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
The National Weather Service had issued red flag warnings of doomsday gusts as fierce as 90 mph.
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Alene Tchekmedyian, Los Angeles Times, 18 Jan. 2025
This underground doomsday bunker complex will act as a fortified sanctuary, setting the stage for a revolutionary new global network.
—Jim Dobson, Forbes, 13 Jan. 2025
More-efficient technologies would reduce coal consumption, and then maybe the coal-less doomsday could be averted for a long time.
—Greg Rosalsky, NPR, 4 Feb. 2025
For the first time in three years, the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists moved the metaphorical clock up one second to 89 seconds before midnight, the theoretical doomsday mark.
—Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 28 Jan. 2025
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Alene Tchekmedyian, Los Angeles Times, 18 Jan. 2025
This underground doomsday bunker complex will act as a fortified sanctuary, setting the stage for a revolutionary new global network.
—Jim Dobson, Forbes, 13 Jan. 2025
More-efficient technologies would reduce coal consumption, and then maybe the coal-less doomsday could be averted for a long time.
—Greg Rosalsky, NPR, 4 Feb. 2025
For the first time in three years, the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists moved the metaphorical clock up one second to 89 seconds before midnight, the theoretical doomsday mark.
—Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 28 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for doomsday
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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
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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
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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
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But these posthumous men have already survived an apocalypse of a kind.—
Vinson Cunningham,
The New Yorker,
17 Mar. 2025
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The timing of her brand’s launch, coinciding with the collapse of the global economy, created an environment of enormous difficulty.—
Geri Stengel,
Forbes.com,
9 Apr. 2025
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The Dominican Republic National Police confirmed 79 people were killed as a result of the roof collapse as of Tuesday night.—
Ingrid Vasquez,
People.com,
9 Apr. 2025
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The Room Next Door shares the same theme, allowing director Pedro Almodóvar to address Covid-era tragedy, much as directing team Scott McGehee and David Siegel do in The Friend.—
Armond White,
National Review,
2 Apr. 2025
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Kilmer’s passion for performing was fostered early — during an active, adventurous childhood in Chatsworth, Calif., making homemade films and plays alongside his brothers Mark and Wesley — and also shaped by tragedy.—
Kara Warner,
People.com,
2 Apr. 2025
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The backlash on Wall Street and among EV buyers feels like Armageddon, with vandalism at Tesla showrooms and charging stations over Musk’s politics.—
Jim Cramer,
CNBC,
21 Mar. 2025
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Two of your biggest and most beloved 1990s hits have, a bit surprisingly, never had sequels, The Rock and Armageddon.—
James Hibberd,
The Hollywood Reporter,
7 Mar. 2025
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The historical upward trajectory of the stock market has reduced the greatest economic calamity in U.S. history into a blip.—
Ryan Ermey,
CNBC,
7 Apr. 2025
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The Southeast Asian region continues to grapple with the calamity's aftereffects.—
Newsweek Staff,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Apr. 2025
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“Doomsday.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/doomsday. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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