Encounter and Wreck

Encounter

Encounter noun - A brief clash between enemies or rivals.

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Wreck and encounter are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Wreck" instead a noun "Encounter".

Nearby Words: encountered, encountering

Wreck noun - The portion or bits of something left over or behind after it has been destroyed.

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Encounter and wreck are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Encounter" instead a noun "Wreck".

Nearby Words: wrecked, wrecker, wreckage, wrecking

nasty	nasty encounter	nasty wreck
actual	actual encounter	actual wreck
bad	bad encounter	bad wreck
tragic	tragic encounter	tragic wreck
Other adjectives: drunken, aforementioned.

life	encounter life	wreck life
people	encounter people	wreck people
someone	encounter someone	wreck someone
team	encounter team	wreck team
Other words: army, time, room, game, ship, planet, anyone, times, ships.

In Thief II, Garrett can possibly encounter one while exploring the wreck of his ship.

Source: Ghost Pirate
Instead, it simply created more circumstances for the Autobots to encounter, such as Starscream's seeming immortality, and characters such as Wreck-Gar.

Source: Fetch Quest
Wreck-Gar starts out as unaffiliated, tries to be an Autobot before Ratchet insults him, and briefly joins the Decepticons after a chance encounter with Lugnut.

Source: Western Animation / Transformers Animated

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