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
Oppenheimer untethers his script from the responsibilities of explaining how this doomsday manor functions.
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Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 6 Dec. 2024
And then there can be the doomsday approach, that AI is going to take control of humanity, and there are risks around manufacturing weapons of mass destruction.
—Ana Deoliva, CNN, 11 Dec. 2024
First, Andrews leans on the scientific research to describe the doomsday scenario that would result from an asteroid strike.
—Joe Spring, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 Dec. 2024
Musk has been obsessed with AI doomsday scenarios for at least a decade.
—Scott Rosenberg, Axios, 19 Nov. 2024
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Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 6 Dec. 2024
And then there can be the doomsday approach, that AI is going to take control of humanity, and there are risks around manufacturing weapons of mass destruction.
—Ana Deoliva, CNN, 11 Dec. 2024
First, Andrews leans on the scientific research to describe the doomsday scenario that would result from an asteroid strike.
—Joe Spring, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 Dec. 2024
Musk has been obsessed with AI doomsday scenarios for at least a decade.
—Scott Rosenberg, Axios, 19 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for doomsday
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If Calais Campbell hadn’t signed with the Dolphins at the last minute Miami’s defense would be a disaster.Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 4 Jan. 2025
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Choi took office two days before a Jeju Air plane crashed in the southwest city of Muan, killing 179 of the 181 people on board in the world’s deadliest aviation disaster of 2024. Stella Kim, Steve Patterson, Stephanie Fuerte and Beomsu Jo reported from Seoul and Jennifer Jett from Hong Kong.Stella Kim, NBC News, 3 Jan. 2025
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When faced with the climate apocalypse, Rich veers cliché and sentimental.Sara Holdren, Vulture, 22 Dec. 2024
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The short stories look at a secret romance between a junior and his femme roommate at a Quaker boarding school, a hormonal apocalypse brought on by a vengeful ex-girlfriend, and a young person’s dark night of the soul while partying in Las Vegas.Shannon Carlin, TIME, 17 Dec. 2024
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Silicon Valley Bank's risk metrics showed clear warnings before their collapse.Adam Ennamli, Forbes, 2 Jan. 2025
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The rapid December collapse of the Assad regime in the face of reinvigorated domestic opposition has demolished the old status quo in the Levant.Paul du Quenoy, Newsweek, 1 Jan. 2025
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The tragedy is still under investigation in Argentina, where five people have been charged in connection with Payne's death, according to multiple outlets including the BBC.Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 8 Jan. 2025
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That family tragedy at what seemed to be the end of his political career was a bookend to the one at its beginning, when his first wife and baby daughter, Naomi, were killed in a car crash.Susan Page, USA TODAY, 8 Jan. 2025
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One notable reaction however was from Strong’s Armageddon Time co-star Hathaway who took to Instagram to joke about Strong’s look while congratulating him on his nomination.Lexy Perez, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 Jan. 2025
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Sandra Oh recreates beloved Princess Diaries scene for Anne Hathaway's talk show appearance Hathaway and Strong have worked together on two previous occasions, on James Gray's 2022 bildungsroman Armageddon Time and the 2019 conceptual thriller Serenity.Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 6 Jan. 2025
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The two experts spoke to The Times in 2017 when wildfires ravaged Northern California and again this week amid the unfolding calamity.Thomas Curwen, Los Angeles Times, 11 Jan. 2025
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The seemingly increasing number of both natural and manmade calamities happening around the world means that companies in a position to provide support and relief, like ours and others across different industries, will likely be called upon to do so more often.David Wajsgras, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025
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“Doomsday.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/doomsday. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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