WRECKS Synonyms: 176 Similar and Opposite Words

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noun

plural of wreck

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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verb

present tense third-person singular of wreck

as in shipwrecks

to cause irreparable damage to (a ship) by running aground or sinking many an unwary captain has wrecked his ship on the shoals that surround the island

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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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The job involves high stakes, and having a deficit of said employees fuels a number of near misses of airplane collisions, as close calls involving crashes happen on average multiple times a week per a 2023 New York Times investigation.

Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 4 Oct. 2024
Whether hues of green, red, blue and pink dance about in the sky is due to the altitude in which the collisions occur, as well as the composition and density of the atmosphere at the time.

Eric Lagatta, Journal Sentinel, 3 Oct. 2024

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