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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
Instead, the film adopts an impressionistic approach by allowing O’Neill’s numerous alternative theories to emerge from the historical wreckage.
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Vikram Murthi, IndieWire, 6 Mar. 2025
In north Gaza, little to salvage Even if the fighting has stopped – for now – the battle to survive in the wreckage of northern Gaza is only just beginning.
—Taylor Luck, The Christian Science Monitor, 4 Mar. 2025
Nearby aircraft soared overhead to look for the wreckage and any survivors.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 Mar. 2025
Jennifer shared photos of the helicopter wreckage as well as her husband in the hospital.
—Victoria Edel, People.com, 24 Feb. 2025
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Vikram Murthi, IndieWire, 6 Mar. 2025
In north Gaza, little to salvage Even if the fighting has stopped – for now – the battle to survive in the wreckage of northern Gaza is only just beginning.
—Taylor Luck, The Christian Science Monitor, 4 Mar. 2025
Nearby aircraft soared overhead to look for the wreckage and any survivors.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 Mar. 2025
Jennifer shared photos of the helicopter wreckage as well as her husband in the hospital.
—Victoria Edel, People.com, 24 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wreckage
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The accompanying film poster features Grande levitating with rubble scattered on the ground beneath her.—
Larisha Paul,
Rolling Stone,
12 Mar. 2025
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Some environmental features such as floating rubbles can be activated multiple times.—
Faisal Kutty,
Newsweek,
11 Mar. 2025
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The war at its height displaced around 90% of Gaza’s population and has caused vast destruction across the territory.—
Ibrahim Hazboun,
Los Angeles Times,
21 Mar. 2025
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Given Björk’s ongoing activism through song, the film will also curate a postapocalyptic utopia, void of environmental destruction.—
Kalia Richardson,
Rolling Stone,
20 Mar. 2025
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The building, a five-story apartment complex located in the southern Italian city of Bari, collapsed on Wednesday, March 5 — trapping a woman, 74, beneath the debris, Wanted in Rome — an English magazine for expats in Italy — reports, citing Italian outlet ANSA.—
Rachel Raposas,
People.com,
11 Mar. 2025
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Musk brushed off the rocket mishaps, replying to a photo of himself looking at debris from one of SpaceX’s multiple early rocket failures.—
Hadas Gold,
CNN,
11 Mar. 2025
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Since his car wreck in February 2021, Woods has not played a consistent schedule.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
21 Mar. 2025
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The officer had told John Miller his son had been in the wreck on St. Patrick’s Day.—
Ellen Moynihan,
New York Daily News,
20 Mar. 2025
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Scott Bassett Orlando Trump’s policies are a money-grab Donald Trump’s trade war is causing havoc in the markets as prices rise due to insane tariffs on our closest neighbors.—
Letters to the Editor,
Orlando Sentinel,
20 Mar. 2025
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Inevitably, leaders ignore the subtle signals of havoc and become overwhelmed when major disruptions inevitably occur.—
Dan Pontefract,
Forbes,
19 Mar. 2025
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Boston mayoral candidate Josh Kraft is building on his past calls for Mayor Michelle Wu to halt demolition of White Stadium by now pressing Wu to cancel the city’s lease with the for-profit group vying to bring a new pro women’s soccer team there.—
Gayla Cawley,
Boston Herald,
12 Mar. 2025
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The demolition of the first section began Feb. 25, with the first two sections of tile replacement completed in early March.—
Sharon Kennedy Wynne,
Orlando Sentinel,
12 Mar. 2025
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Listed on the National Register of Historic Places, this grouping of about 40 homes on stilts was built in the mid-1800s using wood that washed up on shore from shipwrecks.—
Tara Massouleh McCay,
Southern Living,
11 Mar. 2025
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Alex already has survived a big game attack and a shipwreck.—
Kimberly Roots,
TVLine,
9 Mar. 2025
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Between those losses, Illinois won four straight games in promising fashion: two against Iowa, at then-No. 13 Michigan and against then-No. 18 Purdue.—
Colleen Kane,
Chicago Tribune,
17 Mar. 2025
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During the losing streak there have been competitive losses to elite teams, as well as a home overtime loss to the Knicks two weeks ago before the start of the skid.—
Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
16 Mar. 2025
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“Wreckage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wreckage. Accessed 26 Mar. 2025.
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