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rubble

[ruhb-uhl, roo-buhl] / ˈrʌb əl, ˈru bəl /
NOUN
remains
Synonyms
STRONGEST
STRONG
WEAK


Example Sentences

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Troubles are already piling up around De Zerbi's feet like rubble and he has barely got his feet under the desk.

From BBC • Apr. 12, 2026

After a further five weeks of war, today Iran maintains its stockpile of near-weapons grade enriched uranium which is thought to be contained in gas cylinders under rubble.

From BBC • Apr. 9, 2026

Some of the buildings at the Thahtay Kyaung monastery, where saffron-clad monks cleared rubble from the wreckage by hand in the days after the quake, have been razed.

From Barron's • Mar. 26, 2026

Analysts note the regime is battered but intact, still controls the Strait of Hormuz and could access its nuclear materials buried deep under rubble.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 24, 2026

With much “Hurr-ing” and “Arr-ing,” they waded busily in, bulldozing the enormous heap of rock and rubble off the top of the ramparts.

From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques




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