as in disaster
the day the world ends or is destroyed
a warning that doomsday is near doomsday predictions
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Recent Examples of doomsday
Complicating matters is the charismatic doomsday preacher who is quickly leading the small town to the verge of hysteria.
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Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 13 Mar. 2026
That Hawaii Pacific setback immediately sent fans into a tizzy about Rice’s team and its future, including doomsday predictions that the Broncos wouldn’t win 10 games.
—Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 13 Mar. 2026
Economic doomsday predictions never came to pass, however, in part because the president ultimately dialed back many of the levies.
—Max Zahn, ABC News, 10 Mar. 2026
Gary especially latches on to this scenario and starts to get deep into the doomsday-prepper world.
—Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 9 Mar. 2026
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Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 13 Mar. 2026
That Hawaii Pacific setback immediately sent fans into a tizzy about Rice’s team and its future, including doomsday predictions that the Broncos wouldn’t win 10 games.
—Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 13 Mar. 2026
Economic doomsday predictions never came to pass, however, in part because the president ultimately dialed back many of the levies.
—Max Zahn, ABC News, 10 Mar. 2026
Gary especially latches on to this scenario and starts to get deep into the doomsday-prepper world.
—Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 9 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for doomsday
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Hefty extra wattage is apparently needed to keep the Mar-a-Lago lights on in the event of an unforeseen disaster such as a war, or flying sports court glass, or a late ketchup delivery.—
Pat Beall,
Sun Sentinel,
27 Mar. 2026
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Only instead of the flood of a players’ strike, this time the disaster will come cloaked in the fire of an owners’ lockout.—
Anthony Crupi,
Sportico.com,
27 Mar. 2026
Noun
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And while many shudder at the idea of an AI job apocalypse, others are leveraging the technology to answer complex questions.—
Jake Angelo,
Fortune,
30 Mar. 2026
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Searches for the phrase job apocalypse are spiking.—
Annie Lowrey,
The Atlantic,
25 Mar. 2026
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The Bulls have been careening toward this turning point in the season since the trade deadline, which kickstarted a 5-16 collapse as the front office (temporarily) gave up on the postseason.—
Julia Poe,
Chicago Tribune,
28 Mar. 2026
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The team had the best record in the major leagues as recently as June 13 of last season before collapsing and missing the postseason — a collapse that still stings for fans.—
Ryan Brennan,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
27 Mar. 2026
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Garland died in 1969, of an accidental overdose of sleeping pills, but the tragedy did not hamper Minnelli’s ascent.—
Matt Weinstock,
New Yorker,
25 Mar. 2026
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In a snippet from the interview shared Wednesday, March 25, Guthrie shared her agony more than 50 days into the tragedy.—
Taijuan Moorman,
USA Today,
25 Mar. 2026
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The atom bomb was the hot force which secularized Armageddon.—
Ed Simon
August 18,
Literary Hub,
18 Aug. 2025
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Entire ecosystems of expertise had blossomed in academia and government to model the scenarios that might lead to Armageddon, and the resulting game theory, though sophisticated, was relatively straightforward.—
Andreas Kluth,
Twin Cities,
17 Aug. 2025
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The hawks have comforted themselves with the thought that such a calamity won’t occur.—
Jonathan Chait,
The Atlantic,
25 Mar. 2026
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For years at a time, Jessie Krebs has lived on the edge — of civilization, of personal safety, and of calamity.—
Andrew McKean,
Outdoor Life,
19 Mar. 2026
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“Doomsday.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/doomsday. Accessed 1 Apr. 2026.
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