wreaking

verb

present participle of wreak
as in inflicting
to cause to suffer punishment or vengeance for wreaked their vengeance on those they considered enemies

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Recent Examples of wreaking And Caglianone wasn’t done wreaking havoc at the plate. — Kansas City Star, 24 June 2026 New research suggests this late-night habit could be wreaking havoc. — Daniel Wine, CNN Money, 8 June 2026 Small parts and fragments of material clog up your dishwasher, wreaking havoc in their wake. — Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 12 June 2026 For example, porch lights left on in large numbers can disrupt birds' natural migratory paths, wreaking havoc on wildlife. — Louise Parks, Martha Stewart, 26 June 2026 Hormuz was not an asteroid crashing into the global economy just wreaking havoc. — George Calhoun, Forbes.com, 18 June 2026 Robert Eggers is once again wreaking Gothic period havoc upon theaters this coming Christmas. — Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 29 June 2026 The View From Quasi-Retirement AI has already been wreaking havoc on the Cannes Lions awards themselves. — Max Tani, semafor.com, 22 June 2026 As almost everyone else in Widow’s Bay takes shelter from a storm that’s wreaking havoc and even sucking some residents into the sky, Tom goes to Ruth’s house and weighs a terrible moral dilemma. — Alison Herman, Variety, 17 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for wreaking
  1. inflicting
  2. imposing
  3. putting
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  • She was charged with three counts of assault with a deadly weapon and inflicting great bodily injury.
    — Carlos E. Castañeda, CBS News, 1 July 2026
  • Vanderhoef was additionally sentenced to five consecutive years for inflicting bodily injury and using a weapon during the commission of a crime.
    — Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times, 27 June 2026
Definition of inflicting
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  • In its latest state budget that is expected to be voted on by the legislature this week, North Carolina is imposing a 6% tax on net trading fee revenue from prediction markets operating within the state, according to WRAL.
    — Nathan Goldman, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
  • Colombia wasted no time imposing itself on the Portugal defense, taking two shots in the opening minutes, the first a header by Cordoba after a Diaz shot was deflected, and another by Rodriguez that went wide.
    — Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 1 July 2026
Definition of imposing
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  • Belgium was on the front foot from the start, taking six shots and putting two on target in the first eight minutes before going ahead on De Ketelaere’s first goal in the ninth minute.
    — Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2026
  • A week later, the TPUSA board unanimously voted to install Erika as their new chief executive, putting her at the forefront of his advocacy efforts.
    — Kyler Alvord, PEOPLE, 6 July 2026
Definition of putting

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“Wreaking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wreaking. Accessed 8 Jul. 2026.

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