as in apocalypse
a final destructive battle or conflict
trying to avoid the threat of a nuclear Armageddon
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Recent Examples of Armageddon
President Erika Sloane, however, convinces Ethan to return to stop a self-aware artificial intelligence program called The Entity before the AI takes control of all the world’s nuclear arsenals and causes nuclear Armageddon.
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Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 16 Aug. 2025
The arms race played out through the 1960s, building stockpiles of tens of thousands of nuclear missiles on both sides until its folly, and frightening close brushes with Armageddon, lowered those numbers in an era of détente, the sort of world that Bethe had called for in his article.
—Dan Vergano, Scientific American, 1 Aug. 2025
There's plenty more to come throughout the month, including on August 17, which sees the arrival of James Gray's 2022 film, Armageddon Time, starring Anne Hathaway, Jeremy Strong, and Anthony Hopkins.
—Billie Melissa, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 July 2025
Twenty-seven years ago, Armageddon benefited from a marketing campaign that left a lasting impression.
—Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 25 July 2025
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Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 16 Aug. 2025
The arms race played out through the 1960s, building stockpiles of tens of thousands of nuclear missiles on both sides until its folly, and frightening close brushes with Armageddon, lowered those numbers in an era of détente, the sort of world that Bethe had called for in his article.
—Dan Vergano, Scientific American, 1 Aug. 2025
There's plenty more to come throughout the month, including on August 17, which sees the arrival of James Gray's 2022 film, Armageddon Time, starring Anne Hathaway, Jeremy Strong, and Anthony Hopkins.
—Billie Melissa, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 July 2025
Twenty-seven years ago, Armageddon benefited from a marketing campaign that left a lasting impression.
—Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 25 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for Armageddon
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This tale of a plausible viral apocalypse makes the case that true horrors can lurk just outside our view — and possibly within us all.—
Dennis Perkins,
Entertainment Weekly,
31 Oct. 2025
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The situation devolves from there, in a sort of micro-zombie apocalypse.—
The Atlantic Culture Desk,
The Atlantic,
29 Oct. 2025
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The floods have also left 11 people missing, inundated more than 116,000 houses and 5,000 hectares of crops, and damaged roads and railways, cutting off traffic and power in several areas, the government’s disaster agency said in a report.—
Reuters,
NBC news,
31 Oct. 2025
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Desmond McKenzie, deputy chair of Jamaica's disaster risk management council, declined to share how many people have died, although authorities separately told AP at least four deaths occurred in southwest Jamaica.—
Elizabeth Howell,
Space.com,
31 Oct. 2025
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“Armageddon.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/Armageddon. Accessed 7 Nov. 2025.
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