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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
The city around him still bore the wounds of war, and the jamming together of wreckage and reconstruction had its enduring effect, as Auerbach recalled:
There was a curious feeling of liberty about because everybody who was living there had escaped death in some way.
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Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 21 Nov. 2024
Her father stepped in to assess the financial wreckage.
—Jay Bulger, Vulture, 20 Nov. 2024
Video footage shows the small plane wreckage on fire as firefighters work to put out the flames.
HELICOPTER SPINS OUT OF CONTROL AT TEXAS AIRPORT, CRASHES INTO PARKED CAR: VIDEO
Police confirmed that the five people were killed at the scene.
—Stephen Sorace, Fox News, 6 Nov. 2024
Fewer than 250 people in the world have descended the 12,600 feet to view the Titanic wreckage.
—Carol Besler, Forbes, 23 Oct. 2024
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Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 21 Nov. 2024
Her father stepped in to assess the financial wreckage.
—Jay Bulger, Vulture, 20 Nov. 2024
Video footage shows the small plane wreckage on fire as firefighters work to put out the flames.
HELICOPTER SPINS OUT OF CONTROL AT TEXAS AIRPORT, CRASHES INTO PARKED CAR: VIDEO
Police confirmed that the five people were killed at the scene.
—Stephen Sorace, Fox News, 6 Nov. 2024
Fewer than 250 people in the world have descended the 12,600 feet to view the Titanic wreckage.
—Carol Besler, Forbes, 23 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wreckage
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The lime in the rubble left behind after artillery bombardments helped fertilize the plants, which flourished across Belgium and northern France during the war, then largely disappeared once the lime was gone.Freddie Clayton, NBC News, 10 Nov. 2024
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Case closed, with what’s left of Sofia’s car and Sal Maroni’s whole corpse lying in the rubble for good measure.Andy Andersen, Vulture, 10 Nov. 2024
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That campaign, started during Barack Obama’s presidency, included battles in Mosul, where an effort to evict approximately 5,000 ISIS fighters in the city led to perhaps 10,000 civilian deaths and the destruction of the city.Eugene Kontorovich, The Atlantic, 27 Nov. 2024
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Zepeda pleaded guilty on Aug. 15 to felony destruction of property for dumping a fine red powder over a display case containing the U.S. Constitution in the Rotunda of the Archives building.Stepheny Price, Fox News, 26 Nov. 2024
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As the name implies, a mop-vac rolls a mop and a vacuum into one—sucking up debris and cleaning your floors at the same time.Emily Farris, Bon Appétit, 29 Nov. 2024
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Then on race day Sunday, a crash sent debris into the stands, injuring eight fans.Marco della Cava, USA TODAY, 29 Nov. 2024
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The mayor of a South Carolina town died in a car wreck Tuesday afternoon, with authorities saying that he was being pursued by sheriff's deputies when the crash occurred.Max Hauptman, USA TODAY, 27 Nov. 2024
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Kimberly called and said Savannah had been in a bad wreck and was being life flighted to Vanderbuilt [sic] Medical Center in Nashville!Emma Aerin Becker, People.com, 19 Nov. 2024
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Finding a way to start over The havoc from Cyclone Freddy was widespread across several countries, displacing 650,000 people from their homes in Malawi alone.Lauren Sommer, NPR, 21 Nov. 2024
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Just like hiking the Appalachian Trail, volunteers and officials agreed the repairs and cleanup after Helene’s havoc would be a complex journey for the trail’s enormous community.Graham Hurley, CNN, 20 Nov. 2024
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David Tendler, deliberate and even-keeled, recommends an aggressive response and files an immediate TRO, or Temporary Restraining Order, forcing Han to stop his demolition.Suzanne Seggerman, Curbed, 14 Nov. 2024
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The other player was Kalif Raymond who achieved the feat on Sunday for the Detroit Lions in their demolition of the Tennessee Titans.Ben Morse, CNN, 29 Oct. 2024
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Richard Larn, a diver and shipwreck expert, founded the museum with his wife, Bridget, in 1976.Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 Nov. 2024
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Favoring the right hand Shankland was interested in the idea of studying clavicles, or collarbones, from the shipwreck because the bones showcase unique characteristics related to age, development and growth.Ashley Strickland, CNN, 31 Oct. 2024
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The Browns have suffered losses to the Giants and Raiders on a resume that includes a seemingly inexplicable victory over Baltimore.Jack Magruder, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
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An anonymous donor emailed O’Connell the same day the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel published its Nov. 6 story about the youth shelter’s sudden loss in federal funding.Gina Lee Castro, Journal Sentinel, 20 Nov. 2024
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“Wreckage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wreckage. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.
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