as in disaster
a sudden violent event that brings about great loss or destruction
the fear that the next global pandemic could be an apocalypse of biblical proportions
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Recent Examples of apocalypse
The second season of The Walking Dead spinoff premiered May 4, and Maggie (Lauren Cohan) and Negan (Jeffrey Dean Morgan) are learning that New York is still the city that never sleeps — even after a zombie apocalypse.
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Christopher Rudolph, People.com, 5 May 2025
That was just one of the invigorating new ideas Danny Boyle brought to the zombie apocalypse genre with 28 Days Later in 2002.
—Ben Rosenstock, Time, 16 May 2025
Attendees were angry about potential automation, copyright infringement, affronts to human dignity, and a robot apocalypse.
—Matteo Wong, The Atlantic, 13 May 2025
Produced by the band and inspired by the 2017 thriller First Reformed, the LP finds La Dispute grappling with a looming apocalypse, the detriments of technological evolutions, and the illusion of self-control.
—Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 13 May 2025
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Christopher Rudolph, People.com, 5 May 2025
That was just one of the invigorating new ideas Danny Boyle brought to the zombie apocalypse genre with 28 Days Later in 2002.
—Ben Rosenstock, Time, 16 May 2025
Attendees were angry about potential automation, copyright infringement, affronts to human dignity, and a robot apocalypse.
—Matteo Wong, The Atlantic, 13 May 2025
Produced by the band and inspired by the 2017 thriller First Reformed, the LP finds La Dispute grappling with a looming apocalypse, the detriments of technological evolutions, and the illusion of self-control.
—Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 13 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for apocalypse
Noun
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Though the Sixers remained a disaster without Embiid on the floor over those past two seasons, Maxey hit that 26-points-per-game mark and arrived as a star in this league.—
Jared Weiss,
New York Times,
29 May 2025
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The first episode features the recreation by actors of actual communication or lack of communication between the pilot and his junior officer that led to these disasters.—
Stephen Rodrick,
Rolling Stone,
29 May 2025
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The narrative moves between Joan’s ascent through the ranks, including a love story as explosive as a rocket launch, and a mid-decade disaster reminiscent of the Challenger tragedy.—
Bethanne Patrick,
Los Angeles Times,
1 June 2025
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Saar says the phrase refers to those seeking to export violence beyond the Middle East to places like America, making the D.C. shooting much more than a local tragedy.—
Rachel Wolf,
FOXNews.com,
31 May 2025
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Altogether, the strength of ticket sales for such a chaotic jumble of movies indicated a return from the brink after a cascading series of showbiz calamities stretching from the N95 era to the Hollywood strikes to the Los Angeles wildfires.—
Chris Lee,
Vulture,
22 May 2025
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The America that emerges from this growing constitutional and political calamity Trump has created will not be the same as the America that entered it.—
Patrick Eddington,
Oc Register,
18 May 2025
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“Apocalypse.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/apocalypse. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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