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Recent Examples of Synonyms for catastrophe
Noun
  • Because of its proximity to the stadium, Panoramic Hill is often first in line for disaster preparedness measures, including the thinning of brush and eucalyptus trees on the hill, Berkeley resident Kevin Casey said.
    Austin Meek, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
  • And why this all might be a financial and environmental disaster waiting to happen.
    NPR, NPR, 17 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • He has also been charged with following too closely, no registration and failure to exercise due care on Interstate 85 in Jackson County, about 62 miles northeast of Atlanta.
    Michael Dorgan, FOXNews.com, 15 Oct. 2025
  • She was charged with reckless driving causing serious impairment of a body function and failure to stop at a scene of accident resulting in serious impairment or death, the prosecutor said.
    Mike Stunson, Kansas City Star, 15 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • And a lot of the pseudepigrapha, like the fake gospels and fake apocalypses, fill in gaps in the record that can serve latter-day, post-biblical purposes.
    JSTOR Daily, JSTOR Daily, 16 Oct. 2025
  • In 2011, in fact, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention published a zombie apocalypse preparedness guide that explained how readying oneself for a zombie apocalypse can prepare people for any large-scale disaster.
    Tom Duszynski, The Conversation, 16 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Kirk's murder is a tragedy – as is any murder.
    Peter D'Abrosca, FOXNews.com, 18 Oct. 2025
  • Here’s how a community dispute escalated into a deadly tragedy.
    Olivia B. Waxman, Time, 17 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • And Talanoa Hufanga continued to fly around like a calamity let loose from Pandora's box, adding a key third-down pass-breakup on the Jets' final offensive drive.
    Luca Evans, Denver Post, 12 Oct. 2025
  • In the wake of that calamity, the Sharks overhauled their defense corps and goaltending and brought in some new faces up front.
    Curtis Pashelka, Mercury News, 12 Oct. 2025
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“Catastrophe.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/catastrophe. Accessed 22 Oct. 2025.

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