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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
Experts have not yet been able to go inside the wreckage.
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Jamey Keaten, Chicago Tribune, 1 Jan. 2026
An extensive international search effort failed to find wreckage or bodies.
—Chas Newkey-Burden, TheWeek, 31 Dec. 2025
No main wreckage or bodies have ever been recovered.
—Aniruddha Ghosal, Los Angeles Times, 31 Dec. 2025
No human remains or large portions of wreckage have been found, though every person on board is presumed dead.
—Peter Guo, NBC news, 30 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wreckage
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Yet amid the loss, in the year since the devastation, the community has not faltered.—
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The result was economic devastation on a historic scale.—
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An additional 684 people have been found dead in the rubble strewn across Gaza during the same period.—
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Wilman González, left with a black eye from a blast, picked through rubble at home, surrounded by broken furniture.—
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The Ravens haven’t really had that game-wrecking pass rusher since Terrell Suggs was in his prime.—
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In one case, the life of an upper-class woman and contemporary of Julius Caesar, Clodia, saw her reputation destroyed by false claims of harlotry, home-wrecking, and husband-killing.—
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Since the boycott, PEN has donated to Palestinian aid organizations, highlighted writers and journalists who have been targeted and killed by Israel, and released a report on the deliberate destruction of Palestinian cultural heritage.—
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Consumers and retailers should destroy affected products and not return them, as Gold Star will issue refunds with proof of destruction.—
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Be careful when handling debris that may have blown into your yard.—
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Rescuers retrieved eight people alive and were searching for the missing still trapped after a huge mound of garbage and debris collapsed on them in the village of Binaliw in Cebu city, police said.—
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Police charged a 50-year-old man with felony death by vehicle and driving while impaired in a fatal wreck in Gastonia on Wednesday night, court records show.—
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According to the Texas Department of Transportation’s Fort Worth office, all westbound lanes of I-30 at Chapel Creek are closed due to the wreck.—
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Christian Barmore created a little more havoc against the run and pass than usual, but his only pressure was contained to the second quarter.—
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Dewan shared Fillion's sense of the havoc Monica is likely to cause in season 8.—
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Caruso said the ruins should be torn down.—
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In the ruins of the kitchen sat two cast-iron Le Creuset stew pots — the only survivors.—
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“Wreckage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wreckage. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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