as in disaster
something that has failed
undaunted by his early fiascoes, he continued his experiments in rocketry
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Instead, Guerra found a raggedy green wig in his closet that reminded him of the fiasco Willy Wonka experience in Scotland that went viral earlier this year.
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Anthony Robledo, USA TODAY, 31 Oct. 2024
Over the coming days, the owners of Four Seasons Total Landscaping did their patriotic duty and cashed in on their temporary notoriety, selling souvenirs to commemorate the fiasco; to Trump’s detractors, the debacle epitomized the clownish incompetence that had defined his presidency.
—Meredith Blake, Los Angeles Times, 3 Nov. 2024
This gradual adoption of Windows on Arm should be a success story, but the dev kit fiasco has overshadowed it.
—Tom Warren, The Verge, 18 Oct. 2024
Their yacht date, Mark's first solo outing, is a fiasco at sea.
—Bryan Alexander, USA TODAY, 17 Oct. 2024
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Anthony Robledo, USA TODAY, 31 Oct. 2024
Over the coming days, the owners of Four Seasons Total Landscaping did their patriotic duty and cashed in on their temporary notoriety, selling souvenirs to commemorate the fiasco; to Trump’s detractors, the debacle epitomized the clownish incompetence that had defined his presidency.
—Meredith Blake, Los Angeles Times, 3 Nov. 2024
This gradual adoption of Windows on Arm should be a success story, but the dev kit fiasco has overshadowed it.
—Tom Warren, The Verge, 18 Oct. 2024
Their yacht date, Mark's first solo outing, is a fiasco at sea.
—Bryan Alexander, USA TODAY, 17 Oct. 2024
See all Example Sentences for fiasco
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“Fiasco.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fiasco. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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