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as in wrecking
the destruction or loss of a ship
the shipwreck of much of the Spanish Armada ended Spain's plans for invading England
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as in disaster
something that has failed
finally admitted that their marriage was a shipwreck and that the time had come to bail out
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Recent Examples of shipwreck
Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 24 Oct. 2024
Some locations may offer the opportunities to view things like shipwrecks, while many view small wildlife under the water.
—Kristen Pope, Robb Report, 8 Oct. 2024
Yasmeen Hamadeh, Peoplemag, 9 Sep. 2024
The focus of a San Diego Comic-Con panel over the weekend, director Chris Sanders‘ The Wild Robot follows the misadventures of a robot known as Roz (voiced by Lupita Nyong’o) learning to connect with animals after getting shipwrecked on a remote island.
—Anita Little, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
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Noun
The shipwreck and what was left of the bridge then blocked the channel, bringing shipping in and out of the port to a gridlock.
—Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 24 Oct. 2024
Some locations may offer the opportunities to view things like shipwrecks, while many view small wildlife under the water.
—Kristen Pope, Robb Report, 8 Oct. 2024
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Meanwhile, John Blackthorne (Cosmo Jarvis), an English sailor, ends up shipwrecked and finds himself at the epicenter of Toranaga’s troubles.
—Yasmeen Hamadeh, Peoplemag, 9 Sep. 2024
The focus of a San Diego Comic-Con panel over the weekend, director Chris Sanders‘ The Wild Robot follows the misadventures of a robot known as Roz (voiced by Lupita Nyong’o) learning to connect with animals after getting shipwrecked on a remote island.
—Anita Little, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
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Regional authorities have been heavily criticized for having issued alerts to mobile phones some two hours after the disaster had started.Hernán Muñoz and Joseph Wilson, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2024
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The rule could prevent a disaster like the one that happened with Synapse, where thousands of consumers lost access to their funds.Jeff Kauflin, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
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Expectations were too high because of the staggered rollout of AI, along with China which wrecked everyone.Jim Cramer, CNBC, 1 Nov. 2024
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Ice Cube is checking himself so as not to wreck himself.Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 25 Oct. 2024
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The other factor is the failure of the Biden administration to put an end to the Israeli wars that caused the deaths of more than 43,000 Palestinians by continuing supplies of weapons.Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 8 Nov. 2024
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The public had grown frustrated with democracy’s failure to deliver economic dividends and saw Saied as someone who would break through the gridlock and stand up to corruption within the rest of the political class.Sarah E. Yerkes, Foreign Affairs, 4 Nov. 2024
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“Shipwreck.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shipwreck. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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