as in to inflict
to cause to suffer punishment or vengeance for
wreaked their vengeance on those they considered enemies
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The Philippines weather agency had warned the the storm could blow away roofs and shatter windows and wreak extensive damage to farmland, but there were no immediate reports of casualties.
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Associated Press, TIME, 31 Oct. 2024
The current estimation of the sports industry’s economic value does not factor in the potential havoc climate change will wreak on the international sports sector.
—Vitas Carosella, Forbes, 18 Sep. 2024
Yagi killed four people in the southern province of Hainan after making landfall on September 6 with maximum sustained wind speeds of 230 kph (140 mph), the equivalent of a Category 4 hurricane, before wreaking devastation across parts of Southeast Asia.
—Nectar Gan, CNN, 16 Sep. 2024
The renowned killer known as the Baba Yaga returned to wreak more violent havoc for three more movies: 2017's John Wick: Chapter 2, 2019's John Wick: Chapter 3 — Parabellum, and 2023's John Wick: Chapter 4.
—Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com, 4 Nov. 2024
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Associated Press, TIME, 31 Oct. 2024
The current estimation of the sports industry’s economic value does not factor in the potential havoc climate change will wreak on the international sports sector.
—Vitas Carosella, Forbes, 18 Sep. 2024
Yagi killed four people in the southern province of Hainan after making landfall on September 6 with maximum sustained wind speeds of 230 kph (140 mph), the equivalent of a Category 4 hurricane, before wreaking devastation across parts of Southeast Asia.
—Nectar Gan, CNN, 16 Sep. 2024
The renowned killer known as the Baba Yaga returned to wreak more violent havoc for three more movies: 2017's John Wick: Chapter 2, 2019's John Wick: Chapter 3 — Parabellum, and 2023's John Wick: Chapter 4.
—Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com, 4 Nov. 2024
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“Wreak.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wreak. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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