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Recent Examples of wrecker
Senior Javon Jones is a game-wrecker on the Eaglecrest defensive front.
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Matt Schubert, Denver Post, 29 Oct. 2025
Mack, in particular, is renowned as a wrecker of plays at the line of scrimmage, although he is best known for his relentless pursuit of quarterbacks.
—Elliott Teaford, Oc Register, 18 Oct. 2025
One person was killed and another injured after a Corvette collided with a wrecker Thursday evening in east Grand Prairie, police say.
—Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 Oct. 2025
Whereas Jonathan Greenard is a game-wrecker against the run and pass, and Van Ginkel erases most screens and outlet passes to the perimeter, Turner isn’t that type of guy right now.
—Alec Lewis, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025
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Matt Schubert, Denver Post, 29 Oct. 2025
Mack, in particular, is renowned as a wrecker of plays at the line of scrimmage, although he is best known for his relentless pursuit of quarterbacks.
—Elliott Teaford, Oc Register, 18 Oct. 2025
One person was killed and another injured after a Corvette collided with a wrecker Thursday evening in east Grand Prairie, police say.
—Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 Oct. 2025
Whereas Jonathan Greenard is a game-wrecker against the run and pass, and Van Ginkel erases most screens and outlet passes to the perimeter, Turner isn’t that type of guy right now.
—Alec Lewis, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wrecker
Noun
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Team players can win more often than saboteurs.—
Magi Helena,
Dallas Morning News,
7 Mar. 2026
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Ukraine has denied involvement in damage to one of the pipelines, but investigators in Germany have said the saboteurs were Ukrainian.—
Holly Ellyatt,
CNBC,
26 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Start with your biggest time waster and build from there.—
Jodie Cook,
Forbes.com,
23 Jan. 2026
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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
Noun
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And at one point, a Houthi missile came within seconds of hitting a US destroyer.—
Brad Lendon,
CNN Money,
16 Mar. 2026
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The French navy’s swift deployment contrasts with the United Kingdom's delay in sending the HMS Dragon destroyer, which left Portsmouth, England, on March 10.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
16 Mar. 2026
Noun
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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 19 Mar. 2026.
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