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wreak

verb as in force, cause

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Although the Social Security contracts were reinstated, and the state may reapply for the marine research funding, the moves had already wreaked havoc.

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Musk's plan to cut 80,000 jobs from Veterans Affairs is already wreaking havoc on medical research.

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The British Zambian writer-director’s new story, however, is more psychologically concentrated on individual pain and cultural power, specifically the damage that sin and silence wreak in matriarchal societies that internalize patriarchy.

The pitching staff was never fully healthy, with absences wreaking havoc throughout the year and leaving the team short-handed by the start of the postseason.

Something as small as a gate left open could wreak havoc — and carry hefty liability — if Ladd’s cattle wandered into traffic.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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