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to bring to a complete end the physical soundness, existence, or usefulness of
most of the furniture on the ground floor was wrecked by the floodwaters
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Recent Examples of wrecked
Grethel Aguila,
Miami Herald,
19 June 2026
Antunez got out of the wrecked vehicle and tried to flee on foot but was arrested by an OHA officer.
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Harry Harris,
Mercury News,
16 June 2026
But another, much younger linden next to the Dean House could claim the legacy of its wrecked sibling.
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Paul Eisenberg,
Chicago Tribune,
15 June 2026
The officer pulled his weapon and ordered him to stay in the wrecked car.
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Michael Abeyta,
CBS News,
6 June 2026
For days, no one connected the wrecked car to Marcus.
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Edie Peffley,
NBC news,
19 May 2026
The three adults on board — pilot Hernán Murcia, Indigenous leader Herman Mendoza Hernández and Magdalena — were found dead when Colombian soldiers located the wrecked plane two weeks after the crash.
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Emily Blackwood,
PEOPLE,
1 May 2026
In recent days, refugees have begun returning to wrecked villages and towns.
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Hussein Ibish,
The Atlantic,
23 Apr. 2026
The firefighters took three injured people out of the wrecked car.
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Rosalio Ahumada,
Sacbee.com,
17 Apr. 2026
Michael Zais,
The Orlando Sentinel,
27 June 2026
My polishing pads are always getting wrecked, used, or stolen by my dog (or all of those things).
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Andrew P. Collins,
The Drive,
24 June 2026
Just across the Mississippi River in Avondale, Louisiana, a tornado wrecked four homes, Jefferson Parish spokeswoman Rachel Strassel said.
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CBS News,
19 June 2026
Jane Ragsdale’s best friend Christine Chenoweth, a pastoral counselor and former Presbyterian minister, says the South Fork of the Guadalupe is now lousy and wrecked and haunted.
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Karen Valby,
Vanity Fair,
16 June 2026
Guerrero Flores returned to the prison in Aragua on murder and other convictions in 2013, when Venezuela’s crisis began and corruption, mismanagement and a drop in crude prices wrecked the oil-dependent economy.
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Will Weissert,
Los Angeles Times,
13 June 2026
The six jurors in George Pino’s vessel-homicide and manslaughter trial took a road trip to North Miami on Thursday morning to view his boat, which was wrecked in the crash that killed a teenage girl and severely injured two others.
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David Goodhue,
Miami Herald,
11 June 2026
Carson wrecked damn near everyone yesterday, finished fifth, and was ELECTRIC from start to finish.
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Zach Dean Outkick,
FOXNews.com,
8 June 2026
And for the first time this season, the cars wrecked completely flat-out; with no long straights and plenty of braking zones, the cars were not energy-limited for once this season.
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Jonathan M. Gitlin,
ArsTechnica,
8 June 2026
Adjective
Jury sees wrecked boat, crash re-enactment On the fourth day of trial, the jury hopped into a black Dodge van escorted by Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office deputies.
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Grethel Aguila,
Miami Herald,
19 June 2026
Antunez got out of the wrecked vehicle and tried to flee on foot but was arrested by an OHA officer.
—
Harry Harris,
Mercury News,
16 June 2026
But another, much younger linden next to the Dean House could claim the legacy of its wrecked sibling.
—
Paul Eisenberg,
Chicago Tribune,
15 June 2026
The officer pulled his weapon and ordered him to stay in the wrecked car.
—
Michael Abeyta,
CBS News,
6 June 2026
For days, no one connected the wrecked car to Marcus.
—
Edie Peffley,
NBC news,
19 May 2026
The three adults on board — pilot Hernán Murcia, Indigenous leader Herman Mendoza Hernández and Magdalena — were found dead when Colombian soldiers located the wrecked plane two weeks after the crash.
—
Emily Blackwood,
PEOPLE,
1 May 2026
In recent days, refugees have begun returning to wrecked villages and towns.
—
Hussein Ibish,
The Atlantic,
23 Apr. 2026
The firefighters took three injured people out of the wrecked car.
—
Rosalio Ahumada,
Sacbee.com,
17 Apr. 2026
Verb
In the history of mankind, socialist success stories are as rare as triple plays in baseball, but plenty of countries have been wrecked by it — Venezuela and Cuba, to name just two.
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Michael Zais,
The Orlando Sentinel,
27 June 2026
My polishing pads are always getting wrecked, used, or stolen by my dog (or all of those things).
—
Andrew P. Collins,
The Drive,
24 June 2026
Just across the Mississippi River in Avondale, Louisiana, a tornado wrecked four homes, Jefferson Parish spokeswoman Rachel Strassel said.
—
CBS News,
19 June 2026
Jane Ragsdale’s best friend Christine Chenoweth, a pastoral counselor and former Presbyterian minister, says the South Fork of the Guadalupe is now lousy and wrecked and haunted.
—
Karen Valby,
Vanity Fair,
16 June 2026
Guerrero Flores returned to the prison in Aragua on murder and other convictions in 2013, when Venezuela’s crisis began and corruption, mismanagement and a drop in crude prices wrecked the oil-dependent economy.
—
Will Weissert,
Los Angeles Times,
13 June 2026
The six jurors in George Pino’s vessel-homicide and manslaughter trial took a road trip to North Miami on Thursday morning to view his boat, which was wrecked in the crash that killed a teenage girl and severely injured two others.
—
David Goodhue,
Miami Herald,
11 June 2026
Carson wrecked damn near everyone yesterday, finished fifth, and was ELECTRIC from start to finish.
—
Zach Dean Outkick,
FOXNews.com,
8 June 2026
And for the first time this season, the cars wrecked completely flat-out; with no long straights and plenty of braking zones, the cars were not energy-limited for once this season.
—
Jonathan M. Gitlin,
ArsTechnica,
8 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for wrecked
Adjective
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His choices allow the viewer to drink in the intimate details of the ruined world.
Verb
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In the fourth inning, the Royals left outfielder Lane Thomas stranded on third.
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The oil market is coming full circle as millions of barrels that were stranded in the Persian Gulf head to global markets, creating a sudden oversupply that has pushed prices to their lowest level since the US-Iran war began.
Verb
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These structures were regionally and culturally inspired, and largely destroyed during rapid and callous colonization.
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The Aspen Acres fire has likely destroyed more than 200 homes, but the fire conditions have stopped damage assessment teams from accessing some areas to get a clearer picture, Pueblo County officials said.
Adjective
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Various countries are deploying rescue teams to Venezuela and pledges of foreign aid are pouring in after twin earthquakes destroyed neighborhoods and devastated communities.
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With this growth came the construction of new factories, freeways and high-rise condos, while devastated wetlands once inhabited by cranes were systematically drained and repurposed for human use, never to return.
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The 6-foot-1 catcher is having a fine bounce-back season after a stress reaction in his back scuttled most of 2025.
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In 2019, a new group of organizers acquired the Taste of Minnesota trademark with an eye toward a 2020 relaunch that was scuttled due to the pandemic.
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His companies have transformed industries, his wealth has shattered records, and his politics now shape governments and public debate.
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Republican Rick Jackson shattered spending records in Georgia by spending $108 million of his own money into his campaign for governor.
Adjective
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The Venezuelan College of Engineers (CIV) has launched emergency training sessions for engineers, architects and technical specialists who will inspect damaged structures and determine whether they can be repaired or must be demolished.
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Many injuries were reported in Wisconsin’s Walworth County after the storm toppled trees, knocked down power lines and damaged buildings, said Tom Hausner, undersheriff for the Walworth County Sheriff’s department.
Verb
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Over Your Dead Body follows a married couple whose relationship is beyond shipwrecked.
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In 1543 several Portuguese were shipwrecked on the island of Tanega, off southern Kyushu.
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