as in debris
the portion or bits of something left over or behind after it has been destroyed
clearing the rubble after the earthquake
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There, just beyond our vision, Israeli ground troops were battling Hezbollah’s fighters, near villages that had been turned to rubble.
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Robert F. Worth, The Atlantic, 31 Oct. 2024
With death everywhere, one community after another has been reduced to rubble.
—Taylor Luck, The Christian Science Monitor, 25 Oct. 2024
Here's why At one point he’s basically indentured to almost comically evil thieves, who force him to crawl through small spaces in the rubble to steal for them.
—Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 5 Nov. 2024
The Colosseum stands strong as the rest of ancient Rome lies in rubble.
—Joshua Rapp Learn, Discover Magazine, 4 Nov. 2024
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Robert F. Worth, The Atlantic, 31 Oct. 2024
With death everywhere, one community after another has been reduced to rubble.
—Taylor Luck, The Christian Science Monitor, 25 Oct. 2024
Here's why At one point he’s basically indentured to almost comically evil thieves, who force him to crawl through small spaces in the rubble to steal for them.
—Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 5 Nov. 2024
The Colosseum stands strong as the rest of ancient Rome lies in rubble.
—Joshua Rapp Learn, Discover Magazine, 4 Nov. 2024
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“Rubble.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rubble. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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