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also débâcle
1
as in disaster
a sudden violent event that brings about great loss or destruction
the financial debacle that was the stock market crash of 1929
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2
as in loser
something that has failed
the movie, which some had predicted would be a blockbuster, turned out to be the summer's biggest debacle at the multiplexes
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Recent Examples of debacle
One of the reasons suspending Nicaragua is not an easy task is that Costa Rica and other Central American countries fear that an economic debacle in Nicaragua would unleash a new wave of Nicaraguan migrants to their countries.
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Andres Oppenheimer, Miami Herald, 18 Feb. 2025
Continue reading … -- POLITICS FACING THE FACTS – 'Sanctuary city' mayors prepare to explain themselves to House, avoid notorious debacle.
—Fox News, 3 Mar. 2025
Complicating something that’s actually very simple leads to such debacles as last Friday afternoon.
—Andrew C. McCarthy, National Review, 3 Mar. 2025
Doing it this way certainly didn’t make viewers forget the whole Gascón debacle, especially after O’Brien reminded everybody about it in his monologue.
—Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 3 Mar. 2025
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Andres Oppenheimer, Miami Herald, 18 Feb. 2025
Continue reading … -- POLITICS FACING THE FACTS – 'Sanctuary city' mayors prepare to explain themselves to House, avoid notorious debacle.
—Fox News, 3 Mar. 2025
Complicating something that’s actually very simple leads to such debacles as last Friday afternoon.
—Andrew C. McCarthy, National Review, 3 Mar. 2025
Doing it this way certainly didn’t make viewers forget the whole Gascón debacle, especially after O’Brien reminded everybody about it in his monologue.
—Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 3 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for debacle
Noun
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However, almost everyone agrees that a closer examination is needed after the disaster at DCA.—
Zach Wichter,
USA TODAY,
18 Mar. 2025
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The 1986 Chernobyl disaster in Ukraine shocked the world, contaminating regions across Eastern Europe and affecting millions.—
Cornelia C. Walther,
Forbes,
17 Mar. 2025
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Since turkeys can’t ask the typical first-date questions to field out the losers, hens have to rely on something else.—
Alice Jones Webb,
Outdoor Life,
21 Mar. 2025
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The fact these losers want to jail Andrew and Tristan Tate for preaching their version of traditional masculinity highlights the fact that these fascist feminists are fragile weaklings incapable of defending their position in the free marketplace of ideas.—
David Catanese,
Miami Herald,
20 Mar. 2025
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For many Democrats in Congress, the failure to hold Trump’s national security team accountable signals a broader disregard for truth and accountability.—
Nik Popli,
Time,
26 Mar. 2025
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Both Bhattacharya and Makary are outsiders from their respective public health agencies, each of which has been targeted for substantial reforms by Republicans following widespread policy failures and declining trust following the COVID-19 pandemic era.—
Gabrielle M. Etzel,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
26 Mar. 2025
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And that March, tragedy struck when three people died in a fatal crowd surge at her concert with Finesse2tymes in Rochester, N.Y.—
Kyle Denis,
Billboard,
21 Mar. 2025
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The rush occurred mere weeks before Waldorf Astoria Monarch Beach’s planned announcement of their spa updates; the tragedy in Los Angeles simply moved up the timeline for the quiet, coastal community’s merits as a luxury wellness hub.—
Jessica Ourisman,
Forbes,
21 Mar. 2025
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Note that not a single member involved in the texting fiasco, including at least one top official who appears to have participated while traveling in Russia, was sensible enough to question their collective lack of operational security.—
Gary Baum,
HollywoodReporter,
26 Mar. 2025
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And to be clear: Butler deserves far more of the blame for his fiasco, because of his deplorable behavior in his final months with the Heat.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
25 Mar. 2025
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Despite the calamity over the fees themselves, U.S. sentiment toward the actions against China are largely supported by citizens and lawmakers across parties—especially the latter, which have introducing bipartisan legislation to revitalize American shipbuilding.—
Glenn Taylor,
Sourcing Journal,
26 Mar. 2025
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Wildcat Dome’s characters can’t escape the calamities that marked their lives—and their country’s history.—
Robert Rubsam,
The Atlantic,
24 Mar. 2025
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“Debacle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/debacle. Accessed 31 Mar. 2025.
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