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to bring to a complete end the physical soundness, existence, or usefulness of
most of the furniture on the ground floor was wrecked by the floodwaters
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Recent Examples of wrecked
Michael Loria, USA TODAY, 2 Oct. 2024
When the smoke cleared, 16 MT-LBs and a tank lay wrecked.
—David Axe, Forbes, 1 Oct. 2024
Helene wrecked dozens of homes in Horseshoe Beach, Florida and Georgia Governor Brian Kemp said some 115 structures in the southern Georgia city of Valdosta had been heavily damaged by the storm's high winds.
—Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 30 Sep. 2024
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Federal officials and experts are warning that the winds and floodwaters from Helene that wrecked the Southeast carry unscrupulous fraudsters amid the flotsam.
—Michael Loria, USA TODAY, 2 Oct. 2024
When the smoke cleared, 16 MT-LBs and a tank lay wrecked.
—David Axe, Forbes, 1 Oct. 2024
Helene wrecked dozens of homes in Horseshoe Beach, Florida and Georgia Governor Brian Kemp said some 115 structures in the southern Georgia city of Valdosta had been heavily damaged by the storm's high winds.
—Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 30 Sep. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for wrecked
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The flames stranded half a dozen boaters, who were forced to shelter in place lakeside, officials said.Sandra McDonald, Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2024
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David was essentially stranded with his wagon.Francine Uenuma, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 Oct. 2024
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Liber Pater wines are made on a tiny patch of land in the Graves region of Bordeaux, one of the few places unaffected by the phylloxera bacterium that destroyed vineyards across Europe in the mid-19th century.Matteo Atti, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
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The wineries surrounding this area did suffer some damage, but only one had a portion of its vineyards destroyed.Jessica Dupuy, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
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Rescue crews are hindered by cell service outages and ruined roads and bridges as federal officials warn money to help people get back on their feet is tenuous with 57 days still left in the official hurricane season.Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN, 4 Oct. 2024
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Instead of basking at the park's desert ecosystem, visitors left graffiti and ruined trails.Louis Casiano, Fox News, 1 Oct. 2024
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The distillery operated sporadically before being mothballed in 1998 and demolished in 2013.Joseph V Micallef, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
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Buildings on site tied to the Cadillac dealership have already been demolished as part of the redevelopment plans, including a parts service building and a collision, paint, and repair center.Matthew Glowicki, The Courier-Journal, 4 Oct. 2024
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More than 1,000 soldiers from the country's emergency response units had been deployed to the devastated areas.David Hodari, NBC News, 30 Oct. 2024
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Baptists on Mission Baptists on Mission is another piece of the fabric holding devastated communities together in Helene’s deadly wake.Emily Hallas, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 20 Oct. 2024
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“Wrecked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wrecked. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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