wrecking ball
noun
: a heavy iron or steel ball swung or dropped by a derrick to demolish old buildings
called also wrecker's ball
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And there are even people in Downing Street who quite envies the idea of taking a Musk-style wrecking ball to parts of the state; Health Secretary Wes Streeting recently abolished one of the main administrative levels of the National Health Service in an overnight raid.
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Jim Waterson, semafor.com, 6 June 2025
The billionaire clashed and clashed and clashed again with Trump Cabinet members and others who, even from their dangerously ideological perches, still thought Musk was little but a wrecking ball.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 31 May 2025
One hundred days in, Burgum and the rest of Trump’s team have taken not a stick, but a wrecking ball to America’s public lands, waters, and wildlife.
—Chris D'angelo, Vox, 2 May 2025
In the Dodgers’ 3-1 rubber-match victory over the Diamondbacks, Hernández delivered the night’s biggest swing in the bottom of the sixth, taking a wrecking ball to what had been a flawless outing from Burnes with a three-run home run that turned the game upside down.
—Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 22 May 2025
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Jim Waterson, semafor.com, 6 June 2025
The billionaire clashed and clashed and clashed again with Trump Cabinet members and others who, even from their dangerously ideological perches, still thought Musk was little but a wrecking ball.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 31 May 2025
One hundred days in, Burgum and the rest of Trump’s team have taken not a stick, but a wrecking ball to America’s public lands, waters, and wildlife.
—Chris D'angelo, Vox, 2 May 2025
In the Dodgers’ 3-1 rubber-match victory over the Diamondbacks, Hernández delivered the night’s biggest swing in the bottom of the sixth, taking a wrecking ball to what had been a flawless outing from Burnes with a three-run home run that turned the game upside down.
—Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 22 May 2025
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“Wrecking ball.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wrecking%20ball. Accessed 9 Jun. 2025.
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