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Recent Examples of apocalypse The result is a clean, suburban apocalypse, trouble in someone else’s back yard. Richard Brody, New Yorker, 16 June 2025 The Life of Chuck isn't your average apocalypse movie. Ashley Boucher, EW.com, 6 June 2025 When Jeffrey Dean Morgan is away filming in the zombie apocalypse, his 7-year-old daughter George is never far from his mind. Kirsten Acuna, People.com, 12 June 2025 No other blood could possibly have made it onto Negan’s boot in this zombie apocalypse filled with violence. Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 10 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for apocalypse
Recent Examples of Synonyms for apocalypse
Noun
  • As someone takes on roles that have elements of power associated with it, that can be a recipe for disaster.
    Heather V. MacArthur, Forbes.com, 2 July 2025
  • His interstellar mission, which must be successfully completed in order to save Earth from a potential disaster, leads him to meet a mysterious alien who also seeks to save his own species.
    Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 30 June 2025
Noun
  • While most Americans celebrated Independence Day, a tragedy unfolded in Central Texas.
    The Editors, National Review, 7 July 2025
  • For past campers, the tragedy turned happy memories into grief.
    CBS News, CBS News, 7 July 2025
Noun
  • Promises to be full of dry banter in the face of historical upheaval and emotional calamity, which is my favorite Alameddine mode.
    Literary Hub July 1, Literary Hub, 1 July 2025
  • This approach came of age following the ecological calamity of the Dust Bowl of the 1930s and remains the planet’s most successful conservation approach.
    Chris Dorsey, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025

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“Apocalypse.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/apocalypse. Accessed 15 Jul. 2025.

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