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
Dmitri Mehlhorn, a former Democratic strategist, thinks that the chance of political apocalypse is about 20 times higher—and that Americans need to start preparing now.
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Michael Scherer, The Atlantic, 22 Jan. 2026
Who’s responsible for the American apocalypse?
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 14 Jan. 2026
That goal is seemingly the only hope for humanity against the decay of everything around them and the increasingly violent nature of many remaining humans (think early Mad Max apocalypse sensibility).
—Pete Hammond, Deadline, 8 Jan. 2026
An alien invasion movie told in the style of an arthouse film, Arrival’s deeper story is far more profound than detailing the coming apocalypse.
—Ilana Gordon, Entertainment Weekly, 29 Dec. 2025
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Michael Scherer, The Atlantic, 22 Jan. 2026
Who’s responsible for the American apocalypse?
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 14 Jan. 2026
That goal is seemingly the only hope for humanity against the decay of everything around them and the increasingly violent nature of many remaining humans (think early Mad Max apocalypse sensibility).
—Pete Hammond, Deadline, 8 Jan. 2026
An alien invasion movie told in the style of an arthouse film, Arrival’s deeper story is far more profound than detailing the coming apocalypse.
—Ilana Gordon, Entertainment Weekly, 29 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for apocalypse
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One compelling example in the education space that Parker-Holder and Rivas described was allowing students to get a sense of what working in different professions might be like, such as assisting in disaster recovery.—
Abhimanyu Ghoshal,
New Atlas,
30 Jan. 2026
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The action also authorizes the use of disaster emergency funds and allows the OEM to mobilize state resources, make contracts and awards using emergency procurement procedures and encumber and expend funds as determined by the director of the OEM.—
Alexandra Koch,
FOXNews.com,
30 Jan. 2026
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The tragedy marked the second fatal incident involving North Texas students during the winter storm.—
Michael Dorgan,
FOXNews.com,
28 Jan. 2026
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The letters had been dispatched from Cartagena de Indias, the rich port city on the coast of what is now Colombia, just days after what appeared to have been a horrific tragedy.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Jan. 2026
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Here’s where naming a Wall Street pro who’s a master of spotting where danger’s building may prove a hedge against a future calamity.—
Shawn Tully,
Fortune,
28 Jan. 2026
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What Trump is most certainly reviewing is the viability of Noem as a Cabinet secretary, who has rapidly become a scapegoat for the predictable calamities of the high-visibility deployment of border guards as SWAT troops in urban centers.—
Chris Stirewalt,
The Hill,
27 Jan. 2026
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“Apocalypse.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/apocalypse. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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