wreak havoc
idiom
: to cause great damage
A powerful tornado wreaked havoc on the small village.
The virus wreaked havoc on my computer.
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There are six teams on a bye week, which could wreak havoc on your starting lineup.
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Jim Reineking, USA TODAY, 6 Dec. 2024
If winter’s biting cold is already wreaking havoc (read: extreme dryness) on your hands, adding the best cuticle treatment to your hand-cream regimen can provide the skin-softening (and nail-strengthening) support your digits need to look and feel their best.
—Angela Trakoshis, Allure, 6 Dec. 2024
Yemen's Houthi rebels have wreaked havoc there for over a year, targeting maritime commerce with sporadic drone and missile attacks.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 2 Dec. 2024
But the global lust for gold is not just wreaking havoc in Sudan, with the UAE allegedly complicit in laundering illicit gold from the Central African Republic, Mali, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and elsewhere.
—Charlie Campbell / Dubai, TIME, 29 Nov. 2024
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Jim Reineking, USA TODAY, 6 Dec. 2024
If winter’s biting cold is already wreaking havoc (read: extreme dryness) on your hands, adding the best cuticle treatment to your hand-cream regimen can provide the skin-softening (and nail-strengthening) support your digits need to look and feel their best.
—Angela Trakoshis, Allure, 6 Dec. 2024
Yemen's Houthi rebels have wreaked havoc there for over a year, targeting maritime commerce with sporadic drone and missile attacks.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 2 Dec. 2024
But the global lust for gold is not just wreaking havoc in Sudan, with the UAE allegedly complicit in laundering illicit gold from the Central African Republic, Mali, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and elsewhere.
—Charlie Campbell / Dubai, TIME, 29 Nov. 2024
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“Wreak havoc.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wreak%20havoc. Accessed 15 Dec. 2024.
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