as in wrecking
the destruction or loss of a ship
the shipwrecking of the Titanic by an iceberg ranks as one of the greatest disasters in the annals of the sea
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as in scuttling
to cause irreparable damage to (a ship) by running aground or sinking
the yachtsman fell asleep at the wheel and shipwrecked his ketch on the rocks
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The wrecking begins when Carey (Marvin), Paul’s best friend, ill-advisedly sleeps with Julie—and then, more ill-advisedly still, confesses it to Paul the next day.—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
22 Aug. 2025
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The only movement is that of goats who nibble the long grass that grows around the Cold War aircraft wrecks that litter this forlorn spot on Grenada’s east coast.—
The Editors,
JSTOR Daily,
19 Sep. 2025
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The wreck lies nearly 400 feet deep in low-visibility water and yielded some fascinating treasures.—
Andrea Margolis,
FOXNews.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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Most survived the sinking, though 30 people died after their lifeboats were struck by the ship's rotating propellers.—
Andrea Margolis,
FOXNews.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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Webb threw his sinking, two-seam fastball just eight times.—
Andrew Baggarly,
New York Times,
14 Sep. 2025
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Beyond that, shipwrecks are the time capsules of Great Lakes, said Wisconsin Underwater Archeological Association Member Kevin Cullen.—
Caitlin Looby,
jsonline.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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Lake Michigan is home to the most shipwrecks of all the Great Lakes, data shows, but that's attributable to the lake's status as a commercial shipping hub between cities of Chicago, Gary, Indiana, and Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and ports on other Great Lakes or even international destinations.—
Jenna Prestininzi,
Freep.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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“Shipwrecking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shipwrecking. Accessed 22 Sep. 2025.
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