as in collisions
the violent coming together of two bodies into destructive contact
a dangerous stretch of roadway that has been the scene of numerous car wrecks
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as in ruins
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 wrecks
Hali Smith,
Idaho Statesman,
18 June 2026
The Discovery Channel got involved in early 2026 and recruited Calvin Mires, a maritime archaeologist for Marine Imaging Technologies, who has worked on many World War II wrecks.
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Katie Hunt,
CNN Money,
18 June 2026
Neighbors worried the venue would mean more congestion and wrecks and lower property values.
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Joe Marusak
june 9,
Charlotte Observer,
9 June 2026
The impact with Bell's Camry severely deformed the SAFER barrier, which is comprised of steel and foam to absorb energy in wrecks.
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CBS News,
8 June 2026
The impact with Bell’s Camry severely deformed the SAFER barrier, which is comprised of steel and foam to absorb energy in wrecks.
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ABC News,
7 June 2026
Rewind through the best moments of 2026 NASCAR All-Star Race at as Denny Hamlin cashes in with the win after several early wrecks.
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Jeff Gluck,
New York Times,
19 May 2026
McNeal’s unit handles patients who are coming out of surgery or have trauma from car wrecks or falls.
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Laura Berrios,
AJC.com,
7 May 2026
Tesla is recalling over 218,000 vehicles because when drivers reverse, the rearview camera image may lag, potentially causing wrecks and injuries, according to a notice posted by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
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Saleen Martin,
USA Today,
6 May 2026
Jeff Gluck,
New York Times,
21 May 2026
The change launches biannual arguments about the practice, wrecks havoc on sleep and has inspired voters to go to California polls.
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Hannah Poukish,
Sacbee.com,
7 Mar. 2026
In a film like this, you’re ostensibly meant to root against the terror that the central characters wrecks on his victims.
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Alison Foreman,
IndieWire,
16 Jan. 2026
This process wrecks kidney and heart tissue, causing the heart to enlarge and blood vessels to become stiffer, impeding circulation and setting the stage for clots.
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Jyoti Madhusoodanan,
Scientific American,
16 Dec. 2025
The larger dragon has two car launchers and a fire-breathing effect that wrecks passing cars.
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Clint Davis,
PEOPLE,
27 Nov. 2025
That sport is so incredible and wrecks your body.
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Glenn Garner,
Deadline,
23 Oct. 2025
Messy data wrecks forecasts, distorts reporting and wastes time.
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Thasha Batts,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
Noun
The most wrecks recorded that year were in June, according to the state transportation department.
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Hali Smith,
Idaho Statesman,
18 June 2026
The Discovery Channel got involved in early 2026 and recruited Calvin Mires, a maritime archaeologist for Marine Imaging Technologies, who has worked on many World War II wrecks.
—
Katie Hunt,
CNN Money,
18 June 2026
Neighbors worried the venue would mean more congestion and wrecks and lower property values.
—
Joe Marusak
june 9,
Charlotte Observer,
9 June 2026
The impact with Bell's Camry severely deformed the SAFER barrier, which is comprised of steel and foam to absorb energy in wrecks.
—
CBS News,
8 June 2026
The impact with Bell’s Camry severely deformed the SAFER barrier, which is comprised of steel and foam to absorb energy in wrecks.
—
ABC News,
7 June 2026
Rewind through the best moments of 2026 NASCAR All-Star Race at as Denny Hamlin cashes in with the win after several early wrecks.
—
Jeff Gluck,
New York Times,
19 May 2026
McNeal’s unit handles patients who are coming out of surgery or have trauma from car wrecks or falls.
—
Laura Berrios,
AJC.com,
7 May 2026
Tesla is recalling over 218,000 vehicles because when drivers reverse, the rearview camera image may lag, potentially causing wrecks and injuries, according to a notice posted by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
—
Saleen Martin,
USA Today,
6 May 2026
Verb
Kyle Busch wrecks Ron Hornaday under caution!
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Jeff Gluck,
New York Times,
21 May 2026
The change launches biannual arguments about the practice, wrecks havoc on sleep and has inspired voters to go to California polls.
—
Hannah Poukish,
Sacbee.com,
7 Mar. 2026
In a film like this, you’re ostensibly meant to root against the terror that the central characters wrecks on his victims.
—
Alison Foreman,
IndieWire,
16 Jan. 2026
This process wrecks kidney and heart tissue, causing the heart to enlarge and blood vessels to become stiffer, impeding circulation and setting the stage for clots.
—
Jyoti Madhusoodanan,
Scientific American,
16 Dec. 2025
The larger dragon has two car launchers and a fire-breathing effect that wrecks passing cars.
—
Clint Davis,
PEOPLE,
27 Nov. 2025
That sport is so incredible and wrecks your body.
—
Glenn Garner,
Deadline,
23 Oct. 2025
Messy data wrecks forecasts, distorts reporting and wastes time.
—
Thasha Batts,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for wrecks
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Train collisions are relatively rare in Britain.
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At least two vehicle collisions involving ICE arrests have been reported in the Chicago area in the last month.
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In Lord of the Flies by William Golding, young boys gradually become feral and sadistic when trapped on an island together, and in Shakespeare’s The Tempest, Prospero magically shipwrecks his brother and his allies so that they will all be exiled together under his watch.
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Nothing ruins the start of a weekend away faster than wrestling with an overstuffed bag.
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Again, don't wring the suit, which ruins the shape.
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Elmo Fire Department Elmo, an unincorporated community in Kaufman County, requested mutual aid from College Mound and Wills Point due to the number of vehicles involved and additional minor crashes in the eastbound lanes.
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The concept was also connected to my fascination with investigations, especially documentary series focused on airplane crashes and aviation mysteries.
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Besides the occasional random spider that scuttles indoors, some spiders can live in out-of-the-way spots in your home, such as along ceilings or in basements and behind clutter.
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The agreement follows years of uncertainty over the papers' future and scuttles a rival bid by the owner of the Daily Mail to buy the Telegraph titles.
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An agent that cannot reliably query real-time pricing and inventory, or that cannot preserve brand logic through a checkout flow, destroys the value that luxury merchants have spent decades building.
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April freeze destroys crops Early on the morning of April 21, temperatures in Maryland dropped into the low 20s after weeks of unseasonably warm weather.
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The alert also cited jet ski accidents involving American citizens, including a rider killed in a boat collision and cases of operators ignoring warnings of dangerous weather.
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Founded in 1978, the auxiliary supports sworn officers at accidents sites and natural disasters and other emergences by providing crowd control and traffic direction.
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The formula also prioritizes the actual hair strands with rosemary and biotinoyl tripeptide-1, which both help to strengthen strands to reduce breakage over time.
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The aftermath of one of Otto’s decisions gives Beever as Léna some rich material to work through, but strands Machado-Graner to an extent, including in a short subplot that feels like it was plucked from an entirely different screenplay.
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“Wrecks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wrecks. Accessed 27 Jun. 2026.
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