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Wrack vs. Rack
Wrack
Examples:
The storm left the beach strewn with wrack and debris.Her emotions were in a state of wrack after the argument.The company faced financial wrack due to the bad investment.
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Rack
/ræk/Examples:
The new policy really racked up the tension in the office.She racked her brains trying to solve the tricky puzzle.He used a rack to store all his bikes in the garage.
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This word has no antonymsWays to tell them apart:
- Wrack often deals with destruction, as in shipwrack.
- Rack can mean a framework, like a rack for storing clothes or wine.
- Both wrack and rack can be associated with torment, but racking is more commonly used.
- Remember, wrack shares an origin with wreck—think of wreckage or ruin.
- Rack is more aligned with organizing or arranging, like a coat rack.
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