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Recent Examples of shipwrecked
The four tried to sail across the sea but were shipwrecked in Spain, where all four of them survived and went on to their next adventure in Not Mexico together.
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Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
That fresh story finds Daryl and Carol shipwrecked in Spain after setting out from England on a boat and fighting a losing battle against a storm.
—Dalton Ross, EW.com, 26 Aug. 2025
Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
That fresh story finds Daryl and Carol shipwrecked in Spain after setting out from England on a boat and fighting a losing battle against a storm.
—Dalton Ross, EW.com, 26 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for shipwrecked
wrecked
Verb
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That wrecked longstanding fixtures with the old Western North Carolina character, like a place to buy bib overalls and the county courthouse.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
18 Sep. 2025
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When another former co-worker who was suffering a medical crisis had her van wrecked and couldn’t get insurance to pay for repairs, Wolfson wrote a check.—
Joseph Gerth,
Louisville Courier Journal,
18 Sep. 2025
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“Shipwrecked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shipwrecked. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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