of the Guadalupe is now lousy and wrecked and haunted.
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Karen Valby,
Vanity Fair,
16 June 2026
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.
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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.
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David Goodhue,
Miami Herald,
11 June 2026
Carson wrecked damn near everyone yesterday, finished fifth, and was ELECTRIC from start to finish.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Wesley Stenzel,
Entertainment Weekly,
22 May 2026
Adjective
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.
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Grethel Aguila,
Miami Herald,
19 June 2026
Antunez got out of the wrecked vehicle and tried to flee on foot but was arrested by an OHA officer.
—
Harry Harris,
Mercury News,
16 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
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
Verb
Just across the Mississippi River in Avondale, Louisiana, a tornado wrecked four homes, Jefferson Parish spokeswoman Rachel Strassel said.
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CBS News,
19 June 2026
Jane Ragsdale’s best friend Christine Chenoweth, a pastoral counselor and former Presbyterian minister, says the South Fork of the Guadalupe is now lousy and wrecked and haunted.
—
Karen Valby,
Vanity Fair,
16 June 2026
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
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.
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The group brought snacks, pasta and bottles of water for survivors of the crash who were left stranded in Mendon.
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Minnesota stranded five on base in the final three innings, two of them in scoring position.
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The second inferno killed 12 people, destroyed 6,500 structures across the Palisades and Malibu and cost billions in damage and insurance claims.
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In Paradise, California, a community destroyed by wildfire adopted the ‘Wildfire Prepared Home Standard’ as its mandatory rebuilding benchmark.
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Various countries are deploying rescue teams to Venezuela and pledges of foreign aid are pouring in after twin earthquakes destroyed neighborhoods and devastated communities.
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With this growth came the construction of new factories, freeways and high-rise condos, while devastated wetlands once inhabited by cranes were systematically drained and repurposed for human use, never to return.
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His obsession with the SAVE America Act has already scuttled the reauthorization of a surveillance tool and nearly ruined GOP efforts to increase immigration enforcement spending.
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Trump told Axios on Sunday that the Israeli strikes in Beirut almost scuttled the signing of a memorandum of understanding with Iran to a ceasefire, agree to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and enter into negotiations related to their nuclear program.
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In March, prolonged high temperatures shattered dozens of records in Southern California.
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Williams arrived to find the business' windows shattered, after the roof of nearby restaurant Jay's Backyard BBQ collapsed in the blaze.
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Cells called osteoclasts remove old or damaged bone, while osteoblasts build new bone in its place.
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For the best results, use its gummies to help stall the process from within; apply its serum daily to repair damaged follicles; and schedule professional sessions for its Xvie XO Concentrate, a peptide- and exosome-rich treatment designed to reactivate dormant follicles.
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Over Your Dead Body follows a married couple whose relationship is beyond shipwrecked.
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In 1543 several Portuguese were shipwrecked on the island of Tanega, off southern Kyushu.
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“Wrecked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wrecked. Accessed 27 Jun. 2026.
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