as in disaster
the day the world ends or is destroyed
a warning that doomsday is near doomsday predictions
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Recent Examples of doomsday
Each muffled footstep treads upon dead leaves with muted snaps, each step produces its own quiet sound, a soft click that is not unlike the sound of the second hand of the doomsday clock.
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Jody Mamone, Hartford Courant, 22 Nov. 2024
Israel is fighting to beat Iran’s doomsday clock, writes Yossi Klein Halevi, a senior fellow of the Shalom Hartman Institute in Jerusalem.
—Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 8 Oct. 2024
The particular doomsday with which The Wind and the Rain is concerned is, of course, Hurricane Sandy — yet a great part of the play’s potency lies in the richness and density of its echoes.
—Sara Holdren, Vulture, 15 Oct. 2024
This contemplative film paints a picture of a city paralyzed by a deep economic crisis, a faltering revolution, and a looming doomsday.
—Leo Barraclough, Variety, 30 Oct. 2024
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Jody Mamone, Hartford Courant, 22 Nov. 2024
Israel is fighting to beat Iran’s doomsday clock, writes Yossi Klein Halevi, a senior fellow of the Shalom Hartman Institute in Jerusalem.
—Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 8 Oct. 2024
The particular doomsday with which The Wind and the Rain is concerned is, of course, Hurricane Sandy — yet a great part of the play’s potency lies in the richness and density of its echoes.
—Sara Holdren, Vulture, 15 Oct. 2024
This contemplative film paints a picture of a city paralyzed by a deep economic crisis, a faltering revolution, and a looming doomsday.
—Leo Barraclough, Variety, 30 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for doomsday
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About that Biden debate disaster… No one disputes thatBiden had an unmitigated disaster of a debate on June 27.Philip Elliott, TIME, 6 Dec. 2024
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In the wake of the disaster, lessons have been learned, and steps taken to ensure Notre Dame’s protection in the future.Thomas Adamson, Los Angeles Times, 6 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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Its chief, Rami Abdurrahman, warned that Hama's fall could signal the regime's collapse.Jason Fields, Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2024
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Read the court's opinion: Israeli intelligence sees growing chance Assad's forces collapse in Syria Israeli intelligence officials have been startled by a faster-than-expected collapse of the Syrian army's defense lines over the last 24 hours, two senior Israeli officials tell Axios.Dan Primack, Axios, 5 Dec. 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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But their utility in a genuine Armageddon scenario depends on the survival of internet infrastructure and digital networks.Steven Desmyter, Forbes, 28 Nov. 2024
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This particular version of Getter 1 is from the initial parts of Getter Robo Armageddon, the anime adaptation of Ken Ishikawa’s and Go Nagai’s popular manga.Ollie Barder, Forbes, 25 Nov. 2024
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The calamity beneath the surface, however, sends our heroes on a race to save 40 people trapped deep underground, including two of their own.Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 6 Dec. 2024
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The Bears’ latest calamity ended Thursday with an absolutely astounding final-minute fiasco.Dan Wiederer, Chicago Tribune, 29 Nov. 2024
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“Doomsday.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/doomsday. Accessed 18 Dec. 2024.
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