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as in fatal
bringing about ruin or misfortune
a split-second, disastrous decision that I would forever regret
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as in devastating
causing or tending to cause destruction
a disastrous fire from which the town never fully recovered
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Recent Examples of disastrous
Now, with Starmer under intense pressure to resign after the ruling Labour Party's disastrous showing in last week's local council elections, a victory for Burnham in the forthcoming poll over the ascendant right-wing Reform party could strengthen his push for the premiership.
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Hugh Leask, CNBC, 15 May 2026
But the film that actually brought her to the Croisette was Robert Weide’s How to Lose Friends & Alienate People, starring Simon Pegg and loosely based on British journalist Toby Young’s memoir about his disastrous stint at Vanity Fair.
—Gregg Kilday, HollywoodReporter, 15 May 2026
The board was designed in 1950 to insulate scientific judgment from politics, because when politicians dictate scientific truth, the results are usually disastrous.
—Gautam Mukunda, Twin Cities, 14 May 2026
Starmer is facing growing pressure to step down after his Labour Party's disastrous results last week in local and regional elections.
—CBS News, 14 May 2026
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Hugh Leask, CNBC, 15 May 2026
But the film that actually brought her to the Croisette was Robert Weide’s How to Lose Friends & Alienate People, starring Simon Pegg and loosely based on British journalist Toby Young’s memoir about his disastrous stint at Vanity Fair.
—Gregg Kilday, HollywoodReporter, 15 May 2026
The board was designed in 1950 to insulate scientific judgment from politics, because when politicians dictate scientific truth, the results are usually disastrous.
—Gautam Mukunda, Twin Cities, 14 May 2026
Starmer is facing growing pressure to step down after his Labour Party's disastrous results last week in local and regional elections.
—CBS News, 14 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for disastrous
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Graham himself would also be out of luck if past Trump criticism were always politically fatal.—
Burgess Everett,
semafor.com,
19 May 2026
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Moments after a security guard broke up the beating and the teenagers scattered, the 13-year-old came upon David and his girlfriend at the fountain plaza next to the theaters where the fatal stabbing took place.—
Julia Prodis Sulek,
Mercury News,
19 May 2026
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Nearly all industrial hydrogen is currently produced by stripping it from fossil fuels like coal and natural gas, a process that emits devastating amounts of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
18 May 2026
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Putin has claimed that Oreshnik’s multiple warheads plunge at speeds of up to Mach 10 and can’t be intercepted, and that several such missiles used in a conventional strike could be as devastating as a nuclear attack.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
18 May 2026
Adjective
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However, Cincinnati and Washington have been done in by unfortunate injuries and organizational disorder.—
Steven Louis Goldstein,
New York Times,
16 May 2026
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The unfortunate problem is that, like most other things, the system can be gamed—people could submit flawed content that lists people as authors who have never been involved.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
15 May 2026
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Drought conditions in Georgia have worsened since the project was announced, and today, the whole state is experiencing severe to exceptional drought, with destructive wildfires burning in the southern part of Georgia.—
Catherina Gioino,
Fortune,
13 May 2026
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Derrick was charged with manufacturing explosive materials without a license, unlawfully possessing an unregistered destructive device and distributing information related to the manufacture of explosives.—
Stepheny Price,
FOXNews.com,
13 May 2026
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In July 1997, parts of Poland, Germany and the Czech Republic were struck by catastrophic river flooding that left more than 100 people dead.—
David Faris,
TheWeek,
14 May 2026
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Blake scrambles back to prevent the catastrophic, but the shot flies over the bar.—
Franklin Leonard,
Vanity Fair,
14 May 2026
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“Disastrous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disastrous. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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