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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
Oil is lighter than water — that’s why disasters like those caused by the Exxon Valdez tanker and the Deepwater Horizon drilling rig create slicks on the surface.
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ABC News, 7 Mar. 2026
Priority is given to people living in counties that have been impacted by disasters, and any remaining funds could go to people in other counties.
—Dale Denwalt, Oklahoman, 6 Mar. 2026
These longstanding principles were developed over the course of many decades and consider lessons learned from painful events such as the Chernobyl and Fukushima disasters.
—Teri Sforza, Oc Register, 6 Mar. 2026
Interestingly, the mechanical design ensures the device remains operational during the power outages that typically accompany major earthquakes or structural disasters.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 5 Mar. 2026
The bill outlines specific kinds of events that would qualify as weather disasters subject to the board’s scrutiny.
—Evan Bush, NBC news, 5 Mar. 2026
And right here in Florida, intensifying disasters and disinformation combine to endanger our lives, damage our livelihoods, threaten our military communities and divide our citizens.
—Michael Chertoff, The Orlando Sentinel, 4 Mar. 2026
At Boeing, as throughout the aviation industry, disasters led to innovations.
—Burkhard Bilger, New Yorker, 2 Mar. 2026
Homeowners are left to mediate a system that was never designed for neighborhood-scale disasters.
—Michelle Edgar, Daily News, 27 Feb. 2026
ABC News, 7 Mar. 2026
Priority is given to people living in counties that have been impacted by disasters, and any remaining funds could go to people in other counties.
—Dale Denwalt, Oklahoman, 6 Mar. 2026
These longstanding principles were developed over the course of many decades and consider lessons learned from painful events such as the Chernobyl and Fukushima disasters.
—Teri Sforza, Oc Register, 6 Mar. 2026
Interestingly, the mechanical design ensures the device remains operational during the power outages that typically accompany major earthquakes or structural disasters.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 5 Mar. 2026
The bill outlines specific kinds of events that would qualify as weather disasters subject to the board’s scrutiny.
—Evan Bush, NBC news, 5 Mar. 2026
And right here in Florida, intensifying disasters and disinformation combine to endanger our lives, damage our livelihoods, threaten our military communities and divide our citizens.
—Michael Chertoff, The Orlando Sentinel, 4 Mar. 2026
At Boeing, as throughout the aviation industry, disasters led to innovations.
—Burkhard Bilger, New Yorker, 2 Mar. 2026
Homeowners are left to mediate a system that was never designed for neighborhood-scale disasters.
—Michelle Edgar, Daily News, 27 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for disasters
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Not everyone can be Francis Ford Coppola, funding his own feverish catastrophes by selling off one of his vineyards.—
Alison Willmore,
Vulture,
5 Mar. 2026
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Kennedy has made no bones about his misplaced skepticism of mRNA vaccines, pinging off the proliferating conspiracies around the COVID vaccines — incredible innovations that saved countless lives during one of the worst global catastrophes in recent memory.—
The Orlando Sentinel,
The Orlando Sentinel,
21 Feb. 2026
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Traditional tampons have vertical channels that can lead to fluid leaks and premature failures.—
Luisa Beltran,
Sportico.com,
11 Mar. 2026
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Some of these signs reference slavery and the successes and failures of the Freedman’s Colony.—
Madison Dapcevich,
Outside,
11 Mar. 2026
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In Greek tragedies, the hero is felled by a fatal flaw.—
Maer Roshan,
HollywoodReporter,
10 Mar. 2026
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The ballets that dancers revere most and that companies rely on to fill theaters are mostly fairytales or Shakespearean tragedies about straight couples—Giselle, Sleeping Beauty, Romeo and Juliet—in which the woman dies or is turned into a bird.—
Chloe Angyal,
Time,
9 Mar. 2026
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During the course of the film, Grace deals with life, love (including a pair of paramours from the same band), professional disappointments, and the fallout of a horrible experience from her past.—
Kate Erbland,
IndieWire,
9 Mar. 2026
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Yet, the depth chart has certainly shifted since the start of the season, as some players have been pleasant surprises, and others disappointments.—
Kevin Kurz,
New York Times,
8 Mar. 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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To this end, the real number of bombs/missiles used could easily be 5,000–10,000+ weapons or more.—
Christopher McFadden,
Interesting Engineering,
8 Mar. 2026
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Iran was clearly prepared, especially after the Twelve-Day War, last June, when the President ordered B-2 stealth warplanes to drop bunker-busting bombs on nuclear facilities in Fordo, Natanz, and Isfahan.—
Robin Wright,
New Yorker,
8 Mar. 2026
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There were intervening calamities that Walz, Ellison and Omar had nothing to do with, COVID-19 and the death of George Floyd.—
Joe Soucheray,
Twin Cities,
7 Mar. 2026
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The apocalypse Rosi presents is not just the legendary one that destroyed the ancient Roman town of the film’s title but an ongoing one that encompasses the calamities of our modern era as well as the rejuvenation that sometimes accompanies destruction.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
6 Mar. 2026
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Continue reading … CAPITOL CHAOS — House GOP fears primary losers could jeopardize razor-thin majority.—
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FOXNews.com,
10 Mar. 2026
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Economic winners and losers For now, the war is likely to create economic winners and losers.—
Paul Wiseman,
Chicago Tribune,
10 Mar. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Disasters.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disasters. Accessed 14 Mar. 2026.
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