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 analyst kept his outperform ratings on Nvidia and Broadcom, advising clients not to buy into the doomsday scenarios.
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John Melloy, CNBC, 27 Jan. 2025
The loss sent shockwaves through the fan base, triggering doomsday reactions.
—Anthony De Leon, Los Angeles Times, 31 Dec. 2024
Now the doomsday weapons had been, if not abolished, at least holstered, and the passage of time could mean progress, rather than a countdown to annihilation.
—Adam Kirsch, The Atlantic, 31 Dec. 2024
This doomsday scenario sounds like science fiction.
—Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 Dec. 2024
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John Melloy, CNBC, 27 Jan. 2025
The loss sent shockwaves through the fan base, triggering doomsday reactions.
—Anthony De Leon, Los Angeles Times, 31 Dec. 2024
Now the doomsday weapons had been, if not abolished, at least holstered, and the passage of time could mean progress, rather than a countdown to annihilation.
—Adam Kirsch, The Atlantic, 31 Dec. 2024
This doomsday scenario sounds like science fiction.
—Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for doomsday
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Whether it‘s picking apart the factors that led to the chain filing for bankruptcy (and the postmortem of its endless-shrimp disaster), recruiting top talent for his C-suite, or ensuring more restaurants don’t have to close, Adamolekun has plenty of issues to bait his temper.—
Chris Morris,
Fortune,
10 Feb. 2025
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The instructions are specific, including the creation of a 24/7 emergency directory of phone numbers, including potential community partners in case of disasters such as first responders, local health departments, and other potential support groups or individuals.—
Josh Klein,
New York Daily News,
9 Feb. 2025
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Didn’t Die / U.S.A. (Director, Screenwriter, and Producer: Meera Menon, Screenwriter and Producer: Paul Gleason, Producers: Erica Fishman, Joe Camerota, Luke Patton) –– A podcast host desperately clings to an ever-shrinking audience in the zombie apocalypse.—
Jason P. Frank,
Vulture,
24 Jan. 2025
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Related Articles Though no retail apocalypse was proclaimed, Coresights foresights cast a glass-half-empty view of the near future for retail square footage.—
David Moin,
WWD,
23 Jan. 2025
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With the collapse of U.S.A.I.D., that entire model is badly shaken.—
Declan Walsh,
New York Times,
8 Feb. 2025
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Russian space expert Vitaly Yegorov told Radio Svoboda that Borisov had stopped the collapse of the country's space sector which had been hit hard by sanctions.—
Yaakov Katz,
Newsweek,
8 Feb. 2025
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In many ways, Payne’s life and death have the familiar contours of a pop tragedy: a young artist, whose talents were often at odds with his demons, experiencing the apex of stardom as well as its depths.—
Federico Fahsbender,
Rolling Stone,
11 Feb. 2025
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So is White taking a superficial approach to Thailand, its traditions and its tragedies, or are his insular characters?—
Daniel Fienberg,
The Hollywood Reporter,
11 Feb. 2025
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Gray is known for his dramas Armageddon Time, Ad Astra and The Lost City of Z.—
Borys Kit,
The Hollywood Reporter,
5 Feb. 2025
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Watch Armageddon on fuboTV Sunshine Despite flying under the radar at the time of its release in 2007, Danny Boyle’s Sunshine has grown to become a sci-fi favorite in the years since.—
Yasmeen Hamadeh,
People.com,
2 Feb. 2025
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In a region vulnerable to hurricanes and other calamities made worse by a warming climate, reducing the damage would help ease suffering.—
Christopher Flavelle,
New York Times,
8 Feb. 2025
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They were also meant to come to the rescue with their largesse in the case of a public crisis or calamity.—
Brian Klaas,
The Atlantic,
7 Feb. 2025
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“Doomsday.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/doomsday. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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