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
The Doomsday Clock is a symbolic measure of how close humanity is to imminent apocalypse, or self-destruction.
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Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 28 Jan. 2026
In Terminator, an all-powerful, faultless AI becomes sentient, decides that humans are the enemy, and sets off a nuclear apocalypse.
—Bipul Sinha, Fortune, 27 Jan. 2026
While the ice apocalypse has wrapped up, dangerously cold air still has a grip on Texas.
—Mary Wasson, Austin American Statesman, 26 Jan. 2026
Created in 1947, the Doomsday Clock was created to convey threats to humanity and the Earth using the imagery of apocalypse (midnight) and the contemporary idiom of nuclear explosion (countdown to zero).
—Amaris Encinas, USA Today, 24 Jan. 2026
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Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 28 Jan. 2026
In Terminator, an all-powerful, faultless AI becomes sentient, decides that humans are the enemy, and sets off a nuclear apocalypse.
—Bipul Sinha, Fortune, 27 Jan. 2026
While the ice apocalypse has wrapped up, dangerously cold air still has a grip on Texas.
—Mary Wasson, Austin American Statesman, 26 Jan. 2026
Created in 1947, the Doomsday Clock was created to convey threats to humanity and the Earth using the imagery of apocalypse (midnight) and the contemporary idiom of nuclear explosion (countdown to zero).
—Amaris Encinas, USA Today, 24 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for apocalypse
Noun
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While the Supreme Court’s majority opinion did not explicitly outline a repayment protocol, dissenting Justice Brett Kavanaugh highlighted the looming administrative disaster.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
20 Feb. 2026
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The latter possibility, however, could give rise to enough disaster and famine to fully destabilize human civilization.—
Quanta Magazine,
Quanta Magazine,
20 Feb. 2026
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This tragedy has affected each and every one of us.—
Michael James,
USA Today,
19 Feb. 2026
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One year after their deaths, those closest to Hackman and Arakawa say their legacy is not defined by tragedy, but by devotion — a partnership rooted in privacy, dignity and a love story that endured long after Hollywood faded from view.—
Stephanie Giang-Paunon , Larry Fink,
FOXNews.com,
18 Feb. 2026
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His exile finally ended in November—just in time for a second crypto calamity in the form of FTX’s collapse.—
Leo Schwartz,
Fortune,
17 Feb. 2026
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And perhaps no one is more familiar with how thin the line is between triumph and calamity than Vonn.—
Will Graves,
Twin Cities,
8 Feb. 2026
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“Apocalypse.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/apocalypse. Accessed 21 Feb. 2026.
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