wrecker

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Recent Examples of wrecker But the Esko native might not be the most dangerous play-wrecker on that side of the ball. Andy Greder, Twin Cities, 18 Aug. 2025 In this practice, a choreographer (the wreckee) invites another choreographer (the wrecker) to remake the wreckee’s dance as a way to get honest feedback. Lisa Deaderick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Aug. 2025 Dexter Lawrence is the Giants’ best player, their game-wrecker. Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 16 Aug. 2025 First responders needed a wrecker to move the car and get Jones out, Judd said. Olivia Lloyd, Miami Herald, 13 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for wrecker
Recent Examples of Synonyms for wrecker
Noun
  • But hidden away in a secret HQ, a group of celebrity saboteurs are watching their every move, carrying out missions designed to disrupt their success.
    Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 9 Oct. 2025
  • Even far from the front line, soldiers tend to dress casually—presumably because of the risk of spies or saboteurs.
    Robert F. Worth, The Atlantic, 7 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Show me exactly how to reorganize my day to focus on growth drivers first, which of my tasks are secretly time-wasters dressed as important work, and how to say no to everything else.
    Jodie Cook, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
  • For example, default settings for focus time added blocking of sites in the categories Shopping, Tabloids, and Time wasters.
    PCMAG, PCMAG, 13 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Recently, a Chinese navy destroyer reportedly collided with a Chinese coast guard ship during an encounter with a Philippine vessel.
    Micah McCartney, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Oct. 2025
  • In 1908, a 23-year-old Navy officer ran the USS Decatur, a destroyer with a crew of 75 men, aground while entering a harbor in the Philippines.
    Davis Winkie, USA Today, 14 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Everyone cosplays as a wasteland ravager, depraved, ugly, and dirty, talking about cannibalism and the brutality of all sorts.
    Rafael Motamayor, Vulture, 7 Aug. 2025

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“Wrecker.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wrecker. Accessed 18 Oct. 2025.

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