wreaking

verb

Definition of wreakingnext
present participle of wreak
as in inflicting
to cause to suffer punishment or vengeance for wreaked their vengeance on those they considered enemies

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  1. inflicting
  2. imposing
  3. putting
Verb
  • In March, 2000, the dot-com bubble finally burst, and during the subsequent eighteen months the Nasdaq plunged about seventy per cent, inflicting huge losses on those who had got in near the market top.
    John Cassidy, The New Yorker, 23 Dec. 2024
  • Ukraine has endured more than 1,000 days of conflict with Russia, which has steadily advanced westward, inflicting significant damage to the country's energy grid and straining its military capabilities.
    Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 20 Dec. 2024
Definition of inflicting
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  • Temporarily suppressing our rational thought and imposing randomness supercharges unconscious processes.
    Hulan Hagen, Forbes, 26 Dec. 2024
  • At the imposing stone Hotel Pordoi, a former church school on the onetime Austrian border, at more than 7,000 feet, the xx plays on the stereo.
    Toby Skinner, Condé Nast Traveler, 26 Dec. 2024
Definition of imposing
Verb
  • Andy Reid isn’t going to change his grinding approach, putting points at a premium.
    Hank Gola, New York Daily News, 3 Jan. 2025
  • The aviation analytics firm found that less than 75% of JetBlue's flights arrived on schedule, putting the airline behind all the major domestic carriers, including some of its low-cost rivals.
    Kate Gibson, CBS News, 3 Jan. 2025
Definition of putting
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