as in disaster
a sudden violent event that brings about great loss or destruction
the fear that the next global pandemic could be an apocalypse of biblical proportions
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Recent Examples of apocalypse
By 1998, burnt out on stimulants and anticipating a Y2K apocalypse, Land had a breakdown, left academia, and dropped off the map.
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James Duesterberg, New Yorker, 18 Feb. 2026
The first time was in 2009, when papers across the country were slashing books coverage in an attempt to stave off budgetary apocalypse.
—Boris Kachka, The Atlantic, 6 Feb. 2026
But global interest in arms control waned in recent decades, Sokov said, as has the fear of a nuclear apocalypse.
—Yuliya Talmazan, NBC news, 5 Feb. 2026
The Doomsday Clock is a symbolic measure of how close humanity is to imminent apocalypse, or self-destruction.
—Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 28 Jan. 2026
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James Duesterberg, New Yorker, 18 Feb. 2026
The first time was in 2009, when papers across the country were slashing books coverage in an attempt to stave off budgetary apocalypse.
—Boris Kachka, The Atlantic, 6 Feb. 2026
But global interest in arms control waned in recent decades, Sokov said, as has the fear of a nuclear apocalypse.
—Yuliya Talmazan, NBC news, 5 Feb. 2026
The Doomsday Clock is a symbolic measure of how close humanity is to imminent apocalypse, or self-destruction.
—Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 28 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for apocalypse
Noun
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Such lack of vision — or ample self-delusion — propelled Americans to disaster in Iraq, even with some competent advisers in the White House.—
Trudy Rubin,
Twin Cities,
6 Mar. 2026
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Leaving Polis off the guest list of a recent governors’ dinner at the White House was the latest slap in the face of many that include rescinded federal grants, a vetoed water bill, rejected disaster fund requests, and the loss of two federal agencies.—
Krista Kafer,
Denver Post,
6 Mar. 2026
Noun
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In 2021, 12-year-old Molly Steinsapir died after losing control of an e-bike on a steep hill in Pacific Palisades, a tragedy that led her parents to sue the manufacturer and brought new scrutiny to how e-bike companies market their products to families with children.—
Cierra Morgan
March 4,
Los Angeles Times,
4 Mar. 2026
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Though the other children recovered, Nicholas died several days later, a tragedy Dominici said will shape the rest of her life.—
Sheetal Banchariya,
New York Daily News,
4 Mar. 2026
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Up until the two hundred and fiftieth, which, save a miracle, is going to break all earlier records for dismal misadventure, regrettable calamity, and shocking violence, no fifty-year anniversary of the founding was more turbulent than the Bicentennial.—
Jill Lepore,
New Yorker,
2 Mar. 2026
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However, Zilisch came roaring back, reached as high as fifth place, before taken out by calamity late.—
Kevin Lyttle,
Austin American Statesman,
1 Mar. 2026
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“Apocalypse.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/apocalypse. Accessed 10 Mar. 2026.
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