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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
Vaccine and preparedness experts said the decision could be disastrous for the United States, rendering another Operation Warp Speed impossible in case of threat from disease or bioweapons.
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Jen Christensen, CNN Money, 8 Aug. 2025
But that would be a mistake akin to President Joe Biden’s disastrous Afghanistan withdrawal.
—Editorial, Boston Herald, 3 Aug. 2025
Pressure had mounted within the party for Biden to step aside after a disastrous debate with Trump, and San Francisco Rep. Nancy Pelosi reportedly played a key role in persuading Biden to bow out of the race.
—Grant Stringer, Mercury News, 31 July 2025
Investors dumped Edison shares amid worries that the company would be found liable for one of the blazes, potentially draining the fund and leaving utilities without a cushion if another disastrous fire hits the state.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 31 July 2025
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Jen Christensen, CNN Money, 8 Aug. 2025
But that would be a mistake akin to President Joe Biden’s disastrous Afghanistan withdrawal.
—Editorial, Boston Herald, 3 Aug. 2025
Pressure had mounted within the party for Biden to step aside after a disastrous debate with Trump, and San Francisco Rep. Nancy Pelosi reportedly played a key role in persuading Biden to bow out of the race.
—Grant Stringer, Mercury News, 31 July 2025
Investors dumped Edison shares amid worries that the company would be found liable for one of the blazes, potentially draining the fund and leaving utilities without a cushion if another disastrous fire hits the state.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 31 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for disastrous
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Peacock 'Sharp Corner' This unsettling thriller features Ben Foster as a man who becomes overly obsessed with the fatal car crashes that happen at a sharp corner in the road in front of his new home.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
23 Aug. 2025
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The brother of an Indian truck driver charged in a fatal Florida turnpike crash has been arrested by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), officials announced on Thursday.—
Billal Rahman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 Aug. 2025
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Murray suffered what is perhaps the most devastating injury for an athlete to sustain in a game against the Boston Celtics.—
Bobby Krivitsky,
Forbes.com,
21 Aug. 2025
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This type of behavior is completely unacceptable anywhere and the fact that this happened at one of our shows was devastating to learn about.—
Tracy Wright,
FOXNews.com,
19 Aug. 2025
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On the Brink: The maddening precipice of greatness There is a special, unfortunate place in sports history for the teams and players that almost did it.—
Chris Branch,
New York Times,
20 Aug. 2025
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There’s way, way more to this score than Macca’s unfortunate attempt at a Jamaican accent in the title song.—
David Ehrlich,
IndieWire,
20 Aug. 2025
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The storms brought destructive heavy rainfall and flash floods to the nation’s Sao Vicente island.—
Zachary Folk,
Forbes.com,
13 Aug. 2025
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Wisconsin's miserable summer weather is also affecting our mental health, experts say Few things are as destructive as a flood.—
Natalie Eilbert,
jsonline.com,
12 Aug. 2025
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“Disastrous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disastrous. Accessed 27 Aug. 2025.
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