1
as in catastrophes
a sudden violent event that brings about great loss or destruction
hurricanes are natural disasters
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as in failures
something that has failed
an utter disaster, the play opened and closed on the same miserable night
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Recent Examples of disasters
In the past few years, the platform has enabled participants to have a real-time snapshot of port and inland network congestion and monitor unexpected cargo shifts caused by disasters like the Baltimore Bridge collapse, and world events, such as the Houthi attacks in the Red Sea.
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Lori Ann Larocco, CNBC, 23 Dec. 2024
Overall, there’s $110 billion for a number of disasters – Helene, Hurricane Milton, Typhoon Mawar, tornadoes and wildfires – within the American Relief Act 2025, also known as House Resolution 10545.
—Alan Wooten | The Center Square, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 21 Dec. 2024
Another $29 billion will go to the Federal Emergency Management Agency for response, recovery and mitigation related to presidentially declared major disasters.
—Alan Wooten | The Center Square, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 21 Dec. 2024
That will put us some time in 2028, barring any disasters.
—Paul Tassi, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
From record-breaking wildfires in California to unprecedented flooding in the Midwest, disasters caused billions in damages and exposed critical gaps in coverage.
—Monica Sanders, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024
And so this is a reflection of climate change … which is inducing more frequent and more severe disasters.
—Tonya Mosley, NPR, 11 Dec. 2024
One is Concord, a game that was almost instantly shut down by Sony after a spectacularly bad debut, one of the biggest gaming disasters in history.
—Paul Tassi, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
The program offers members of the entertainment community and the public an immediate way to offer vital support to firefighters, first responders, and communities affected by disasters.
—Denise Petski, Deadline, 10 Dec. 2024
Lori Ann Larocco, CNBC, 23 Dec. 2024
Overall, there’s $110 billion for a number of disasters – Helene, Hurricane Milton, Typhoon Mawar, tornadoes and wildfires – within the American Relief Act 2025, also known as House Resolution 10545.
—Alan Wooten | The Center Square, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 21 Dec. 2024
Another $29 billion will go to the Federal Emergency Management Agency for response, recovery and mitigation related to presidentially declared major disasters.
—Alan Wooten | The Center Square, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 21 Dec. 2024
That will put us some time in 2028, barring any disasters.
—Paul Tassi, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
From record-breaking wildfires in California to unprecedented flooding in the Midwest, disasters caused billions in damages and exposed critical gaps in coverage.
—Monica Sanders, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024
And so this is a reflection of climate change … which is inducing more frequent and more severe disasters.
—Tonya Mosley, NPR, 11 Dec. 2024
One is Concord, a game that was almost instantly shut down by Sony after a spectacularly bad debut, one of the biggest gaming disasters in history.
—Paul Tassi, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
The program offers members of the entertainment community and the public an immediate way to offer vital support to firefighters, first responders, and communities affected by disasters.
—Denise Petski, Deadline, 10 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for disasters
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This spaceplane would advance space exploration and satellite delivery until ultimately being retired following a series of high-profile and tragic catastrophes.Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 20 Dec. 2024
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Kenya grappled with one of its worst floods in recent history, the latest in a string of weather catastrophes, following weeks of extreme rainfall that scientists linked to a changing climate.Alan Taylor, The Atlantic, 9 Dec. 2024
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The lesson is that player failures in the NFL Draft are mostly organization failures.Michael Salfino, The Athletic, 23 Dec. 2024
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Disney was scared off making more theatrical films after Solo underperformed, but its streaming run has produced really only one major hit, The Mandalorian, but a string of high-profile, hugely expensive failures more recently.Paul Tassi, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
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Still, the mood has cooled as the pace of growth has proven unpredictable, leading to earnings disappointments and frustrated investors.Christina Cheddar Berk, CNBC, 23 Dec. 2024
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In the film, Lucia marries Pietro, only to face down the barrels of life’s disappointments, just like her parents, with newfound motherhood in tow.Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 12 Dec. 2024
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Listeners who are all too familiar with Columbine, Sandy Hook, and Uvalde might nonetheless find illuminating Long Shadow’s examination of the political backdrop to these tragedies.Marnie Shure, The Atlantic, 24 Dec. 2024
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Among Syria's many and complex tragedies, the camp has been a particular preoccupation of Mouaz Moustafa, an activist and the director of the Syrian Emergency Task Force.Jane Arraf, NPR, 24 Dec. 2024
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Its namesake bell, changed out for a siren in the 1920s, was meant to avoid such calamities in the future.Jessica Garrison, Los Angeles Times, 18 Dec. 2024
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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
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“Disasters.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disasters. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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