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Recent Examples of cataclysm So, the researchers have theorized that a super-heated ash cloud that dissipated quickly was actually the first event in the Vesuvius cataclysm. Michael Franco, New Atlas, 28 Feb. 2025 Pirate Borg focuses on nautical fantasy by setting this cataclysm during the golden age of piracy. Rob Wieland, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2025 Perfect atmospheric mix for ferocious storm The atmospheric stew that gave birth to the ferocious cataclysm was literally a perfect storm. John O'Connor, Chicago Tribune, 18 Mar. 2025 Ezekiel did his prophesying from exile before and after the destruction of the First Temple in the Babylonian conquest of 586 B.C.E., another defining cataclysm in Jewish history. Judith Shulevitz, The Atlantic, 16 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for cataclysm
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cataclysm
Noun
  • Best Option Restoration is a nationally franchised disaster restoration business that handles wind and storm damage, fire damage, flood/water damage, and contents cleanout to residential and commercial customers.
    Ethan Stone, USA TODAY, 25 Mar. 2025
  • Brown saw 3 feet of water flood her home in a predominantly Black neighborhood that still shows damage from the storm.
    Jesse Coburn, ProPublica, 25 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • She's recently had to cope with a considerable amount of upheaval due to the work being done on the property.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Apr. 2025
  • Pinpointing the traits that boost survivorship during more stable periods and times of planetary upheaval might help scientists and conservationists protect today’s most vulnerable species.
    Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 16 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Campos Mello broke a series of stories about businessmen who were financing a torrent of WhatsApp messages that denigrated Haddad.
    Jon Lee Anderson, New Yorker, 7 Apr. 2025
  • Hub’s new gig unleashes a torrent of comically exaggerated gore and populates his world with even more colorful characters.
    Alison Herman, Variety, 3 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • The disaster led to passage of the Federal Coal Mine and Safety Act, which in turn added the miners' surveillance program under the respiratory health division at NIOSH.
    Yuki Noguchi, NPR, 9 Apr. 2025
  • Last month, the EU Commission urged its 450 million citizens to stockpile enough food, water and essentials for 72 hours in the event of emergencies like cyberattacks, climate disasters, disease and also geopolitical conflicts.
    Vivian Song, CNN Money, 9 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Political thriller The Translator (2020) explored the early days of the revolution and the decades of oppression that preceded it, through the tale of a political refugee living in Australia who returns to Syria in search of his brother after he is arrested by the authorities for protesting.
    Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 8 Apr. 2025
  • From climate leadership and architectural innovation to culinary revolutions and cinematic exports, Danish values are increasingly resonating worldwide.
    Stephan Rabimov, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • 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
  • 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
Noun
  • Nearly 100 earthquake victims were already waiting for surgery when the team arrived.
    Jasmine Baehr, FOXNews.com, 9 Apr. 2025
  • Known as museum mounting wax, the product comes in a solid block and acts as an adhesive for small objects, preventing them from toppling off their display stands due to an earthquake or accidental bump from kids, pets, or partygoers.
    Carol Kino, Robb Report, 13 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Instagram comment sections are flooded with hearts and flowers; the media memorializes a tragedy.
    Alyssa Goldberg, USA Today, 14 Apr. 2025
  • These events devastate local communities not just as the tragedy unfolds but in its aftermath.
    Shoshi Parks, Smithsonian Magazine, 14 Apr. 2025

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“Cataclysm.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cataclysm. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.

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