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Recent Examples of apocalyptic The Last of Us tells the story of two survivors (Ramsey and Pedro Pascal) many years after the onset of an apocalyptic plague. James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 18 Apr. 2025 For a movie about an apocalyptic clash of vampires and gangsters, Sinners has moments of unexpected jubilance, even rapture. A.a. Dowd, Rolling Stone, 17 Apr. 2025 Power asserts itself mercilessly, and the action is shot through with apocalyptic premonitions, which reminds him of our time. Jeffrey Arlo Brown, New York Times, 12 Apr. 2025 The apocalyptic tale pits our hero Ellie not against the zombies that served as the frequent antagonists in the first game, but other people bent on destroying her and her surrogate father Joel. Eliana Dockterman, Time, 11 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for apocalyptic
Recent Examples of Synonyms for apocalyptic
Adjective
  • The climactic scenes leading up to that needle drop are naturally interspersed with video that Jia shot on his iPhone.
    David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 9 May 2025
  • Answers come during a climactic showdown between Sara and Kynch.
    Randall Colburn, EW.com, 6 May 2025
Adjective
  • More news: Yankees Make Trade, Send Pitcher to NL Central Club In the 2021 postseason, Matzek played a pivotal role in the Braves' World Series run, going 3-0 with a 1.72 ERA and 24 strikeouts in 13 appearances and 15.2 innings.
    Noah Camras, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 May 2025
  • Michaels, 35, was playing a foot soldier in the White Walkers’ army of the dead during a climactic battle sequence in The Long Night, the pivotal third episode in Season 8.
    Jake Kanter, Deadline, 19 May 2025
Adjective
  • Today's ruling is another clear and decisive victory that will ensure the lives of countless unborn children remain protected and that South Carolina continues to lead the charge in defending the sanctity of life.
    Andrew Stanton, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 May 2025
  • Charlotte’s victory in the series-deciding finale improved its record to 3-4 all time in its modern history (since 1994) and was the second in three season; Charlotte won the decisive third game of a best-of-three series in 2023 over Lehigh Valley.
    Richard Walker, Charlotte Observer, 12 May 2025
Adjective
  • For this reader, roughly the same age as Sam Raymond, there is uncommon pleasure in the paradoxes of this climacteric tale.
    Claire Messud, Harper's Magazine, 22 June 2021
  • Macerating unripe climacteric fruit in sugar, however, isn’t a substitute for ripening them; that just takes time in your kitchen counter’s fruit basket.
    Bill St. John, The Denver Post, 8 May 2017
Adjective
  • Comments Traveling in a comfortable airport outfit is crucial, especially for long flights.
    Rylee Johnston, Travel + Leisure, 10 May 2025
  • These include India’s suspension of a crucial water-sharing treaty, the withdrawal of envoys, and visa restrictions.
    Bloomberg News, Boston Herald, 10 May 2025

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“Apocalyptic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/apocalyptic. Accessed 23 May. 2025.

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