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Recent Examples of wrecker
One person was killed and another injured after a Corvette collided with a wrecker Thursday evening in east Grand Prairie, police say.
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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
Bosa has already been a game-wrecker through two games thus far.
—James Brizuela, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Sep. 2025
The Packers have the NFL’s youngest roster for a third straight year, a group of young, gifted players that might need a game-wrecker to get them over the hump.
—Rob Reischel, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025
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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
Bosa has already been a game-wrecker through two games thus far.
—James Brizuela, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Sep. 2025
The Packers have the NFL’s youngest roster for a third straight year, a group of young, gifted players that might need a game-wrecker to get them over the hump.
—Rob Reischel, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wrecker
Noun
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In researching a story that spans the globe, Fox uncovers her mother’s true experience from Nazi slave to freedom fighter, from refugee to spy and saboteur.—
Ben Crandell,
Sun Sentinel,
17 Feb. 2026
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As online reviews turn vicious and everyone from staff to local collaborators falls under suspicion, Orsa must uncover the saboteur before the evening—and her pristine reputation—crumbles.—
Kait Hanson,
Southern Living,
31 Jan. 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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Although their destroyer was somewhat imprudently named HMS Brazen.—
Reader Commentary,
Baltimore Sun,
21 Feb. 2026
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All hail Anthropic, the destroyer of everything.—
Jim Cramer,
CNBC,
15 Feb. 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 26 Feb. 2026.
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