DEATHBLOWS Synonyms: 39 Similar and Opposite Words

deathblows

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Noun

To avert future calamities, the forest outside Bordeaux must be thinned and its fire breaks widened, said Arthur Guérin-Turcq, a Sorbonne University geographer whose family cultivates pines near Le Porge.

— Michael Finnegan, Los Angeles Times, 30 Aug. 2026
Indeed, conflict and calamities are major factors in financial repression.

— Jason Ma, Fortune, 23 Aug. 2026

Definition of calamities

Noun

If college is defined by unbelievable disasters that become lifelong stories, then this singular tale of friendship is forged in the aftermath of connecting through a very public mistake.

— Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 17 Sep. 2026
Deforestation contributes to erosion, damages biodiverse areas, threatens wildlife and humans who rely on the forest, and intensifies disasters from extreme weather.

— ABC News, ABC News, 13 Sep. 2026

Definition of disasters

Noun

Most workplace tragedies, sadly, never get that attention, even though more than 5,000 people die from accidents at work every year.

— Matt Helmer, Washington Post, 9 Sep. 2026
Find positive, proactive ways that can prevent these kinds of tragedies from ever happening again.

— Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of tragedies

Noun

Syria became one of the great human catastrophes of our time.

— Ayman M. Mohyeldin, Vanity Fair, 11 Sep. 2026
Returns, however, can be negative in a year when there is a much higher than average incidence of catastrophes and insurance claims have to be paid out.

— Cheryl Winokur Munk, CNBC, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of catastrophes

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From severe weather and accidents to cyberattacks and tragedies, unfortunately, schools and colleges face crises each year.

— Kimberly Osborne, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2026
Conflicts and tragedies are almost always the result of carelessness or accidents that spiral totally out of control.

— Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of accidents

Noun

The destruction of the ozone layer would allow hazardous ultraviolet radiation to rain down on the planet, adding to the series of climate cataclysms that would threaten civilization and most life on Earth.

— Kevin Holden Platt, Forbes.com, 16 Aug. 2026
These include supernovae and other cataclysms, such as gamma-ray bursts (GRBs), some of which arise from colliding black holes or neutron stars and are among the most powerful explosions in the universe.

— Clara Moskowitz, Scientific American, 1 July 2026

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