wrecking ball
noun
: a heavy iron or steel ball swung or dropped by a derrick to demolish old buildings
called also wrecker's ball
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Similarly, Trump has promised to take a wrecking ball to virtually all of President Joe Biden’s efforts to reduce carbon emissions and accelerate the shift away from fossil fuels.
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Sophie Tanno, CNN, 1 Dec. 2024
Grotesque inequalities of income, wealth, opportunity, and power have caused most Americans to feel angry, surly, cynical, and ready to take a wrecking ball to the whole system.
—Robert B. Reich, Hartford Courant, 26 Nov. 2024
In that show, the stars and chorus girls of past extravaganzas gather one last time to gaze back before a wrecking ball demolishes the old theater that is being turned into a parking lot.
—Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 23 Nov. 2024
The trailer sees virtual contestants flattened by busses, crushed by wrecking balls and sliced up by massive buzz saws.
—Jack Dunn, Variety, 19 Nov. 2024
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Sophie Tanno, CNN, 1 Dec. 2024
Grotesque inequalities of income, wealth, opportunity, and power have caused most Americans to feel angry, surly, cynical, and ready to take a wrecking ball to the whole system.
—Robert B. Reich, Hartford Courant, 26 Nov. 2024
In that show, the stars and chorus girls of past extravaganzas gather one last time to gaze back before a wrecking ball demolishes the old theater that is being turned into a parking lot.
—Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 23 Nov. 2024
The trailer sees virtual contestants flattened by busses, crushed by wrecking balls and sliced up by massive buzz saws.
—Jack Dunn, Variety, 19 Nov. 2024
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“Wrecking ball.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wrecking%20ball. Accessed 15 Dec. 2024.
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