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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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Recent Examples of wrecked
Greg Cote, Miami Herald, 5 Jan. 2025
Knee and shoulder injuries wrecked her 2024 season, with the Tunisian speaking about needing regular knee injections to be able to play following a third-round defeat to Elina Svitolina at Wimbledon in July.
—Charlie Eccleshare, The Athletic, 28 Dec. 2024
The 1995-97 newspaper strike scrambled the lives of many and wrecked a good deal of camaraderie.
—Tim Kiska, Detroit Free Press, 21 Dec. 2024
So many of those at highest risk are too young to remember the days when HIV wrecked communities.
—Gabrielle Emanuel, NPR, 19 Dec. 2024
The Saints’ imposing pass rush wrecked other attempts.
—Ben Standig, The Athletic, 16 Dec. 2024
Notre Dame, located by the River Seine in Paris, was wrecked by the blaze on April 15, 2019.
—Nicholas Rice, People.com, 7 Dec. 2024
The cathedral by the River Seine in Paris, was wrecked by the blaze on April, 15, 2019.
—Simon Perry, People.com, 6 Dec. 2024
About 6,000 ships have wrecked on the Great Lakes, at least 1,500 of them in Michigan waters, according to the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy.
—Jalen Williams, Detroit Free Press, 29 Nov. 2024
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The venture devised by stars Tiger Woods and Rory Mcilroy was intended to launch a year ago but a storm wrecked the building.
—Greg Cote, Miami Herald, 5 Jan. 2025
Knee and shoulder injuries wrecked her 2024 season, with the Tunisian speaking about needing regular knee injections to be able to play following a third-round defeat to Elina Svitolina at Wimbledon in July.
—Charlie Eccleshare, The Athletic, 28 Dec. 2024
The 1995-97 newspaper strike scrambled the lives of many and wrecked a good deal of camaraderie.
—Tim Kiska, Detroit Free Press, 21 Dec. 2024
So many of those at highest risk are too young to remember the days when HIV wrecked communities.
—Gabrielle Emanuel, NPR, 19 Dec. 2024
The Saints’ imposing pass rush wrecked other attempts.
—Ben Standig, The Athletic, 16 Dec. 2024
Notre Dame, located by the River Seine in Paris, was wrecked by the blaze on April 15, 2019.
—Nicholas Rice, People.com, 7 Dec. 2024
The cathedral by the River Seine in Paris, was wrecked by the blaze on April, 15, 2019.
—Simon Perry, People.com, 6 Dec. 2024
About 6,000 ships have wrecked on the Great Lakes, at least 1,500 of them in Michigan waters, according to the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy.
—Jalen Williams, Detroit Free Press, 29 Nov. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for wrecked
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Helene destroyed homes and roads, stranded residents without phone service and water, and claimed the lives of nearly 250 people throughout the Southeast.—
Emily Shapiro,
ABC News,
26 Dec. 2024
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According to a post on the fire department's Instagram, the pet managed to swim to a nearby island, roughly 75 feet offshore, where the dog became stranded.—
Rachel Raposas,
People.com,
26 Dec. 2024
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Louis Mullan and his younger brother, Theo, were only teenagers when the tsunami destroyed Khao Luk, Thailand, where their family was on vacation, killing their parents.—
Luke Chinman,
People.com,
26 Dec. 2024
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They were just destroyed by the critics in the press, for some reason.—
Samantha Masunaga,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Dec. 2024
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And then in Joker 2, some people complained that the movie was ruined by the images on the screen and the sounds that accompanied them.—
Lexy Perez,
The Hollywood Reporter,
6 Jan. 2025
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Believing their beloved team already ruined mock drafting for the next two months, New York Giants fans probably hope for a loss against a Philadelphia Eagles team expected to rest starters Sunday.—
Jeff Howe,
The Athletic,
4 Jan. 2025
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When the government has demolished shantytowns, citizens have been relocated, but undocumented immigrants have not, UNICEF said.—
Julie Bourdin,
New York Times,
25 Dec. 2024
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Finally, the wall that had the last remaining barely visible image of Christ was demolished.—
Noe Padilla,
The Indianapolis Star,
24 Dec. 2024
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Dad is trying to keep things together, sending his kids to school, feeding them and reading to them at night (although the folkloric story of Baba Yaga might not be most suitable material for devastated pre-teens).—
Damon Wise,
Deadline,
25 Jan. 2025
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Developed by Team Ninja and Platinum Games, the game is set in a devastated, post-apocalyptic Tokyo filled with dark visuals, new enemy types and fresh gameplay that builds on and modernizes the franchise's classic and familiar functions.—
Mary Walrath-Holdridge,
USA TODAY,
24 Jan. 2025
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“Wrecked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wrecked. Accessed 2 Feb. 2025.
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