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

Molly saved herself in the showstopper with a gorgeous pink-and-orange cake that has the consistency of a fuzzy sweater, and there was nothing Shannon could have done that would have been worse than Danni’s two disasters.

— Brian Moylan, Vulture, 25 Sep. 2026
Los Angeles County officials aim to break ground on the new Eaton Canyon Nature Center before 2028, with plans to construct a facility that can withstand the region’s changing climate and future disasters.

— Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of disasters

Noun

Suicide, unfortunately, is not uncommon among the young, and in fact, several sources have noted a recent rash of these tragedies in the Aurora community.

— Denise Crosby, Chicago Tribune, 24 Sep. 2026
But while the show has had staggering success and an enduring legacy over the past decade off the air, it’s also been marked by multiple tragedies.

— Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of tragedies

Noun

With wars and climate catastrophes hitting a world still reeling from 7 million deaths caused by COVID-19, Shelley’s pandemic novel has perhaps never felt so relevant.

— Eileen Hunt, Fortune, 28 Sep. 2026
Tuesday’s scene was a mixture of confusion and chaos with first responders fanned out across two catastrophes and television news teams desperately trying to find out whether their journalists were safe.

— Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of catastrophes

Noun

The congregants did not know that a man police say was driven by hatred had allegedly arrived with weapons and the capacity to cause mass casualties.

— Ariella Noveck, FOXNews.com, 29 Sep. 2026
Three gang members died in the operation, the force reported, and there were no casualties among force members.

— Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of casualties

Noun

The incident is the latest in a handful of rare but sometimes deadly accidents involving passengers being dragged by subway trains.

— Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 29 Sep. 2026
Deadly boat accidents are common in the Democratic Republic of Congo, where rivers and lakes are a major means of transport for its more than 100 million people.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 28 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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