Thesaurus results for WREAKED

wreaked

verb

past tense of wreak

as in inflicted

to cause to suffer punishment or vengeance for wreaked their vengeance on those they considered enemies

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Recent Examples of wreaked Once during tax time to prepare for open-toe season, and again when fall begins to recover from the damage open-toe season has wreaked. — Lauren Silbert, PEOPLE, 24 June 2026 Recent storms have wreaked havoc across some Chicago suburbs, with reports of trees down, roofs blown off and multiple power outages. — Donna Vickroy, Chicago Tribune, 19 June 2026 But in recent weeks, the fish have wreaked havoc for fishermen off the coast of Crete and several other Greek islands, chomping through nets. — ABC News, 26 June 2026 The one-two punch wreaked massive destruction throughout the region, killing at least 235 and wounding more than 4,300. — Marc Ramirez, USA Today, 27 June 2026 The bad weather has wreaked havoc on the rest of the on-track schedule — postponing the Truck Series race and canceling aspects of the O’Reilly schedule weekend. — Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 23 May 2026 Finally, incompetence and unprofessionalism in the new management have wreaked havoc. — Joanna Ossinger,laya Neelakandan, CNBC, 3 June 2026 Chicago area still cleaning up after Wednesday storms All this is happening on the heels of a day where storms wreaked havoc all around the Chicago area, pulling down trees and power lines and leaving hundreds of thousands of customers without power. — Laura Bannon, CBS News, 11 June 2026 Youths wreaked havoc on Lee’s Summit’s Downtown Days on Saturday evening, and law enforcement eventually scattered attendees with threats of Tasers and pepper balls. — Nathan Pilling, Kansas City Star, 10 June 2026

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The degree of severity in punishment for violators varies based on the type of force used and the amount of property damage inflicted.

— Matthew Kelly July 1, Kansas City Star, 1 July 2026
The war has inflicted staggering losses on Russia's young men.

— Aidan Stretch, CBS News, 29 June 2026

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In response, Britain imposed the punitive Coercive Acts (1774), closing Boston Harbour and stripping Massachusetts of self-governance.

— The Week UK, TheWeek, 4 July 2026
Writing for the conservative majority, Justice Brett Kavanaugh said the restrictions imposed a significant burden on political expression and argued that lifting them could strengthen the role of political parties in elections.

— David Sivak, The Washington Examiner, 4 July 2026

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