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as in devastation
the state or fact of being rendered nonexistent, physically unsound, or useless
the wreckage of those ancient statues represents a great loss to the art world
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as in rubble
the portion or bits of something left over or behind after it has been destroyed
the wreckage of the cathedral was kept as a memorial and as a reminder of war's terrible cost
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Recent Examples of wreckage
View More When the jaws of life freed him from the wreckage, Ian was still alive, but unconscious.
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Sarah Zhang, The Atlantic, 16 May 2025
The names of the two people found dead in the wreckage of the home has not yet been released.
—Christopher Cann, USA Today, 13 May 2025
The financial wreckage is strewn across Texas, having swept up both wealthy investors and older people with modest incomes who dug into retirement savings on the advice of the same investment advisor used by Carver.
—Anjeanette Damon, ProPublica, 13 May 2025
But the game is attractive in its own way: Demonic portals glow violently and cast an orange light around the rocky environment, and beaming light shafts highlight ghastly scenes, like impaled soldiers and other gruesome wreckage.
—Matthew Buzzi, PC Magazine, 12 May 2025
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Sarah Zhang, The Atlantic, 16 May 2025
The names of the two people found dead in the wreckage of the home has not yet been released.
—Christopher Cann, USA Today, 13 May 2025
The financial wreckage is strewn across Texas, having swept up both wealthy investors and older people with modest incomes who dug into retirement savings on the advice of the same investment advisor used by Carver.
—Anjeanette Damon, ProPublica, 13 May 2025
But the game is attractive in its own way: Demonic portals glow violently and cast an orange light around the rocky environment, and beaming light shafts highlight ghastly scenes, like impaled soldiers and other gruesome wreckage.
—Matthew Buzzi, PC Magazine, 12 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wreckage
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How '9-1-1' moves on after Bobby's death: Tears, anger, and surprise returns Angela Bassett thought her '9-1-1' character would be killed off In the laundry room, Athena finds Donnie and Graham trapped under rubble.—
Randall Colburn,
EW.com,
16 May 2025
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Neighbor Derek Keating ran into the home and attempted to rescue his neighbor, who was trapped under the rubble as gas was leaking.—
Michael Dorgan,
FOXNews.com,
21 May 2025
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What makes that even scarier is that Florida’s road record — an .800 win percentage matched by only 17 other teams in the modern era — actually undersells the destruction.—
The Athletic NHL Staff,
New York Times,
31 May 2025
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Specialists in contemporary conflicts were interested in studying the building before its destruction because of its former use as military barracks, according to a May 28 news release from the French National Institute for Preventive Archaeological Research.—
Irene Wright,
Miami Herald,
30 May 2025
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In February 2025, officials noted that although Lake James is safe for swimming and boating in the summer 2025 season, boaters need to take extra caution with remaining debris in the water after Hurricane Helene.—
Melissa Oyler,
Charlotte Observer,
22 May 2025
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On both occasions, the rocket's upper stage shut down its engines prematurely and the vehicle lost control, breaking apart in the upper atmosphere and spreading debris near the Bahamas and the Turks and Caicos Islands.—
John Timmer,
ArsTechnica,
22 May 2025
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Lynn was involved in a car accident that left her head and body a wreck.—
Jeff Vorva,
Chicago Tribune,
20 May 2025
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Authorities got the call around 7:45 p.m. Sunday, May 18, about a wreck involving an ATV in Cumming, according to the Forsyth County Sheriff’s Office.—
Tanasia Kenney,
Miami Herald,
19 May 2025
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Smoke follows a detective (Jurnee Smollett) and an arson investigator (Taron Egerton) who are trying to catch a pair of serial arsonists wreaking fiery havoc across the Pacific Northwest.—
Madison Bloom,
Pitchfork,
28 May 2025
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Infusing the trenches with Allen and Hargrave should make for more havoc in one-on-one matchups.—
Alec Lewis,
New York Times,
22 May 2025
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If the meltdown occurs in the next 10 days or so, the error is reversible, as the major demolition of Line 2 will not have started and that tube can be kept open, with repairs instituted nights and weekends only.—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
23 May 2025
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The money to pay for the additional costs will be taken from the contingency fund for Project 2, the demolition and reconstruction of the southeast portion of the school which is expected to cost nearly $102 million.—
Bob Skolnik,
Chicago Tribune,
23 May 2025
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The remains were identified as belonging to Henry Goodsell, a captain who died in an 1844 shipwreck off the coast of South Jersey's Brigantine Shoal.—
Andrea Margolis,
FOXNews.com,
29 May 2025
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Dive historic shipwrecks, sail past gorgeous rock formations, and wade in shimmering pools of clear blue water.—
AFAR Media,
AFAR Media,
23 May 2025
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Still grieving the loss of his parents, Elio has trouble fitting in socially with the other kids on the Air Force base, while his aunt has difficulty coping with her new role as an adoptive parent.—
Bill Desowitz,
IndieWire,
27 May 2025
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One of the key themes of Part II is the fact that everyone is only seeing things from their perspective; all these characters who are suffering loss and passing that suffering on to others are doing so in ignorance.—
Christopher Cruz,
Rolling Stone,
27 May 2025
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“Wreckage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wreckage. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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