often attributive
1
: a day of final judgment
2
: a time of catastrophic destruction and death
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a warning that doomsday is near
The book explores a doomsday scenario in which an asteroid hits the Earth.
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And then there can be the doomsday approach, that AI is going to take control of humanity, and there are risks around manufacturing weapons of mass destruction.
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Ana Deoliva, CNN, 11 Dec. 2024
First, Andrews leans on the scientific research to describe the doomsday scenario that would result from an asteroid strike.
—Joe Spring, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 Dec. 2024
Musk has been obsessed with AI doomsday scenarios for at least a decade.
—Scott Rosenberg, Axios, 19 Nov. 2024
Padres roster review: Luis Campusano Kenya doomsday cult leader, 30 others face charges of murdering 191 children.
—San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Nov. 2024
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Ana Deoliva, CNN, 11 Dec. 2024
First, Andrews leans on the scientific research to describe the doomsday scenario that would result from an asteroid strike.
—Joe Spring, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 Dec. 2024
Musk has been obsessed with AI doomsday scenarios for at least a decade.
—Scott Rosenberg, Axios, 19 Nov. 2024
Padres roster review: Luis Campusano Kenya doomsday cult leader, 30 others face charges of murdering 191 children.
—San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Nov. 2024
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“Doomsday.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/doomsday. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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doomsday
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dooms·day
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