wreak havoc
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: to cause great damage
A powerful tornado wreaked havoc on the small village.
The virus wreaked havoc on my computer.
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Operating in loose cooperation with Lebanese insurgents, these militias wreaked havoc on Israeli forces and their collaborators.
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Sarah E. Parkinson, Foreign Affairs, 11 Nov. 2024
These tiny dark-yellowish mollusks, native to rivers in China and Southeast Asia, have already wreaked havoc in South America, and for years have kept officials and ecologists across the United States on high alert.
—Rosanna Xia, Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2024
The non-native mammals have wreaked havoc on indigenous birds and voles since their arrival on the Scottish islands 15 years ago.
—Abby Wilson, theweek, 1 Nov. 2024
The invasive species is wreaking havoc on South Florida's ecosystem.
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The scale at which the Burmese python is able to decimate the native wildlife population in South Florida continues to astonish biologists studying to eradicate the invasive species.
—Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 25 Oct. 2024
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Sarah E. Parkinson, Foreign Affairs, 11 Nov. 2024
These tiny dark-yellowish mollusks, native to rivers in China and Southeast Asia, have already wreaked havoc in South America, and for years have kept officials and ecologists across the United States on high alert.
—Rosanna Xia, Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2024
The non-native mammals have wreaked havoc on indigenous birds and voles since their arrival on the Scottish islands 15 years ago.
—Abby Wilson, theweek, 1 Nov. 2024
The invasive species is wreaking havoc on South Florida's ecosystem.
2:43
Joe Raedle/Getty Images
The scale at which the Burmese python is able to decimate the native wildlife population in South Florida continues to astonish biologists studying to eradicate the invasive species.
—Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 25 Oct. 2024
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