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
Post-rationalists, by contrast, take a range of attitudes toward that approaching apocalypse.
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Aja Romano, Vox, 24 Feb. 2025
While most EVs seemed designed for a smaller, smoother future, the Cybertruck appears poised to help its owners survive a coming apocalypse in style and comfort.
—Trevor Hughes, USA TODAY, 12 Feb. 2025
Didn’t Die / U.S.A. (Director, Screenwriter, and Producer: Meera Menon, Screenwriter and Producer: Paul Gleason, Producers: Erica Fishman, Joe Camerota, Luke Patton) –– A podcast host desperately clings to an ever-shrinking audience in the zombie apocalypse.
—Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 24 Jan. 2025
Related Articles Though no retail apocalypse was proclaimed, Coresights foresights cast a glass-half-empty view of the near future for retail square footage.
—David Moin, WWD, 23 Jan. 2025
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Aja Romano, Vox, 24 Feb. 2025
While most EVs seemed designed for a smaller, smoother future, the Cybertruck appears poised to help its owners survive a coming apocalypse in style and comfort.
—Trevor Hughes, USA TODAY, 12 Feb. 2025
Didn’t Die / U.S.A. (Director, Screenwriter, and Producer: Meera Menon, Screenwriter and Producer: Paul Gleason, Producers: Erica Fishman, Joe Camerota, Luke Patton) –– A podcast host desperately clings to an ever-shrinking audience in the zombie apocalypse.
—Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 24 Jan. 2025
Related Articles Though no retail apocalypse was proclaimed, Coresights foresights cast a glass-half-empty view of the near future for retail square footage.
—David Moin, WWD, 23 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for apocalypse
Noun
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However, almost everyone agrees that a closer examination is needed after the disaster at DCA.—
Zach Wichter,
USA TODAY,
18 Mar. 2025
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The 1986 Chernobyl disaster in Ukraine shocked the world, contaminating regions across Eastern Europe and affecting millions.—
Cornelia C. Walther,
Forbes,
17 Mar. 2025
Noun
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And that March, tragedy struck when three people died in a fatal crowd surge at her concert with Finesse2tymes in Rochester, N.Y.—
Kyle Denis,
Billboard,
21 Mar. 2025
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The rush occurred mere weeks before Waldorf Astoria Monarch Beach’s planned announcement of their spa updates; the tragedy in Los Angeles simply moved up the timeline for the quiet, coastal community’s merits as a luxury wellness hub.—
Jessica Ourisman,
Forbes,
21 Mar. 2025
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Despite the calamity over the fees themselves, U.S. sentiment toward the actions against China are largely supported by citizens and lawmakers across parties—especially the latter, which have introducing bipartisan legislation to revitalize American shipbuilding.—
Glenn Taylor,
Sourcing Journal,
26 Mar. 2025
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Wildcat Dome’s characters can’t escape the calamities that marked their lives—and their country’s history.—
Robert Rubsam,
The Atlantic,
24 Mar. 2025
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“Apocalypse.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/apocalypse. Accessed 31 Mar. 2025.
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