the apocalypse
noun
: the end or destruction of the world especially as described in the Christian Bible
Some people believed the apocalypse would happen in the year 2000.
waiting for the apocalypse
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Two-hundred years after the apocalypse, the gentle denizens of luxury fallout shelters are forced to return to the irradiated hellscape their ancestors left behind—and are shocked to discover an incredibly complex, gleefully weird, and highly violent universe waiting for them.
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Jeremy Hanna, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 May 2025
This is the apocalypse, so this is far from the first time Ellie has killed someone.
—Lissete Lanuza Sáenz, StyleCaster, 12 May 2025
Here’s everything to know about what Juan Salvo learns about the apocalypse while trying to stop the invasion and rescue his daughter, Clara.
—Caroline Blair, People.com, 6 May 2025
Go back to Season 1 and just stroll through the apocalypse.
—Anthony Robledo, USA Today, 20 Apr. 2025
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Jeremy Hanna, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 May 2025
This is the apocalypse, so this is far from the first time Ellie has killed someone.
—Lissete Lanuza Sáenz, StyleCaster, 12 May 2025
Here’s everything to know about what Juan Salvo learns about the apocalypse while trying to stop the invasion and rescue his daughter, Clara.
—Caroline Blair, People.com, 6 May 2025
Go back to Season 1 and just stroll through the apocalypse.
—Anthony Robledo, USA Today, 20 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for the apocalypse
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“The apocalypse.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20apocalypse. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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