1
as in disaster
a sudden violent event that brings about great loss or destruction
more than one natural catastrophe has threatened to destroy their farm over the years
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2
as in failure
something that has failed
the movie was a catastrophe, nearly bankrupting the studio that produced it
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for catastrophe
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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 -
The march happened after more disasters caused by climate change and pollution impacted the country.—
Julia Gomez,
USA Today,
23 Apr. 2025
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The study describes how private businesses lack the financial incentive to fund basic and applied scientific research and development and how government agencies like the NIH and NSF ameliorate the market failure.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
1 May 2025
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The fraud on his watch represents one of the greatest failures of a public official in the state’s history.—
Jim Schultz,
National Review,
1 May 2025
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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
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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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Residents of the region have long sought resolutions and recourse to this toxic calamity, especially after the EPA’s risk assessment tools underscored the links between nearby chemical exposure and poor health outcomes.—
Henna Hundal,
Forbes.com,
28 Apr. 2025
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Take your pick which Signal group chat calamity is worse for the Trump administration.—
Dan Vergano,
Scientific American,
2 Apr. 2025
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“Catastrophe.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/catastrophe. Accessed 5 May. 2025.
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