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
Bryson Bort, the founder of Scythe, a platform that helps industrial systems imagine potential cyberattacks, said that critical infrastructure is often cut off from the internet, making a true doomsday scenario unlikely.
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Kevin Collier, NBC news, 11 Apr. 2026
Behold the Great Conqueror, ushering in an era of prosperity when petty doomsday-minded advisers would stand in his way!
—Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 9 Apr. 2026
Please don't waste my time filling up the mailbox with big shiny cards that scream doomsday insults about your opponents.
—Arkansas Online, 16 Mar. 2026
Financial stocks sank last month on a viral report by Citrini Research, which outlined a doomsday scenario for AI adoption.
—Morgan Chittum, CNBC, 15 Mar. 2026
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Kevin Collier, NBC news, 11 Apr. 2026
Behold the Great Conqueror, ushering in an era of prosperity when petty doomsday-minded advisers would stand in his way!
—Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 9 Apr. 2026
Please don't waste my time filling up the mailbox with big shiny cards that scream doomsday insults about your opponents.
—Arkansas Online, 16 Mar. 2026
Financial stocks sank last month on a viral report by Citrini Research, which outlined a doomsday scenario for AI adoption.
—Morgan Chittum, CNBC, 15 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for doomsday
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In the aftermath of the BAFTA Film Awards, the BBC created a new set of protocols, which now need to be unleashed without a hitch as the public broadcaster bids to avoid a repeat of the disaster.—
Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
8 May 2026
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The United Nations estimates that, all told, thousands of people have died or will die as a result of the disaster.—
Andrea Thompson,
Scientific American,
8 May 2026
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Ellie and Joel’s trek through the post-apocalypse remains a somber meditation on loss and brutal human nature.—
George Yang,
PC Magazine,
1 May 2026
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The movie stars Austin Abrams, who also starred in Weapons, as a courier who unexpectedly finds himself in the midst of what appears to be the outbreak of a zombie apocalypse.—
Tommy McArdle,
PEOPLE,
30 Apr. 2026
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Travellers flying in or out of the hub ogled the spectacle, a display of sudden corporate collapse.—
Doreen St. Félix,
New Yorker,
9 May 2026
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The airline’s collapse followed years of instability, bankruptcy filings, engine recall issues affecting its fleet and failed merger attempts with Frontier Airlines and JetBlue.—
Anthony Thompson,
USA Today,
8 May 2026
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There's a gut-punching element of tragedy, too, as Loki kills his real father, Laufey (Colm Feore), then appears to plummet to his own death in the final act.—
Sergio Pereira,
Space.com,
6 May 2026
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Years later, tragedy would only deepen the family’s understanding of what nursing and caring mean.—
Nancy Badertscher,
AJC.com,
6 May 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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Democrats have worried that their crowded field could result in two Republicans advancing, which would be a historic calamity for the party.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
5 May 2026
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Prior administration has proactively refunded taxpayers in past misfortune and calamity events, and/or major economic downturns.—
Steve Scauzillo,
Daily News,
4 May 2026
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“Doomsday.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/doomsday. Accessed 11 May. 2026.
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