as in disaster
a sudden violent event that brings about great loss or destruction
this latest breakdown of the car is inconvenient, but not a calamity
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Recent Examples of calamity
Fielder believes that role-playing exercises could improve air traffic control and help prevent calamities.
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Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 3 Apr. 2025
And Tim’s ongoing legal calamity eventually collides with Gaitok’s attempt to prove himself in the aftermath of the robbery.
—Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 9 Mar. 2025
The next afternoon, a local National Weather Service (NWS) meteorologist explained to me how agency staffers warned of just such calamities.
—Megha Satyanarayana, Scientific American, 7 Mar. 2025
Although appetites for visions of collision and calamity remained healthy beyond, the prospect of cometary catastrophe became derided in the annals of serious science.
—Thomas Moynihan, Big Think, 7 Mar. 2025
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Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 3 Apr. 2025
And Tim’s ongoing legal calamity eventually collides with Gaitok’s attempt to prove himself in the aftermath of the robbery.
—Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 9 Mar. 2025
The next afternoon, a local National Weather Service (NWS) meteorologist explained to me how agency staffers warned of just such calamities.
—Megha Satyanarayana, Scientific American, 7 Mar. 2025
Although appetites for visions of collision and calamity remained healthy beyond, the prospect of cometary catastrophe became derided in the annals of serious science.
—Thomas Moynihan, Big Think, 7 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for calamity
Noun
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After severe storms hit the state in mid-March, Sanders applied for disaster relief through FEMA, under what's known as a major disaster declaration.—
Luke Barr,
ABC News,
23 Apr. 2025
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The march happened after more disasters caused by climate change and pollution impacted the country.—
Julia Gomez,
USA Today,
23 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The typical doomsayers came out in force to predict some new apocalypse, but several less frightening factors seemed to be at play.—
Bill Stone,
Forbes.com,
19 Apr. 2025
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My point isn’t that The Last Of Us should be creating a Jackson that is a magical, oasis free of judgment, hate, and societal issues — that’s probably more of a fantasy than a mushroom zombie apocalypse.—
Patricia Karounos,
Refinery29,
14 Apr. 2025
Noun
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While King's career has been fruitful, she's also experienced tragedy in her personal life.—
EW Staff,
EW.com,
26 Apr. 2025
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Holland was attempting a routine landing when the tragedy occurred, and was not performing any stunts, Boggs said.—
Alexandra Koch,
FOXNews.com,
26 Apr. 2025
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“Calamity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/calamity. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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