catastrophic

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for catastrophic
Adjective
  • Physicist Matthew von Hippel looks not at the birth of the universe but at its destruction, outlining a disastrous world-ending scenario that makes asteroid strikes and Earth-colliding black holes look like kid stuff.
    Jeanna Bryner, Scientific American, 20 May 2025
  • Here, The Athletic looks at what this all means, what points deductions Leicester could face, where the EFL stands on any Premier League sanction and the potential repercussions for a club already reeling from what has been a disastrous season on the pitch.
    Rob Tanner, New York Times, 20 May 2025
Adjective
  • In addition to the loss of wildlife, collisions are also fatal to humans.
    Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 30 May 2025
  • Her father was charged A CT baby had fractures and injuries medical personnel say could have been fatal.
    Staff report, Hartford Courant, 30 May 2025
Adjective
  • The timing of Correa’s five-game absence for a concussion sustained in Baltimore on May 15 was unfortunate.
    Dan Hayes, New York Times, 27 May 2025
  • This is especially unfortunate because the plot itself is quite harrowing.
    Paul A. Thompson, Pitchfork, 22 May 2025
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“Catastrophic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/catastrophic. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.

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