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plural of shipwreck

shipwrecks

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verb

present tense third-person singular of shipwreck
as in wrecks
to cause irreparable damage to (a ship) by running aground or sinking the yachtsman fell asleep at the wheel and shipwrecked his ketch on the rocks

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Noun
  • Heroes protect people and society from accidents, disasters, and villains—criminals who use their Quirks for evil.
    Kevin Sabet, Newsweek, 24 Mar. 2025
  • Severe weather disasters that result in damage of at least $1 billion now average 23 per year and have doubled since the 2010s, according to Bank of America.
    Spencer Kimball, CNBC, 24 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • As the fallout from this incident continues, the scandal has revealed significant failures of basic security principles that everyone should be aware of — but that White House cabinet members and government officials should absolutely abide by.
    Tony Bradley, Forbes.com, 29 Mar. 2025
  • Even minor changes could result in cascading failures across programs.
    Jon Brodkin, ArsTechnica, 28 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • The ongoing civil war has caused one of the world’s worst humanitarian catastrophes and diplomatic efforts to bring the conflict to an end have failed.
    Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN Money, 10 Apr. 2025
  • Those cuts have been felt in the meager US response to the Myanmar quake, according to experts, exposing a void in international relief measures for major catastrophes.
    Rebecca Wright, CNN Money, 10 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • The biggest disappointments this season involve Roby Jarventie not getting a recall, but that was due to injury.
    Allan Mitchell, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2025
  • Chief among the disappointments was the penalty shootout defeat by League Two Colchester United in 2019-20.
    Elias Burke, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2025
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“Shipwrecks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shipwrecks. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.

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