as in to inflict
to cause to suffer punishment or vengeance for
wreaked their vengeance on those they considered enemies
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Recent Examples of wreak
Now cancer-free, Kilmer is still recovering from the havoc the treatments wreaked on his body.
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Kara Warner, People.com, 2 Apr. 2025
His savage, untutored mind suggested no better way than that of wreaking vengeance upon those who had wronged him.
—Liz Tracey, JSTOR Daily, 21 Feb. 2025
Trump placed his political differences with Newsom to one side during his hourslong itinerary in California at the end of his first week of being president again to survey the destruction wreaked in and around Los Angeles by the fires.
—Naomi Lim, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 6 Feb. 2025
The Artist Known as Muse is here to wreak some bloody havoc.
—Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 21 Mar. 2025
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Kara Warner, People.com, 2 Apr. 2025
His savage, untutored mind suggested no better way than that of wreaking vengeance upon those who had wronged him.
—Liz Tracey, JSTOR Daily, 21 Feb. 2025
Trump placed his political differences with Newsom to one side during his hourslong itinerary in California at the end of his first week of being president again to survey the destruction wreaked in and around Los Angeles by the fires.
—Naomi Lim, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 6 Feb. 2025
The Artist Known as Muse is here to wreak some bloody havoc.
—Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 21 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wreak
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The American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry has said that evidence shows conversion therapies inflict harm on young people, including elevated rates of suicidal ideation.—
Geoff Mulvihill,
Chicago Tribune,
1 May 2025
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Former National Security Adviser John Bolton said the departure of Waltz from the national security adviser post is yet another blow to America’s global stature inflicted by Trump.—
Dave Goldiner,
New York Daily News,
1 May 2025
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But with Trump imposing punishing tariffs on all Chinese imports, the millions of Americans who became reliant on those sites could find those cheap goods less affordable.—
Ramishah Maruf,
CNN Money,
3 May 2025
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That same month, the Trump Administration imposed tariffs of ten per cent on all Chinese imports.—
Oliver Whang,
New Yorker,
3 May 2025
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“Wreak.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wreak. Accessed 7 May. 2025.
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