wrecking ball
noun
: a heavy iron or steel ball swung or dropped by a derrick to demolish old buildings
called also wrecker's ball
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Neighborhood organizers have pushed against the wrecking ball in Valentine for decades and mourned after KC Life demolished more than 20 homes last fall.
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Chris Higgins, Kansas City Star, 5 Sep. 2025
Queen is the 2024 CARS Late Model Stock Car Tour champion, and in the 2025 ARCA Menards Series, he’s been more of a wrecking ball than a participant—collecting six wins and three poles, both tops in the series.
—Greg Engle, Forbes.com, 5 Sep. 2025
La Posada Hotel, Winslow This airy, romantic hacienda-style building designed by architect Mary Colter was saved from the wrecking ball by Allan and Tina Affeldt.
—Roger Naylor, AZCentral.com, 29 Aug. 2025
The song feels like Waldon and her band, the Muleskinners, are using a lead weight like a wrecking ball aimed at her multiple grievances and generational traumas.
—Marcus K. Dowling, The Tennessean, 21 Aug. 2025
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Chris Higgins, Kansas City Star, 5 Sep. 2025
Queen is the 2024 CARS Late Model Stock Car Tour champion, and in the 2025 ARCA Menards Series, he’s been more of a wrecking ball than a participant—collecting six wins and three poles, both tops in the series.
—Greg Engle, Forbes.com, 5 Sep. 2025
La Posada Hotel, Winslow This airy, romantic hacienda-style building designed by architect Mary Colter was saved from the wrecking ball by Allan and Tina Affeldt.
—Roger Naylor, AZCentral.com, 29 Aug. 2025
The song feels like Waldon and her band, the Muleskinners, are using a lead weight like a wrecking ball aimed at her multiple grievances and generational traumas.
—Marcus K. Dowling, The Tennessean, 21 Aug. 2025
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“Wrecking ball.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wrecking%20ball. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.
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