as in debris
the portion or bits of something left over or behind after it has been destroyed
clearing the rubble after the earthquake
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Recent Examples of rubble
Yet, those who are unaware continue paying their mortgages and property taxes even if their houses have been reduced to rubble.
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William Jones, USA TODAY, 31 Jan. 2025
Yet amid the rubble is a large metal swing where children still play, their laughing voices reaching into the night.
—Scott Peterson, The Christian Science Monitor, 31 Jan. 2025
The remarks came as part of a larger discussion over how the county should prepare for an influx of new buildings in areas reduced to rubble.
—Rebecca Ellis, Los Angeles Times, 29 Jan. 2025
Many who have returned home since the ceasefire began have found only mounds of rubble.
—Magdy reported from Cairo and Krauss from Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
—Wafaa Shurafa, Samy Magdy, TIME, 27 Jan. 2025
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William Jones, USA TODAY, 31 Jan. 2025
Yet amid the rubble is a large metal swing where children still play, their laughing voices reaching into the night.
—Scott Peterson, The Christian Science Monitor, 31 Jan. 2025
The remarks came as part of a larger discussion over how the county should prepare for an influx of new buildings in areas reduced to rubble.
—Rebecca Ellis, Los Angeles Times, 29 Jan. 2025
Many who have returned home since the ceasefire began have found only mounds of rubble.
—Magdy reported from Cairo and Krauss from Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
—Wafaa Shurafa, Samy Magdy, TIME, 27 Jan. 2025
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“Rubble.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rubble. Accessed 13 Feb. 2025.
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