Thesaurus results for WREAK

wreak

verb

as in to inflict

to cause to suffer punishment or vengeance for wreaked their vengeance on those they considered enemies

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Recent Examples of wreak If sanctions wreaked too much havoc on Russia, the fallout would quickly reach Europe and then the United States. —Edward Fishman, The Atlantic, 24 Feb. 2025 But the spirit of mob procedure seemed to have fastened itself upon the lawless classes, and the grim process that at first was invoked to declare justice was made the excuse to wreak vengeance and cover crime. —Liz Tracey, JSTOR Daily, 21 Feb. 2025 The dollar represents a claim upon the economic resources and credit of the U.S., which is a Very Big Thing, and which, despite the incalculable devastation wreaked by the great egg price horror of 2023, remains alive and kicking. —Pat Beall, Sun Sentinel, 24 Jan. 2025 The latest release from Aardman Studios, Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl, marks a major first for the franchise, bringing back an old villain to wreak revenge on the titular two. —Dani Di Placido, Forbes, 9 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for wreak