as in debris
the portion or bits of something left over or behind after it has been destroyed
clearing the rubble after the earthquake
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Recent Examples of rubble
Videos and photos posted by Ukrainian authorities showed part of a high-rise apartment complex collapsed into rubble.
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Joanna Kakissis, NPR, 17 June 2025
Israeli rescue teams combed through the rubble of residential buildings destroyed in strikes to look for survivors after at least 10 people, including children, were killed.
—Sudiksha Kochi, USA Today, 16 June 2025
Search and rescue teams are digging through the rubble left by the bombardments to find victims buried underneath the debris.
—Jade Walker, CNN Money, 16 June 2025
Israel's paramedic services said 34 people were wounded in the barrage on the Tel Aviv area, including a woman who was critically injured after being trapped under rubble.
—Arkansas Online, 13 June 2025
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Joanna Kakissis, NPR, 17 June 2025
Israeli rescue teams combed through the rubble of residential buildings destroyed in strikes to look for survivors after at least 10 people, including children, were killed.
—Sudiksha Kochi, USA Today, 16 June 2025
Search and rescue teams are digging through the rubble left by the bombardments to find victims buried underneath the debris.
—Jade Walker, CNN Money, 16 June 2025
Israel's paramedic services said 34 people were wounded in the barrage on the Tel Aviv area, including a woman who was critically injured after being trapped under rubble.
—Arkansas Online, 13 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rubble
Noun
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Chavez's action on that night left the crowd at Talking Stick Resort Arena in Phoenix, Arizona, showering the ring with debris.—
Trent Reinsmith,
Forbes.com,
27 June 2025
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After 9/11, undocumented immigrants were tasked with cleaning up the debris of the World Trade Center, as Karla Cornejo Villavicencio showed in her book The Undocumented Americans.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
26 June 2025
Noun
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The power of the blast sent wreckage flying across the river into Mexican territory.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
27 June 2025
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The main parts of the wreckage, including the passenger cabin and left wing, came to rest in a neighborhood street about a quarter of a mile away, the NTSB said.—
Pete Muntean,
CNN Money,
18 June 2025
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“Rubble.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rubble. Accessed 2 Jul. 2025.
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