as in to inflict
to cause to suffer punishment or vengeance for
wreaked their vengeance on those they considered enemies
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This also feels like a reflection of Rick’s own fragile emotional state, and the capacity of this lonely, miserable, perhaps misunderstood character to wreak destruction.
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Judy Berman, TIME, 3 Mar. 2025
In the wake of the seismic political, legal and economic shocks that the Department of Governmental Efficiencies’ (DOGE) is wreaking on America, the work led by its unelected leader, Elon Musk is providing a global lesson in the importance of data ethics for government and business alike.
—Lauren Coulman, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2025
Many of those underdog darlings emerge from the same handful of leagues with a reputation for wreaking NCAA Tournament havoc.
—Jim Root, The Athletic, 19 Feb. 2025
While giving a press conference, the president of the United States loses control of himself, morphs into the powerful Red Hulk and proceeds to wreak destruction on Washington, D.C.
—Frank Scheck, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Feb. 2025
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Judy Berman, TIME, 3 Mar. 2025
In the wake of the seismic political, legal and economic shocks that the Department of Governmental Efficiencies’ (DOGE) is wreaking on America, the work led by its unelected leader, Elon Musk is providing a global lesson in the importance of data ethics for government and business alike.
—Lauren Coulman, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2025
Many of those underdog darlings emerge from the same handful of leagues with a reputation for wreaking NCAA Tournament havoc.
—Jim Root, The Athletic, 19 Feb. 2025
While giving a press conference, the president of the United States loses control of himself, morphs into the powerful Red Hulk and proceeds to wreak destruction on Washington, D.C.
—Frank Scheck, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for wreak
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“Wreak.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wreak. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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