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Recent Examples of wrecker
In our case, this was a potential vacation wrecker.
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Basem Wasef, Robb Report, 1 Apr. 2025
As of Sunday afternoon, wreckers were dispatched and the road was anticipated to be cleared shortly, according to Connecticut State Police.
—Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 16 Mar. 2025
If Williams becomes a game wrecker and perennial Pro Bowler in New England and the Panthers’ defensive reinforcements fail to move the needle, Monday might be remembered most for the one that got away.
—Joseph Person, The Athletic, 11 Mar. 2025
Ryles is a leader and 5-foot-3 game wrecker whose 29 points gave the Baltimore native 87 over three games this week.
—Sam Cohn, Baltimore Sun, 28 Feb. 2025
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Basem Wasef, Robb Report, 1 Apr. 2025
As of Sunday afternoon, wreckers were dispatched and the road was anticipated to be cleared shortly, according to Connecticut State Police.
—Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 16 Mar. 2025
If Williams becomes a game wrecker and perennial Pro Bowler in New England and the Panthers’ defensive reinforcements fail to move the needle, Monday might be remembered most for the one that got away.
—Joseph Person, The Athletic, 11 Mar. 2025
Ryles is a leader and 5-foot-3 game wrecker whose 29 points gave the Baltimore native 87 over three games this week.
—Sam Cohn, Baltimore Sun, 28 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wrecker
Noun
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These strands, which conduct information as pulses of light, have long been vulnerable to accidental damage by fishing trawlers and curious marine predators; more recently, there are fears that they’ve been targeted by saboteurs in the Baltic and the Taiwan Strait.—
Katy Waldman,
New Yorker,
19 May 2025
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Police suspected both pranksters and international saboteurs, with public concerns about possible Russian involvement, Reuters reported.—
Shane Croucher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 June 2025
Noun
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Who is a time waster and who is your next biggest client?—
Jodie Cook,
Forbes.com,
30 May 2025
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For example, default settings for focus time added blocking of sites in the categories Shopping, Tabloids, and Time wasters.—
PCMAG,
PCMAG,
13 Jan. 2025
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Multiple destroyers are positioned in the nearby seas.—
Mandy Taheri,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 June 2025
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Two more American destroyers are in the eastern Mediterranean Sea -- each equipped with missile defense systems capable of shooting down Iranian ballistic missiles.—
Shannon K. Kingston,
ABC News,
17 June 2025
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“Wrecker.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wrecker. Accessed 9 Jul. 2025.
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