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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
But even the most committed cinephiles should forgive anyone who averts their gaze from Camp and Wilson’s disastrous misfire.
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Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 20 June 2025
It’s been four years since the disastrous U.S. pullout from Afghanistan.
—Brian Bennett, Time, 19 June 2025
Questions about Biden’s age and fitness erupted in the summer after his disastrous performance in a debate against Republican challenger Donald Trump, which ultimately led to the Democrat’s withdrawal from the race.
—Joey Cappelletti, Los Angeles Times, 18 June 2025
Trump promised something different, something voters very much wanted: a focus on issues at home rather than conflicts abroad that might drag the United States into another disastrous war.
—Tyler Austin Harper, The Atlantic, 18 June 2025
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Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 20 June 2025
It’s been four years since the disastrous U.S. pullout from Afghanistan.
—Brian Bennett, Time, 19 June 2025
Questions about Biden’s age and fitness erupted in the summer after his disastrous performance in a debate against Republican challenger Donald Trump, which ultimately led to the Democrat’s withdrawal from the race.
—Joey Cappelletti, Los Angeles Times, 18 June 2025
Trump promised something different, something voters very much wanted: a focus on issues at home rather than conflicts abroad that might drag the United States into another disastrous war.
—Tyler Austin Harper, The Atlantic, 18 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for disastrous
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The United States has struck a crippling, but not fatal blow at Iran’s nuclear weapons aspirations.—
Brett Schaefer,
National Review,
23 June 2025
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And the mid-Atlantic recently saw its first fatal case of Heartland Virus.—
Pien Huang,
NPR,
23 June 2025
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Last Thursday, Trump gave the regime in Tehran an ultimatum: The mullahs needed to conclusively abandon their nuclear enrichment program or face devastating American strikes within the next two weeks.—
The Editors,
National Review,
22 June 2025
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Despite these devastating effects, access to specialized treatment is limited.—
Julienne Verdi,
Boston Herald,
22 June 2025
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Shakira does appear to be the beneficiary of an unintended consequence stemming from her unfortunate moves.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes.com,
21 June 2025
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The stern instructor displays a remarkable amount of patience as the student bashes the unfortunate victim against every solid surface in sight — even alien beings capable of traversing the cosmos can have bad days at the office.—
Richard Edwards,
Space.com,
20 June 2025
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And now, the American political divide has turned increasingly violent with political assassinations, assaults, Swatting, online threats, jackboot arrests, armed military in the city streets, and mutually destructive behavior.—
Thomas Cangelosi,
Hartford Courant,
27 June 2025
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His freedom was seen as part of a broader effort to address destructive federal policies, including the Indian boarding-school system, which Peltier was subjected to.—
Nick Estes,
New Yorker,
26 June 2025
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“Disastrous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disastrous. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.
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