apocalyptic
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Both blōhsh and Marine Serre embrace a post-apocalyptic vibe, with repeating head-to-toe patterns and glow-in-the-dark accents. — Tatum Dooley, Teen Vogue, "You Can Now Buy a Billie Eilish Doll, Courtesy of Takashi Murakami," 29 May 2019 And her 2010 novel, Who Fears Death, which follows a young woman with magical powers in post-apocalyptic Sudan, is being made into an HBO series coproduced by Okorafor and Game of Thrones creator George R.R. Martin, among others. — Abigail Haworth, Marie Claire, "African Female Superheroes Are About to Take Over," 16 May 2019 Perhaps in a post-apocalyptic world, plants, birds, and humans will merge into a new mutant species. — Rachel Hahn, Vogue, "Björk and Balmain’s Olivier Rousteing on Their Otherworldly Fashion Collaboration," 10 May 2019 The media mogul is also launching See for the platform, a post-apocalyptic show starring Jason Momoa and Alfre Woodard. — Erica Gonzales, Harper's BAZAAR, "Meghan Markle and Prince Harry Are Launching a Show with Oprah for Apple," 10 Apr. 2019 In one conversation, Flake cites David Koresh, the former leader of the apocalyptic religious cult, the Branch Davidians. — Leah Sottile, Longreads, "Bundyville Chapter Two: By a Thread," 16 May 2018 As smoky, apocalyptic-looking skies spread across western North America, researchers are scrambling to improve their predictions of wildfire risk. — Cathleen O'grady, Ars Technica, "Is a hot climate or a dry climate key for forest fire risk?," 24 Aug. 2018 Citizens had no trouble transplanting that vision of a post-apocalyptic-looking nightmare onto Dallas. — NBC News, "Dockless bikes promise the future of transportation, but litter the city of Dallas," 16 Apr. 2018 At Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Istanbul, which wrapped up last Friday, the majority of the city’s collections were streetwear based, injected with a sense of apocalyptic doom and gloom, or proposed in genderless, yet flamboyant variations. — Tiziana Cardini, Vogue, "Asli Filinta Is the Name to Know From Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week in Istanbul," 26 Mar. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'apocalyptic.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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