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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But beyond this human and moral calamity, the catastrophe that befell Israel on a bleak Sabbath morning reverberates with historic significance.
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Ari Shavit, Foreign Affairs, 5 Oct. 2024
The Titan had suffered more than 100 equipment issues in the two years before the calamity, investigators also revealed as concerns over safety standards came to light during the first day of testimony.
—Erik Ortiz, NBC News, 16 Sep. 2024
And his body-threatening, life-changing calamity, as the pages of Small Rain turn, ultimately becomes a deep, transformative gift.
—Sarah Thankam Mathews, Vulture, 29 Aug. 2024
Yes, but: Harvard avoided total calamity in large part because of its endowment, according to the latest annual financial report.
—Steph Solis, Axios, 18 Oct. 2024
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Ari Shavit, Foreign Affairs, 5 Oct. 2024
The Titan had suffered more than 100 equipment issues in the two years before the calamity, investigators also revealed as concerns over safety standards came to light during the first day of testimony.
—Erik Ortiz, NBC News, 16 Sep. 2024
And his body-threatening, life-changing calamity, as the pages of Small Rain turn, ultimately becomes a deep, transformative gift.
—Sarah Thankam Mathews, Vulture, 29 Aug. 2024
Yes, but: Harvard avoided total calamity in large part because of its endowment, according to the latest annual financial report.
—Steph Solis, Axios, 18 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for calamity
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Regional authorities have been heavily criticized for having issued alerts to mobile phones some two hours after the disaster had started.Hernán Muñoz and Joseph Wilson, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2024
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The rule could prevent a disaster like the one that happened with Synapse, where thousands of consumers lost access to their funds.Jeff Kauflin, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
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Set one year after the zombie apocalypse has supposedly come to an end, the film will follow a desperate couple who set out to find a cure for their infected daughter.Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 1 Nov. 2024
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For another end of the world that features not a bang but a whimper, try Julia Armfield’s Private Rites, which stars three sisters dealing with the death of their cruel genius father in the midst of a watery apocalypse.Mikaella Clements & Onjuli Datta, Vulture, 1 Nov. 2024
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That tragedy impacts the family deeply, especially her brother Joe, who last saw her.Lizz Schumer, People.com, 5 Nov. 2024
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Because, yes — somehow Peanut’s untimely death has spiraled from a social-media tragedy to a conservative political movement.Kate Lindsay, Vulture, 4 Nov. 2024
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“Calamity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/calamity. Accessed 20 Nov. 2024.
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