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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In the 1970s, it was saved from the wrecking ball and named to the National Register of Historic Places.
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Heather Kathryn Ross, Smithsonian Magazine, 28 Feb. 2025
Last year, local cinephiles launched an effort to save the West Newton Cinema from a developer’s wrecking ball.
—Alfredo Sosa, The Christian Science Monitor, 27 Feb. 2025
The distinction there isn’t about ego but whether Musk’s wrecking ball can continue swinging unabated.
—Philip Elliott, TIME, 19 Feb. 2025
On defense, tackle Jalen Carter is a wrecking ball.
—Sam Farmer, Los Angeles Times, 23 Jan. 2025
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Heather Kathryn Ross, Smithsonian Magazine, 28 Feb. 2025
Last year, local cinephiles launched an effort to save the West Newton Cinema from a developer’s wrecking ball.
—Alfredo Sosa, The Christian Science Monitor, 27 Feb. 2025
The distinction there isn’t about ego but whether Musk’s wrecking ball can continue swinging unabated.
—Philip Elliott, TIME, 19 Feb. 2025
On defense, tackle Jalen Carter is a wrecking ball.
—Sam Farmer, Los Angeles Times, 23 Jan. 2025
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“Wrecking ball.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wrecking%20ball. Accessed 18 Mar. 2025.
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