1
as in catastrophe
a sudden violent event that brings about great loss or destruction
hurricanes are natural disasters
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2
as in failure
something that has failed
an utter disaster, the play opened and closed on the same miserable night
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Recent Examples of disaster
Political pressure to launch brought about the Challenger disaster, watched in real time by school kids, among others.
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Chicago Tribune, 30 Jan. 2026
Eden Rock was significantly damaged during Hurricane Irma in 2017 and has since reopened, having undergone extensive renovation, turning the disaster into an opportunity to refresh and expand—including adding a new bar, Rémy Room and Bar, a brand new spa, and several new suites.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Jan. 2026
But Cooper’s campaign blames much of that delay on slow-moving federal funds and the need for federal disaster recovery reform.
—Nora O'Neill, Charlotte Observer, 30 Jan. 2026
And more extreme weather means costlier disasters for American communities, from tracking warning signs to running clean up in the aftermath.
—Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 29 Jan. 2026
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Chicago Tribune, 30 Jan. 2026
Eden Rock was significantly damaged during Hurricane Irma in 2017 and has since reopened, having undergone extensive renovation, turning the disaster into an opportunity to refresh and expand—including adding a new bar, Rémy Room and Bar, a brand new spa, and several new suites.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Jan. 2026
But Cooper’s campaign blames much of that delay on slow-moving federal funds and the need for federal disaster recovery reform.
—Nora O'Neill, Charlotte Observer, 30 Jan. 2026
And more extreme weather means costlier disasters for American communities, from tracking warning signs to running clean up in the aftermath.
—Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 29 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for disaster
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The tragedy marked the second fatal incident involving North Texas students during the winter storm.—
Michael Dorgan,
FOXNews.com,
28 Jan. 2026
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The letters had been dispatched from Cartagena de Indias, the rich port city on the coast of what is now Colombia, just days after what appeared to have been a horrific tragedy.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Jan. 2026
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That last-minute development is reviving debate about the extent of state support for Vanke, one of the last major developers to have avoided an outright default after a broader property market slump sparked record debt failures in recent years.—
Bloomberg News,
Bloomberg,
28 Jan. 2026
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Poetry is a testament to the failure of wolves.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Jan. 2026
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While the ice apocalypse has wrapped up, dangerously cold air still has a grip on Texas.—
Mary Wasson,
Austin American Statesman,
26 Jan. 2026
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Created in 1947, the Doomsday Clock was created to convey threats to humanity and the Earth using the imagery of apocalypse (midnight) and the contemporary idiom of nuclear explosion (countdown to zero).—
Amaris Encinas,
USA Today,
24 Jan. 2026
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That pool of those players (11 to 19) produced more busts or major disappointments than starters on winning teams.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
29 Jan. 2026
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Van Buren Township Supervisor Kevin McNamara expressed his disappointment with EGLE's license renewal for Wayne Disposal, and the process.—
Keith Matheny,
Freep.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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Here’s where naming a Wall Street pro who’s a master of spotting where danger’s building may prove a hedge against a future calamity.—
Shawn Tully,
Fortune,
28 Jan. 2026
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What Trump is most certainly reviewing is the viability of Noem as a Cabinet secretary, who has rapidly become a scapegoat for the predictable calamities of the high-visibility deployment of border guards as SWAT troops in urban centers.—
Chris Stirewalt,
The Hill,
27 Jan. 2026
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Every team needing a quarterback and watching Darnold’s rise wonders if busts-on-the-rise like Mac Jones and Malik Willis can do something similar.—
Dave Hyde,
Sun Sentinel,
26 Jan. 2026
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But unlike previous boom-bust cycles, the changes ahead may have less to do with rate cuts, Wall Street performance, or rental trends, and more to do with individual buyers and sellers.—
John Walkup,
Forbes.com,
23 Jan. 2026
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“Disaster.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disaster. Accessed 2 Feb. 2026.
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