Meaning & use
Wreaked
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Caused a great deal of damage, harm, or destruction.
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The storm wreaked havoc on the coastal town, flooding dozens of homes.
His careless decisions wreaked chaos throughout the department.
A note on using this word
Almost always paired with 'havoc' or 'damage'; the base verb 'wreak' rarely appears without an object like this.
Words with a similar meaning
causedinflictedunleashed
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