1
as in catastrophes
a sudden violent event that brings about great loss or destruction
hurricanes are natural disasters
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as in failures
something that has failed
an utter disaster, the play opened and closed on the same miserable night
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Recent Examples of disasters
Some BDCs are dividend machines, others are disasters.
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Brett Owens, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025
Some contend mythologising such events does a disservice to those who lost their lives in maritime disasters.
—Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Edwards says restoring and reforming the program would ensure rural communities have more equitable access to funding meant to protect against disasters.
—Briah Lumpkins, Charlotte Observer, 9 Sep. 2025
Trained to handle disasters Disaster response machines and robots must operate under extreme conditions.
—Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 9 Sep. 2025
The state of Hawaii issued an emergency declaration last week, an administrative action government agencies often take before tropical storms, hurricanes and other impending weather disasters.
—Christopher Cann, USA Today, 8 Sep. 2025
On Tuesday, 85 scientists released a 459-page rebuttal to the DOE report, highlighting a large body of scientific literature pointing to how climate change can exacerbate droughts, floods, crop failures, and other disasters.
—Robert Schmad, The Washington Examiner, 7 Sep. 2025
Greengrass viewed the story of The Lost Bus through a similar lens, following a micro, primal cinematic story of survival that was ultimately about what these disasters mean on a macro level.
—Tomris Laffly, Time, 6 Sep. 2025
As someone who evacuated but was still directly impacted by the storm, Shepard used her lived experience to influence her research on colonial disasters.
—Essence, 5 Sep. 2025
Brett Owens, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025
Some contend mythologising such events does a disservice to those who lost their lives in maritime disasters.
—Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Edwards says restoring and reforming the program would ensure rural communities have more equitable access to funding meant to protect against disasters.
—Briah Lumpkins, Charlotte Observer, 9 Sep. 2025
Trained to handle disasters Disaster response machines and robots must operate under extreme conditions.
—Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 9 Sep. 2025
The state of Hawaii issued an emergency declaration last week, an administrative action government agencies often take before tropical storms, hurricanes and other impending weather disasters.
—Christopher Cann, USA Today, 8 Sep. 2025
On Tuesday, 85 scientists released a 459-page rebuttal to the DOE report, highlighting a large body of scientific literature pointing to how climate change can exacerbate droughts, floods, crop failures, and other disasters.
—Robert Schmad, The Washington Examiner, 7 Sep. 2025
Greengrass viewed the story of The Lost Bus through a similar lens, following a micro, primal cinematic story of survival that was ultimately about what these disasters mean on a macro level.
—Tomris Laffly, Time, 6 Sep. 2025
As someone who evacuated but was still directly impacted by the storm, Shepard used her lived experience to influence her research on colonial disasters.
—Essence, 5 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for disasters
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Families that embrace this mindset see setbacks not as catastrophes but as tuition.—
Francois Botha,
Forbes.com,
7 Sep. 2025
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The story grabbed him thematically too, given the increasing devastation caused by wildfires and other environmental catastrophes.—
Tomris Laffly,
Time,
6 Sep. 2025
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Every moment the Senate waits to confirm Antoni to overhaul the systemic failures of the BLS is one that risks the stability of global finance and American wealth.—
Tiana Lowe Doescher,
The Washington Examiner,
12 Sep. 2025
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The high-profile bank failures of 2023—including Signature Bank and Silicon Valley Bank—triggered a contraction in CRE lending, particularly among regional banks.—
Andrew DeNardo,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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The audience for 2025’s reel of zombie apocalypses lives in a world shaped, in part, by Americans’ refusal to accept an aging Joe Biden’s ineligibility for President.—
Katy Waldman,
New Yorker,
9 Aug. 2025
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Using her own romantic disappointments as a guide, Denise advises him to grieve by accepting the loss and forgiving the people who hurt him.—
Sara Netzley,
Entertainment Weekly,
10 Sep. 2025
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The Athletic’s tennis team, Matthew Futterman, Charlie Eccleshare and James Hansen, present their takeaways from the final Grand Slam of 2025, from the best shots and funniest moments to the biggest disappointments and the most incredible matches.—
The Athletic Tennis Staff,
New York Times,
8 Sep. 2025
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The flag has been ordered to half-staff following major tragedies, such as the September 11 Attacks and the 2012 Newtown school shooting.—
James Powel,
USA Today,
11 Sep. 2025
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But anyone who responds to preventable tragedies like this—tragedies that over time begin to erode the very fabric of our country—by refusing to face the problem of gun violence and crime head-on is missing the point.—
Gabby Giffords,
Time,
11 Sep. 2025
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At first, drones were used to scout and drop makeshift bombs onto enemy troops’ heads.—
Joseph Nepomuceno,
The Washington Examiner,
13 Sep. 2025
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While IPAs remain hugely popular, stomach-turning bitter bombs fell out of fashion.—
Peter Rowe,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
12 Sep. 2025
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If these calamities unfold, the revenue projections, total costs and net transfer balances will be a little lower, too, with the cumulative cashflow balance being higher, at £161million by the summer of 2028.—
Matt Slater,
New York Times,
10 Sep. 2025
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Levine Cava bristled, saying the only money left to fund the choppers would be the county’s emergency fund — dollars reserved for hurricanes or other calamities.—
Douglas Hanks,
Miami Herald,
5 Sep. 2025
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Lake Michigan is home to the most shipwrecks of all the Great Lakes, data shows, but that's attributable to the lake's status as a commercial shipping hub between cities of Chicago, Gary, Indiana, and Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and ports on other Great Lakes or even international destinations.—
Jenna Prestininzi,
Freep.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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But the naval officers then on the rock were not there to spot shipwrecks, but to do research on what would become SOSUS, O’Neil says.—
A.K. Whitney,
Oc Register,
9 Sep. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Disasters.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disasters. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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