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
With an adjournment deadline of midnight Wednesday, Ritter is facing daily disasters and dramas relating to lawmakers clamoring for votes on bills destined to die without their moment on the floor.
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Mark Pazniokas, Hartford Courant, 2 May 2026
Miller served for a decade as chairman of Team Rubicon, a nonprofit that helps communities around the globe recover from disasters.
—Los Angeles Times, 1 May 2026
The program was created by Congress to help quickly protect nationals of countries that, as a result of natural or man-made disasters, were dangerous for people to return to, with routine reevaluations to decide if the protections would be extended or ended.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 29 Apr. 2026
A lot of these families have been through medical and financial disasters.
—David Sharos, Chicago Tribune, 28 Apr. 2026
Five worst nuclear reactor disasters 1.
—Kurt Snibbe, Oc Register, 25 Apr. 2026
Satellite connectivity can act as a backup during disasters like hurricanes or wildfires.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 24 Apr. 2026
Gentle, an Alabama lawyer who specializes in running trusts to compensate victims of disasters and corporate scandals, did not respond to multiple requests for comment.
—Craig R. McCoy, CNN Money, 24 Apr. 2026
Texas regulators flagged dozens of deficiencies in Camp Mystic's emergency plan, saying missing flood maps, unclear evacuation procedures and undefined staff roles could hinder responses during disasters or medical emergencies.
—Doug Myers, CBS News, 24 Apr. 2026
Mark Pazniokas, Hartford Courant, 2 May 2026
Miller served for a decade as chairman of Team Rubicon, a nonprofit that helps communities around the globe recover from disasters.
—Los Angeles Times, 1 May 2026
The program was created by Congress to help quickly protect nationals of countries that, as a result of natural or man-made disasters, were dangerous for people to return to, with routine reevaluations to decide if the protections would be extended or ended.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 29 Apr. 2026
A lot of these families have been through medical and financial disasters.
—David Sharos, Chicago Tribune, 28 Apr. 2026
Five worst nuclear reactor disasters 1.
—Kurt Snibbe, Oc Register, 25 Apr. 2026
Satellite connectivity can act as a backup during disasters like hurricanes or wildfires.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 24 Apr. 2026
Gentle, an Alabama lawyer who specializes in running trusts to compensate victims of disasters and corporate scandals, did not respond to multiple requests for comment.
—Craig R. McCoy, CNN Money, 24 Apr. 2026
Texas regulators flagged dozens of deficiencies in Camp Mystic's emergency plan, saying missing flood maps, unclear evacuation procedures and undefined staff roles could hinder responses during disasters or medical emergencies.
—Doug Myers, CBS News, 24 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for disasters
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California is being hammered with more frequent and devastating catastrophes, and that’s making the entire insurance market riskier and more expensive, exacerbating mistakes made by government and the private sector alike.—
Ben Allen,
Oc Register,
2 May 2026
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What was in the hearts of the humans who diarized catastrophes on the Elbe’s river rocks seven centuries ago—and in 2018?—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
30 Apr. 2026
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Many failures can be offset by a single success, which means this form of investing is likely to result in major innovation.—
Anis Uzzaman,
Fortune,
6 May 2026
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But that Panarin trade doesn’t erase the team’s missteps to that point, like the decision to run it back with Jim Hiller despite last postseason’s failures.—
Shayna Goldman,
New York Times,
6 May 2026
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Recent horrific tragedies have demonstrated the urgent need to improve Cook County’s process for enforcing warrants, too.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
28 Apr. 2026
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Less known, and more uncomfortable, is how some Democrats tend to go silent on the role that demonization from the left can play in these tragedies too.—
Steven Zeitchik,
HollywoodReporter,
27 Apr. 2026
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Breakouts would reinforce the prevailing uptrend, while disappointments could trigger near-term volatility and bring support levels in focus.—
Katie Stockton,
CNBC,
27 Apr. 2026
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Have there been any disappointments?—
Caroline Mimbs Nyce,
New Yorker,
17 Apr. 2026
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Based on Thornton Wilder’s The Skin of Our Teeth, the surrealist musical follows one nuclear family across thousands of years and three apocalypses.—
Jason P. Frank,
Vulture,
10 Dec. 2025
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And a lot of the pseudepigrapha, like the fake gospels and fake apocalypses, fill in gaps in the record that can serve latter-day, post-biblical purposes.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
16 Oct. 2025
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In early March, the State Department made an emergency determination to bypass Congress and immediately sell 12,000 bombs to Israel.—
Mitchell McCluskey,
CNN Money,
2 May 2026
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McCarthy has a deft way with crafting suspense in his script, leading with character first, planting conversational bombs that go off at intervals throughout the plot.—
Katie Walsh,
Twin Cities,
2 May 2026
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For certain great artists, Meis believes, the creative act is a safe harbor where life’s pressures, exigencies, and calamities aren’t so much denied or resolved as reimagined as pictorial dramas.—
Jed Perl,
The New York Review of Books,
4 Apr. 2026
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Colorado went 43-119, a record that belongs in a museum exhibit beside other modern-era calamities, behind glass.—
Jenny Catlin,
New York Times,
25 Mar. 2026
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With the draft completed and free agent signings winding down, here’s a look at the biggest winners and losers from the Raiders’ offseason.—
Sam Warren,
New York Times,
6 May 2026
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Semifinalists earn 750,000 euros and first round losers get 87,000 euros.—
Samuel Petrequin,
Chicago Tribune,
4 May 2026
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“Disasters.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disasters. Accessed 9 May. 2026.
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