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as in devastation
the state or fact of being rendered nonexistent, physically unsound, or useless
the wreckage of those ancient statues represents a great loss to the art world
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as in rubble
the portion or bits of something left over or behind after it has been destroyed
the wreckage of the cathedral was kept as a memorial and as a reminder of war's terrible cost
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Recent Examples of wreckage
Videos of the aftermath shared on social media showed passengers hanging upside down and being rushed out of the wreckage.
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Bill Lukitsch The Minnesota Star Tribune (tns), arkansasonline.com, 21 Feb. 2025
Images of the wreckage that showed the plane lying belly-up went viral.
—Rachel Wolf, Fox News, 21 Feb. 2025
Investigators continue to analyze the wreckage and the runway, and Webster added that the cockpit voice recorder and flight data recorder have both already been removed from the scene and sent to a laboratory for further investigation.
—Christopher Cann, USA TODAY, 18 Feb. 2025
The five passengers aboard were all confirmed deceased following the discovery of the wreckage.
—Graham Hurley, CNN, 12 Feb. 2025
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Bill Lukitsch The Minnesota Star Tribune (tns), arkansasonline.com, 21 Feb. 2025
Images of the wreckage that showed the plane lying belly-up went viral.
—Rachel Wolf, Fox News, 21 Feb. 2025
Investigators continue to analyze the wreckage and the runway, and Webster added that the cockpit voice recorder and flight data recorder have both already been removed from the scene and sent to a laboratory for further investigation.
—Christopher Cann, USA TODAY, 18 Feb. 2025
The five passengers aboard were all confirmed deceased following the discovery of the wreckage.
—Graham Hurley, CNN, 12 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wreckage
Noun
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Command centers and weapons storage facilities, once the backbone of its operational capabilities, have been reduced to rubble.—
Ross Rosenfeld,
Newsweek,
26 Feb. 2025
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Layla didn’t want friends or neighbors to send her pictures of the rubble.—
Bill Dwyre,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Feb. 2025
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For the United States, high rates of job destruction—even if accompanied by faster productivity growth—could be devastating politically.—
Matthew J. Slaughter,
Foreign Affairs,
25 Feb. 2025
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The scale of destruction in Ukraine The Kyiv School of Economics puts the destruction Russia has inflicted on Ukraine at $155 billion, by replacement cost.—
Dave Lawler,
Axios,
24 Feb. 2025
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Even if the garage door is open, don't start a vehicle if the garage is attached to a home. Furnace and fireplaces: Keep fireplaces clean and in good condition, make sure no debris is blocking the vents or chimney.—
Sara Moniuszko,
CBS News,
27 Feb. 2025
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Residents who live near local landfills say the wildfire debris should be sent to hazardous waste landfills instead.—
Tony Briscoe,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Feb. 2025
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Both the lower-series races saw their share of wrecks and lead changes, building up to the anticipated Ambetter Health 400 at 3 p.m. Sunday.—
Shane Connuck,
Charlotte Observer,
23 Feb. 2025
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Hamlin was leading the race at the time of the last-lap crash, before Cole Custer turned into him to trigger the wreck that Byron avoided for victory.—
Jordan Bianchi,
The Athletic,
20 Feb. 2025
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Grant consistently gets into the backfield as a two-technique player, creating havoc on rushing downs.—
Antwan Staley,
New York Daily News,
21 Feb. 2025
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The side chat, though, was all about the email invitation, which had inspired dozens of famous recipients to not just reply but reply-all, causing inbox havoc among the publishing and comedy elite.—
Paula Aceves,
Vulture,
21 Feb. 2025
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The castle went through extensive demolitions and restorations during the Napoleonic wars and at the end of the 19th century.—
Taylor Nicioli,
CNN,
1 Mar. 2025
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Conservation districts could protect an area from inappropriate development and demolition as well.—
Abigail Hasebroock,
Sun Sentinel,
27 Feb. 2025
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Oil and gas companies previously had to conduct surveys only in places where computer models predicted higher odds of finding shipwrecks.—
ByDan Charles,
science.org,
7 Feb. 2025
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At-risk rules include one to protect archaeological sites on the ocean floor, such as shipwrecks, from oil and gas drilling.—
ByDan Charles,
science.org,
7 Feb. 2025
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If the club compounds the loss of Miller’s offensive value by also losing Boeser, whether that happens this week or this summer, then the need for Canucks management to pull a rabbit out of a hat in grafting high-end attacking juice into the lineup will become even more urgent.—
Thomas Drance,
The Athletic,
5 Mar. 2025
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The digital nomad movement allows people to work from anywhere, and if an organization needs in-house staff, every loss to a sunny locale or a better work-life balance culture hurts.—
Leon Gordon,
Forbes,
4 Mar. 2025
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“Wreckage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wreckage. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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