1
as in catastrophe
a sudden violent event that brings about great loss or destruction
hurricanes are natural disasters
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2
as in failure
something that has failed
an utter disaster, the play opened and closed on the same miserable night
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Recent Examples of disaster
One of the show’s most important concepts is fertility, environmental disasters, and the plummeting birth rate.
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Lissete Lanuza Sáenz, StyleCaster, 8 Apr. 2025
Hartford Courant By terminating the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s program for building resilient infrastructure, Trump has cut off funds to mitigate real disasters, such as raising roads to keep them out of floodwaters or building underground storage units to prepare for droughts.
—Robert B. Reich, Hartford Courant, 8 Apr. 2025
When that disaster was fixed, Whelan’s crew returned to the bathroom renovation.
—Marcela Valdes, New York Times, 7 Apr. 2025
However, he’s also had his share of expensive disasters, such as Joao Felix, Santiago Arias and Nikola Kalinić.
—Zak Garner-Purkis, Forbes.com, 30 Mar. 2025
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Lissete Lanuza Sáenz, StyleCaster, 8 Apr. 2025
Hartford Courant By terminating the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s program for building resilient infrastructure, Trump has cut off funds to mitigate real disasters, such as raising roads to keep them out of floodwaters or building underground storage units to prepare for droughts.
—Robert B. Reich, Hartford Courant, 8 Apr. 2025
When that disaster was fixed, Whelan’s crew returned to the bathroom renovation.
—Marcela Valdes, New York Times, 7 Apr. 2025
However, he’s also had his share of expensive disasters, such as Joao Felix, Santiago Arias and Nikola Kalinić.
—Zak Garner-Purkis, Forbes.com, 30 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for disaster
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Kilmer’s passion for performing was fostered early — during an active, adventurous childhood in Chatsworth, Calif., making homemade films and plays alongside his brothers Mark and Wesley — and also shaped by tragedy.—
Kara Warner,
People.com,
2 Apr. 2025
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The Room Next Door shares the same theme, allowing director Pedro Almodóvar to address Covid-era tragedy, much as directing team Scott McGehee and David Siegel do in The Friend.—
Armond White,
National Review,
2 Apr. 2025
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Business owners must learn to gracefully endure failures, quickly get up on their feet and continue.—
Wilson Luna,
Forbes.com,
7 Apr. 2025
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Rory is now 0-for-16 in trying to win the Masters, and the failures are prominent.—
Jason Sobel,
New York Times,
7 Apr. 2025
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The exquisite adaptation of the popular video game delivered a stunning first season in early 2023 that reanimated the zombie apocalypse genre.—
Kelly Lawler,
USA TODAY,
17 Mar. 2025
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The Bondsman never seems to know quite how seriously to take the state of Hub’s soul, or the looming possibility of apocalypse, or all the many, many deaths along the way.—
Angie Han,
HollywoodReporter,
1 Apr. 2025
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And despite only playing three times since his last win on Feb. 22 — Gustavsson has started 13 of the past 14 games — Fleury has not outwardly shown any disappointment despite the unceremonious way his career is coming to an end.—
Michael Russo,
New York Times,
9 Apr. 2025
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The team achieved significant regular-season success, including 13-3 records in two of Gannon's four seasons there, but postseason disappointments remained a frustration.—
Omaid Homayun,
Forbes.com,
9 Apr. 2025
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The historical upward trajectory of the stock market has reduced the greatest economic calamity in U.S. history into a blip.—
Ryan Ermey,
CNBC,
7 Apr. 2025
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The Southeast Asian region continues to grapple with the calamity's aftereffects.—
Newsweek Staff,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Apr. 2025
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The last mild recession in the U.S. was in 2001, when employment and corporate investment both fell in the wake of the dot-com bust.—
Felix Salmon,
Axios,
9 Apr. 2025
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This is creating a water boom as the ice melts, but it will inevitably be followed by a devastating water bust as the glaciers all but disappear, which scientists estimate could happen by the end of the 21st century.—
Ari Caramanica,
The Conversation,
8 Apr. 2025
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“Disaster.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disaster. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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