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as in wrecking
the destruction or loss of a ship
the shipwreck of much of the Spanish Armada ended Spain's plans for invading England
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as in disaster
something that has failed
finally admitted that their marriage was a shipwreck and that the time had come to bail out
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Kathryn Schulz, The New Yorker, 9 Sep. 2024
The Bayesian’s captain and Parker Eaton and Griffiths have reportedly all been placed under investigation for potential multiple manslaughter and negligent shipwreck charges — but that is not the same as being charged with a crime and none of the men have been formally accused of wrongdoing.
—Adam Carlson, Peoplemag, 2 Sep. 2024
Anita Little, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
The story, adapted from Peter Brown’s novel, follows the adventures of a robot (voiced by Lupita Nyong’o) who learns to co-exist with wildlife after being shipwrecked on an uninhabited island.
—Terry Flores, Variety, 25 July 2024
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Noun
In books that teem with danger—snakes, scorpions, shipwrecks, plane crashes, house fires—the chief hazard to children is adults who want to control them.
—Kathryn Schulz, The New Yorker, 9 Sep. 2024
The Bayesian’s captain and Parker Eaton and Griffiths have reportedly all been placed under investigation for potential multiple manslaughter and negligent shipwreck charges — but that is not the same as being charged with a crime and none of the men have been formally accused of wrongdoing.
—Adam Carlson, Peoplemag, 2 Sep. 2024
Verb
The focus of a San Diego Comic-Con panel over the weekend, director Chris Sanders‘ The Wild Robot follows the misadventures of a robot known as Roz (voiced by Lupita Nyong’o) learning to connect with animals after getting shipwrecked on a remote island.
—Anita Little, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
The story, adapted from Peter Brown’s novel, follows the adventures of a robot (voiced by Lupita Nyong’o) who learns to co-exist with wildlife after being shipwrecked on an uninhabited island.
—Terry Flores, Variety, 25 July 2024
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“Shipwreck.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shipwreck. Accessed 4 Nov. 2024.
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