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as in disastrous
bringing about ruin or misfortune
a calamitous decision to sell their products online exclusively ruined the business
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as in devastating
causing or tending to cause destruction
a calamitous flood that destroyed the town's central business district
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Recent Examples of calamitous
At least 27 campers and counselors from the all-girls summer camp were killed along the Guadalupe River when calamitous flash floods swept through the area on July 4.
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Marc Ramirez, USA Today, 26 Sep. 2025
Social media weighed in on the calamitous play.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 26 Sep. 2025
Already trailing Porto by five points in the league, albeit with a game in hand, on Tuesday Benfica began their Champions League campaign with a calamitous 3-2 defeat at home to Qarabag.
—Dan Cancian, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
His coastal senate district includes Pacific Palisades, one of the Los Angeles neighborhoods that burned in the calamitous January wildfires.
—Nicole Nixon, Sacbee.com, 17 Sep. 2025
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Marc Ramirez, USA Today, 26 Sep. 2025
Social media weighed in on the calamitous play.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 26 Sep. 2025
Already trailing Porto by five points in the league, albeit with a game in hand, on Tuesday Benfica began their Champions League campaign with a calamitous 3-2 defeat at home to Qarabag.
—Dan Cancian, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
His coastal senate district includes Pacific Palisades, one of the Los Angeles neighborhoods that burned in the calamitous January wildfires.
—Nicole Nixon, Sacbee.com, 17 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for calamitous
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The Arizona Wildcats clobbered Colorado, 52-17, marking another disastrous defeat for Coach Prime.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
2 Nov. 2025
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Gottlieb’s team, picked last in the Horizon League preseason poll, hopes to improve on last year’s disastrous 4-28 campaign.—
Gary Bedore,
Kansas City Star,
2 Nov. 2025
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According to The New York Times, the death toll in Jamaica from Hurricane Melissa is now a devastating 28 — and that’s with dozens of communities still awaiting aid, as local authorities and humanitarian workers continue clearing debris.—
Kyle Denis,
Billboard,
3 Nov. 2025
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Although private equity’s foray into the housing market is not new, the buyout of mobile home parks by investment firms is on the rise – with devastating consequences for residents.—
Cassie Powell,
The Conversation,
3 Nov. 2025
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The show centers on Alex (Jason Clarke) and his wife, Maggie Murdaugh (Patricia Arquette), as their privileged world spirals following a fatal 2019 boating accident involving their son, Paul (Johnny Berchtold), that leads to more secrets emerging.—
Jordana Comiter,
PEOPLE,
30 Oct. 2025
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Once written, the script’s fantastic promise distracted its readers from the fatal holes in its plot.—
Elizabeth D. Samet,
Foreign Affairs,
29 Oct. 2025
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Thus a wonderful section on The Jew of Malta climaxes in an unfortunate vision of the text as a secret message to Lord Strange, a wealthy and important patron of the arts.—
Isaac Butler,
The Atlantic,
3 Nov. 2025
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Such an event, let alone two within less than an hour of each other, is both unfortunate and potentially very suspicious.—
Christopher McFadden,
Interesting Engineering,
3 Nov. 2025
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Her grief transforms into destructive power, turning her into a monster.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
29 Oct. 2025
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The last time Jamaica faced a hurricane of a similar magnitude was Hurricane Gilbert in 1988, a Category 4 storm remembered as the deadliest and most destructive in the nation’s history.—
Ryan Morik,
FOXNews.com,
29 Oct. 2025
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The film's production cost around $26 million and earned just $637,355 at the box office — a catastrophic flop.—
Ashley Hume,
FOXNews.com,
29 Oct. 2025
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Ongoing catastrophic flash flooding and numerous landslides will continue through Tuesday night.—
MIAMI HERALD HURRICANE BOT,
Miami Herald,
29 Oct. 2025
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“Calamitous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/calamitous. Accessed 6 Nov. 2025.
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