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as in devastation
the state or fact of being rendered nonexistent, physically unsound, or useless
the wreckage of those ancient statues represents a great loss to the art world
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as in rubble
the portion or bits of something left over or behind after it has been destroyed
the wreckage of the cathedral was kept as a memorial and as a reminder of war's terrible cost
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Recent Examples of wreckage
Cherished memories — photo albums, family heirlooms, and tokens of love — swallowed by floodwaters and carried miles away, are now reduced to mere fragments and discarded amid the wreckage.
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Alaa Elassar, CNN, 26 Oct. 2024
In the end, there might be little to salvage from the wreckage of OceanGate.
—Mark Harris, WIRED, 25 Oct. 2024
The wreckage of the early movers in the crypto industry included substantial criminal activity at FTX, and questionable business models at some of the crypto-lending firms that encompassed high-risk activities that had resulted in countless failures in traditional lending firms.
—Gene A. Grant Ii, Forbes, 18 Oct. 2024
Instead, the owner of Outdoor Adventure Rafting has been deploying search-and-rescue crews in the wreckage of Hurricane Helene.
—Alexandra Byrne, NBC News, 12 Oct. 2024
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Alaa Elassar, CNN, 26 Oct. 2024
In the end, there might be little to salvage from the wreckage of OceanGate.
—Mark Harris, WIRED, 25 Oct. 2024
The wreckage of the early movers in the crypto industry included substantial criminal activity at FTX, and questionable business models at some of the crypto-lending firms that encompassed high-risk activities that had resulted in countless failures in traditional lending firms.
—Gene A. Grant Ii, Forbes, 18 Oct. 2024
Instead, the owner of Outdoor Adventure Rafting has been deploying search-and-rescue crews in the wreckage of Hurricane Helene.
—Alexandra Byrne, NBC News, 12 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wreckage
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Here's why At one point he’s basically indentured to almost comically evil thieves, who force him to crawl through small spaces in the rubble to steal for them.Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 5 Nov. 2024
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The Colosseum stands strong as the rest of ancient Rome lies in rubble.Joshua Rapp Learn, Discover Magazine, 4 Nov. 2024
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But amid the stories of destruction and despair, the film also promises a vision of a better world, of a future where Israelis and Palestinians, like the directors of this documentary, can work together towards justice and freedom.Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Nov. 2024
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Traditional airline economic modeling tells us that cost increases at this scale will lead to unprecedented demand destruction.Dean Donovan, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
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About 11 million years ago, an asteroid collided with Mars, sending plumes of debris beyond the planet’s atmosphere.Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 14 Nov. 2024
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Deep water surrounded much of the area, so someone had placed sheets of wood on top of a chain link fence and balanced both on blocks of plastic foam, creating a makeshift barge that could pull piles of debris from shore to shore. Skid loaders crisscrossed the nearby sand.Blake Nelson, The Mercury News, 12 Nov. 2024
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The shores of Europe were littered with wrecks from the First World War.Sam Knight, The New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2024
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Skye is a wreck from the moment of her fateful contact, and watching an unstable protagonist get bludgeoned by terror in a world where almost nothing seems real is less gripping than watching one who’s actively fighting for her survival.David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 Oct. 2024
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Forecasters said the storm could cause dangerous surf and riptides across the whole Gulf region in the coming days, after causing havoc in Cuba where millions are still without power.Patrick Smith, NBC News, 8 Nov. 2024
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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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David Tendler, deliberate and even-keeled, recommends an aggressive response and files an immediate TRO, or Temporary Restraining Order, forcing Han to stop his demolition.Suzanne Seggerman, Curbed, 14 Nov. 2024
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The other player was Kalif Raymond who achieved the feat on Sunday for the Detroit Lions in their demolition of the Tennessee Titans.Ben Morse, CNN, 29 Oct. 2024
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Lay’s Auctioneers is offering up the coal—along with thousands of other artifacts connected to nearly 150 shipwrecks—during a sale that starts on November 6.Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 Nov. 2024
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There is something almost dangerously tantalizing about an undiscovered shipwreck.Sam Knight, The New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2024
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Instead of a defining win, the Broncos suffered a crusher of a 16-14 loss here Sunday when Lutz’s 35-yard walk-off field goal attempt got blocked.Parker Gabriel, The Denver Post, 10 Nov. 2024
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Eklund had a season-low 15:20 in ice time in the Sharks’ 5-2 loss to the Minnesota Wild on Thursday.Curtis Pashelka, The Mercury News, 10 Nov. 2024
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“Wreckage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wreckage. Accessed 24 Nov. 2024.
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