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wreak

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1. wreak - Noun

2. wreak - Verb

Meaning

To reck; to care.

To revenge; to avenge.

To execute in vengeance or passion; to inflict; to hurl or drive; as, to wreak vengeance on an enemy.

Revenge; vengeance; furious passion; resentment.

Source: Webster's dictionary

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Farms and ranches contend with much more than quarterly reports and profit margins - the weather can wreak havoc on their quality of life and economic viability. When natural disasters strike, we must do all we can to assist the backbone of our economy. Ruben Hinojosa

Like all of us in this storm between birth and death, I can wreak no great changes on the world, only small changes for the better, I hope, in the lives of those I love. Dean Koontz

The legal bias for special protection for women has begun to wreak havoc with the Constitution's guarantee of equal protection. Warren Farrell

How I wished for manhood and the opportunity to wreak my vengeance on my country's oppressors. Alexander Mackenzie

I'm a religious person. I remember my mom told me: 'Vengeance belongs to God. It's up to him to wreak vengeance.' It's hard for me to get to that point, but that's the work of God. Rodney King

Australia is the only island continent on the planet, which means that changes caused by planet-warming pollution - warmer seas, which can drive stronger storms, and more acidic oceans, which wreak havoc on the food chain - are even more deadly here. Jeff Goodell

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