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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
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
The wrecked car was overturned with the nude model sleeping inside—playing dead with help from a mild sedative.
—Serena Turner, Vanity Fair, 30 Mar. 2026
In San Francisco, the wrecked husk of the Golden Gate Bridge looms in the background as a perpetual reminder that this isn’t quite our history.
—Zaki Hasan, San Francisco Chronicle, 24 Feb. 2026
Helicopter footage showed the man darting out from the wrecked Charger in a black T-shirt and white shorts.
—Jacob Beltran, San Antonio Express-News, 13 Feb. 2026
The chase ended when the suspect crashed and ran from the wrecked vehicle, officials said.
—Ashley Carnahan, FOXNews.com, 12 Feb. 2026
In the video, he could be seen holding his hands up in front of a wrecked Tesla as officers appeared to pry open the garage door.
—Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 10 Feb. 2026
Firefighters had to rescue the GMC's driver, who was trapped inside the wrecked vehicle, and a medical helicopter flew the driver to University of Chicago Medical Center for treatment of life-threatening injuries.
—Todd Feurer, CBS News, 10 Feb. 2026
Kris Habermehl, CBS News, 27 Apr. 2026
Girls getting wrecked on prom night?
—Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 22 Apr. 2026
Otherwise, your household rhythm can be wrecked, and other problems ensue.
—Harriette Cole, Mercury News, 18 Apr. 2026
If Yankee Stadium was the house that Babe Ruth built, Coors is the house that Ohtani wrecked.
—Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 17 Apr. 2026
The sharp-toothed action flick centers on a South Carolina coastal town wrecked by a hurricane.
—Brian Truitt, USA Today, 10 Apr. 2026
Trump's rocky relationship with NATO dates back to his first term, but the war with Iran has wrecked any remaining foundation, NPR's Franco Ordoñez says.
—Brittney Melton, NPR, 9 Apr. 2026
Medvedev was then seen sitting on a bench and smashing his racket apart in frustration and did not stop until it was completely wrecked.
—Gina Kalsi, PEOPLE, 9 Apr. 2026
One is a search for stability, driven by a horror of chaos and by memories of the mayhem that wrecked his childhood and banished him to the cave.
—Michael Sheridan, Vanity Fair, 8 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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
The wrecked car was overturned with the nude model sleeping inside—playing dead with help from a mild sedative.
—Serena Turner, Vanity Fair, 30 Mar. 2026
In San Francisco, the wrecked husk of the Golden Gate Bridge looms in the background as a perpetual reminder that this isn’t quite our history.
—Zaki Hasan, San Francisco Chronicle, 24 Feb. 2026
Helicopter footage showed the man darting out from the wrecked Charger in a black T-shirt and white shorts.
—Jacob Beltran, San Antonio Express-News, 13 Feb. 2026
The chase ended when the suspect crashed and ran from the wrecked vehicle, officials said.
—Ashley Carnahan, FOXNews.com, 12 Feb. 2026
In the video, he could be seen holding his hands up in front of a wrecked Tesla as officers appeared to pry open the garage door.
—Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 10 Feb. 2026
Firefighters had to rescue the GMC's driver, who was trapped inside the wrecked vehicle, and a medical helicopter flew the driver to University of Chicago Medical Center for treatment of life-threatening injuries.
—Todd Feurer, CBS News, 10 Feb. 2026
Verb
Two cars were wrecked and two people suffered injuries in a crash on busy Irving Park Road in the neighborhood of the same name early Monday morning.
—Kris Habermehl, CBS News, 27 Apr. 2026
Girls getting wrecked on prom night?
—Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 22 Apr. 2026
Otherwise, your household rhythm can be wrecked, and other problems ensue.
—Harriette Cole, Mercury News, 18 Apr. 2026
If Yankee Stadium was the house that Babe Ruth built, Coors is the house that Ohtani wrecked.
—Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 17 Apr. 2026
The sharp-toothed action flick centers on a South Carolina coastal town wrecked by a hurricane.
—Brian Truitt, USA Today, 10 Apr. 2026
Trump's rocky relationship with NATO dates back to his first term, but the war with Iran has wrecked any remaining foundation, NPR's Franco Ordoñez says.
—Brittney Melton, NPR, 9 Apr. 2026
Medvedev was then seen sitting on a bench and smashing his racket apart in frustration and did not stop until it was completely wrecked.
—Gina Kalsi, PEOPLE, 9 Apr. 2026
One is a search for stability, driven by a horror of chaos and by memories of the mayhem that wrecked his childhood and banished him to the cave.
—Michael Sheridan, Vanity Fair, 8 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for wrecked
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Vaughn Sharp hit an RBI double in the third for the Mustangs but Sharp was left stranded on third when Blaine retired the next two batters.—
Lou Ponsi,
Oc Register,
30 Apr. 2026
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The mammal’s health deteriorated as it became repeatedly stranded in shallow waters, and unsuccessful efforts to coax it toward deeper seas were livestreamed across the globe.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Apr. 2026
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The assault killed at least seventeen people, including a twelve-year-old boy, wounded dozens, and destroyed buildings.—
Sudarsan Raghavan,
New Yorker,
28 Apr. 2026
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The 24 staff members in Ruiz Verduzco’s office are tasked with assisting victims and their families, establishing programs in communities destroyed by violence and drumming up financial support.—
Molly Quell,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Apr. 2026
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His choices allow the viewer to drink in the intimate details of the ruined world.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
17 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Mounting tensions between the US and Iran scuttled a second round of peace talks that were set to happen in Pakistan over the weekend.—
J.D. Capelouto,
semafor.com,
26 Apr. 2026
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Yet sentiments like Brock’s are being repeated across California and the US, where hostility to battery farms has scuttled projects as residents and local officials sue to overturn government approvals or enact ordinances to ban the facilities or restrict where they can be built.—
Bloomberg,
Oc Register,
23 Apr. 2026
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She was spurred in part by the election of Kurt Waldheim as president of Austria in 1986; revelations of his Nazi past shattered the myth that the country had been an innocent victim of Hitler.—
Ben Davis,
The New York Review of Books,
25 Apr. 2026
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Bullets shattered a glass refrigerator door behind Marquise, who fell to the ground right next to the store’s counter.—
Rebecca White,
New York Daily News,
25 Apr. 2026
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In 1543 several Portuguese were shipwrecked on the island of Tanega, off southern Kyushu.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
2 Apr. 2026
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This reimagining of the classic tale of the white European male shipwrecked on a desert island is brave, funny, wild and spellbinding.—
The Know,
Denver Post,
15 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Manchester City await, a team Chelsea have not beaten for five years and who demolished them 3-0 at Stamford Bridge in the league just two weeks ago.—
Simon Johnson,
New York Times,
27 Apr. 2026
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At the facility, officials found several bodies in hazardous conditions inside the building that was later condemned and demolished by federal environmental regulators as a toxic waste site.—
Eduardo Cuevas,
USA Today,
25 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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On the edges of Beirut's stylish downtown area and the trendy Mar Mikhael neighborhood is the devastated port area, wrecked by a massive explosion in 2020, with efforts to apportion responsibility for the disaster allegedly repeatedly stymied by Hezbollah.—
David Brennan,
ABC News,
26 Mar. 2026
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That section of town, which would end up among the most devastated, never received an evacuation warning.—
Grace Toohey,
Los Angeles Times,
24 Mar. 2026
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“Wrecked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wrecked. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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