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
For all the negative coverage, aesthetic arguments about climbing styles, the controversies and disasters, Everest continues to be at the heart of so many dreams and ambitions — even for old hands, like Cotter.
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Helen Regan, CNN Money, 30 May 2026
The third challenge is time pressure, especially in areas recovering from disasters.
—Cyril Petit, Forbes.com, 28 May 2026
And smart and effective regulation can prevent the disasters that police and firefighters clean up later.
—Teri Sforza, Oc Register, 28 May 2026
Joe Raedle | Getty Images The number of weather and climate disasters that caused more than $1 billion in damage increased more than fivefold from 2018 through 2022, compared with the 1980s, after adjusting for inflation, according to the Treasury.
—Greg Iacurci, CNBC, 27 May 2026
Connecticut 211 provides informational services to the public during disasters.
—Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 27 May 2026
These are the personnel who can be deployed to active disasters or sent to staff response operations to coordinate federal support, assist survivors or carry out logistics, planning, operations and recovery work.
—Nicole Sganga, CBS News, 27 May 2026
Mining disasters are common in China, where rapid industrialization came with intense resource exploitation, poor working conditions and a weak regulatory framework.
—ABC News, 23 May 2026
There is a long tradition of environmental disasters serving as the catalyst for post-apocalyptic potboilers.
—Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 20 May 2026
Helen Regan, CNN Money, 30 May 2026
The third challenge is time pressure, especially in areas recovering from disasters.
—Cyril Petit, Forbes.com, 28 May 2026
And smart and effective regulation can prevent the disasters that police and firefighters clean up later.
—Teri Sforza, Oc Register, 28 May 2026
Joe Raedle | Getty Images The number of weather and climate disasters that caused more than $1 billion in damage increased more than fivefold from 2018 through 2022, compared with the 1980s, after adjusting for inflation, according to the Treasury.
—Greg Iacurci, CNBC, 27 May 2026
Connecticut 211 provides informational services to the public during disasters.
—Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 27 May 2026
These are the personnel who can be deployed to active disasters or sent to staff response operations to coordinate federal support, assist survivors or carry out logistics, planning, operations and recovery work.
—Nicole Sganga, CBS News, 27 May 2026
Mining disasters are common in China, where rapid industrialization came with intense resource exploitation, poor working conditions and a weak regulatory framework.
—ABC News, 23 May 2026
There is a long tradition of environmental disasters serving as the catalyst for post-apocalyptic potboilers.
—Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 20 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for disasters
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The California manufacture has unveiled a beastly off-roader that can be kitted out to protect you from any pending world-wide catastrophes.—
Nicole Hoey,
Robb Report,
30 May 2026
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The catastrophes are not hypothetical.—
Shlomit Wagman,
Fortune,
30 May 2026
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Canepa has accused Irizarry of running a toxic workplace and argued that a recent $20 million property tax refund settlement with Genentech highlights the department’s failures.—
Ryan Macasero,
Mercury News,
3 June 2026
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Investigators examined whether the accident was caused by anchoring failures or equipment malfunction.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
3 June 2026
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The effort to both support and regulate DCF comes at a time when the department is being criticized for its handling of several recent tragedies involving children.—
Laura Tillman,
Hartford Courant,
2 June 2026
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Those scenes' lighthearted whimsy, featuring late-night hijinks with classmates pranking grumpy instructors, pays off in the story's earliest tragedies.—
Jordan Minor,
PC Magazine,
1 June 2026
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That’s been one of the main disappointments of this season.—
Tim Britton,
New York Times,
29 May 2026
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Her compelling personal perspective on 40-plus years of post-Revolutionary Iran provides a chronicle of great hopes and even greater disappointments.—
Guy Lodge,
Variety,
22 May 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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Universal spent far more than usual to guarantee the security of screenings, assuming responsibility for damages, hiring guards to escort every print of the film, and sweeping movie theatres for bombs.—
Isaac Butler,
New Yorker,
30 May 2026
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Several hours later, troopers, including some on horseback, deployed heavy riot control tactics, including noise bombs, tear gas grenades, pepper spray and riot shields in an attempt to disperse the mob.—
Preston Mizell,
FOXNews.com,
30 May 2026
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The winter had been a season of calamities, with one emergency or challenge after another.—
Moira McCarthy,
Boston Herald,
10 May 2026
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Farmers markets — that humble and charming throwback to a bygone era — are also struggling with higher fuel prices, after weathering the economic calamities of the pandemic and other misfortunes.—
Andrew J. Campa,
Los Angeles Times,
9 May 2026
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Not much had been going right for the Cubs entering Wednesday, riding a 10-game losing streak and losers in 14 of their last 16 games.—
Meghan Montemurro,
Chicago Tribune,
28 May 2026
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The market has recently become more discerning in differentiating AI winners and losers in the software space.—
Zev Fima,
CNBC,
27 May 2026
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“Disasters.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disasters. Accessed 5 Jun. 2026.
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