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also débâcle
1
as in disaster
a sudden violent event that brings about great loss or destruction
the financial debacle that was the stock market crash of 1929
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2
as in loser
something that has failed
the movie, which some had predicted would be a blockbuster, turned out to be the summer's biggest debacle at the multiplexes
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Recent Examples of debacle
One of the reasons suspending Nicaragua is not an easy task is that Costa Rica and other Central American countries fear that an economic debacle in Nicaragua would unleash a new wave of Nicaraguan migrants to their countries.
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Andres Oppenheimer, Miami Herald, 18 Feb. 2025
Continue reading … -- POLITICS FACING THE FACTS – 'Sanctuary city' mayors prepare to explain themselves to House, avoid notorious debacle.
—Fox News, 3 Mar. 2025
Complicating something that’s actually very simple leads to such debacles as last Friday afternoon.
—Andrew C. McCarthy, National Review, 3 Mar. 2025
Doing it this way certainly didn’t make viewers forget the whole Gascón debacle, especially after O’Brien reminded everybody about it in his monologue.
—Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 3 Mar. 2025
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Andres Oppenheimer, Miami Herald, 18 Feb. 2025
Continue reading … -- POLITICS FACING THE FACTS – 'Sanctuary city' mayors prepare to explain themselves to House, avoid notorious debacle.
—Fox News, 3 Mar. 2025
Complicating something that’s actually very simple leads to such debacles as last Friday afternoon.
—Andrew C. McCarthy, National Review, 3 Mar. 2025
Doing it this way certainly didn’t make viewers forget the whole Gascón debacle, especially after O’Brien reminded everybody about it in his monologue.
—Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 3 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for debacle
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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
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Winners and losers in slowdowns and recessions In 2019, VisualCapitalist ran a study of economic cycles going back to 1960 based on data from SPDR Americas Research.—
Bob Pisani,
CNBC,
12 Mar. 2025
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Other major losers included Apple, Microsoft and Tesla, which was down more than 10%.—
Rob Wile,
NBC News,
10 Mar. 2025
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But, as the failure of Prohibition attests, drinking is deeply embedded in our society.—
Dylan Scott,
Vox,
14 Mar. 2025
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After a three-year run of perfect performance—with no launch failures or any other serious malfunctions—SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket has suffered a handful of issues in recent months.—
Stephen Clark,
Ars Technica,
14 Mar. 2025
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In the first section of the book, Franklin repeatedly brings historical analysis, primary sources and Anne Frank’s writing into juxtaposition with each other in a way that both illuminates Anne Frank as an individual and the larger tragedy of the Holocaust.—
John Warner,
Chicago Tribune,
8 Mar. 2025
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The case was the first to establish a link between toxic waste in the atmosphere and birth defects, and the show follows the story of four mothers dealing with the tragedy.—
Paul Tassi,
Forbes,
7 Mar. 2025
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Their first evening there is a bit of a fiasco: They get swept into the orbit of a hedonistic couple (played by Roberto Aguire and Marianna Burelli), who turn out to be married to different people, and are rather aggressively predatory swinger types besides.—
Dennis Harvey,
Variety,
14 Feb. 2025
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Amazon has rapidly built up its own logistics empire since a 2013 holiday fiasco left its packages stranded in the hands of outside carriers.—
Annie Palmer,
CNBC,
30 Jan. 2025
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More than once, that passivity slipped into calamity.—
Laurie Whitwell,
The Athletic,
23 Feb. 2025
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To reach him in Crooks Springs, Sara enlists the assistance of a guide named Isaac Reed, depicted by a gritty and valiant Taylor Kitsch, also from Friday Night Lights, who leads their small band in the face of calamities climatic, financial, and violent.—
Michael M. Rosen,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
7 Feb. 2025
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“Debacle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/debacle. Accessed 23 Mar. 2025.
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