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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:
- Though both can imply destruction, wrack retains obscure origins and is less commonly used today.
- Rack is versatile and can mean a framework for holding objects or an action related to strain or torture.
- Wrack often appears in the expression wrack and ruin, meaning complete destruction, while rack can also mean the physical action of racking one's brain.
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