end-time

Definition of end-timenext

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Recent Examples of end-time Some cite end-times beliefs and interpretations of biblical prophecies as part of their interest. Bracey Harris, NBC news, 28 Mar. 2026 The second was believing that the end-time wasn’t coming at all. Chloe Breyer, New York Daily News, 22 Mar. 2026 Theory of the end-times The contents of Thiel’s sessions are private, but likely to follow a similar format to his previous lectures. Tristan Bove, Fortune, 16 Mar. 2026 As the American and Israeli war with Iran unfolds, some American Christians are speaking of the conflict in biblical terms, mapping end-time prophecies on to current events in the Middle East. Shalom Goldman, The Conversation, 12 Mar. 2026 He was raised Presbyterian but exposed to a swirl of end-times ideas. E. Tammy Kim, New Yorker, 26 Jan. 2026 Here are the start and end-times for each portion of the upcoming free play period. Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2025 Trump says likewise—and brandishes variations of the QAnon end-time faith to invite his followers to imagine the most gruesome varieties of cosmic comeuppance on offer. Matthew Avery Sutton, Washington Post, 7 May 2025 Lori and Chad Daybell adopted end-times religious beliefs and claimed they had been called to fulfill a divine mission. Perry Vandell, AZCentral.com, 4 May 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for end-time
Noun
  • The atom bomb was the hot force which secularized Armageddon.
    Ed Simon August 18, Literary Hub, 18 Aug. 2025
  • 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
Noun
  • Ironically, that outcome may lead it to threaten a market wipeout — if not apocalypse — itself.
    Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 8 June 2026
  • The group eventually purchased a compound in Lure, North Carolina and believed that they would be rescued from the coming apocalypse by UFOs.
    Emma Banks, InStyle, 3 June 2026
Noun
  • Tomorrow may, in fact, be doomsday.
    Jonathan Odden, Artforum, 2 June 2026
  • This is not a future climate doomsday scenario.
    Daniela Flores, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 June 2026
Noun
  • Madonna has made music through various calamities that at the time felt world-ending — wars, political unrest, financial collapse — so the terrors of 2026 don’t seem to faze her.
    Scottie Andrew, CNN Money, 2 June 2026
  • In her twenties, Goodman married a man named William Snyder, a union that was soon marked by calamity.
    Rachel Syme, New Yorker, 1 June 2026
Noun
  • The offense has been a disaster, the pitching staff has sustained some key injuries and the club has spent the first two months struggling to keep its head above water.
    Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 30 May 2026
  • The Coalition to Prevent Chemical Disasters maps and tracks every chemical disaster reported by the media on its website.
    Jason Henry, Oc Register, 30 May 2026
Noun
  • The company was formed in the aftermath of 9/11 to sell terrorism and catastrophe property insurance.
    Diane Brady, Fortune, 9 June 2026
  • Then there were climate catastrophes like Hurricane Katrina, the normalization of active shooter drills at their schools and a worldwide pandemic.
    Lisa Respers France, CNN Money, 7 June 2026

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“End-time.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/end-time. Accessed 10 Jun. 2026.

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