as in disaster
a sudden violent event that brings about great loss or destruction
this latest breakdown of the car is inconvenient, but not a calamity
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Recent Examples of calamity
By the numbers: Each reactor will be 100 MW to 300 MW and can be installed in water as shallow as 12 feet, providing sufficient protection from earthquakes, airplane crashes, and other calamities.
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Alan Neuhauser, Axios, 8 Oct. 2024
The Biden administration, to be fair, had less time to deal with America’s deeper health issues, because it was forced to deal with at least a few calamities.
—Nicholas Florko, The Atlantic, 25 Nov. 2024
As a new video came to light Monday showing the chaos and calamity of a ferry gangway collapse on a historic Georgia island that left seven senior citizens dead and three critically injured, survivors shared harrowing details of the disaster.
—Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 21 Oct. 2024
But Smith, who is the vice president and treasurer of the Wrightwood Fire Safe Council, saw potential for calamity, as winds were forecast to pick up.
—Noah Haggerty, Los Angeles Times, 20 Oct. 2024
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Alan Neuhauser, Axios, 8 Oct. 2024
The Biden administration, to be fair, had less time to deal with America’s deeper health issues, because it was forced to deal with at least a few calamities.
—Nicholas Florko, The Atlantic, 25 Nov. 2024
As a new video came to light Monday showing the chaos and calamity of a ferry gangway collapse on a historic Georgia island that left seven senior citizens dead and three critically injured, survivors shared harrowing details of the disaster.
—Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 21 Oct. 2024
But Smith, who is the vice president and treasurer of the Wrightwood Fire Safe Council, saw potential for calamity, as winds were forecast to pick up.
—Noah Haggerty, Los Angeles Times, 20 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for calamity
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The bill would provide $100 billion in funds for cleanup after devastating Hurricanes Helene and Milton, which rocked Florida, North Carolina, Tennessee and other Southern states, as well as other disasters.Savannah Kuchar, USA TODAY, 18 Dec. 2024
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Developing Highly Detailed Maps Geospatial mapping technology could be better leveraged in disasters.Expert Panel®, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
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Thinking about hedging an AI apocalypse more broadly leads to two approaches.Bill Conerly, Forbes, 25 Nov. 2024
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Hulu 'Shaun of the Dead' (2004) Edgar Wright's beloved breakthrough zombie comedy puts a daft spin on an undead apocalypse, with Simon Pegg and Nick Frost as loyal best friends ill-prepared for normal everyday life, much less an existential emergency.Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 17 Oct. 2024
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Here is where the films of Mike Leigh, a master of human tragedy and everyday comedy, land on a scale of tragic-comic circumstances.Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 9 Dec. 2024
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This monumental tragedy about today and tomorrow used its size and awe to burrow bold ideas into the multiplex.Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 6 Dec. 2024
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“Calamity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/calamity. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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