as in disaster
something that has failed
undaunted by his early fiascoes, he continued his experiments in rocketry
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Recent Examples of fiasco
But that this fiasco happened at all is a sign of how much Americans’ desire to optimize their rest has grown—along with the market to sate that desire.
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Nancy Walecki, The Atlantic, 25 Oct. 2025
Ripa shared with the audience a recent airport fiasco when Consuelos' TSA PreCheck was temporarily unavailable.
—Janelle Ash, FOXNews.com, 22 Oct. 2025
Of course, if Jarrett doesn’t make it to Cologne in time, or if Vera can’t find the right piano for him before the curtain goes up, the whole thing could easily turn into a life-defining fiasco.
—David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 17 Oct. 2025
The fiasco became a central focus of the sole debate between the two Virginia candidates last week.
—Emily Hallas, The Washington Examiner, 16 Oct. 2025
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Nancy Walecki, The Atlantic, 25 Oct. 2025
Ripa shared with the audience a recent airport fiasco when Consuelos' TSA PreCheck was temporarily unavailable.
—Janelle Ash, FOXNews.com, 22 Oct. 2025
Of course, if Jarrett doesn’t make it to Cologne in time, or if Vera can’t find the right piano for him before the curtain goes up, the whole thing could easily turn into a life-defining fiasco.
—David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 17 Oct. 2025
The fiasco became a central focus of the sole debate between the two Virginia candidates last week.
—Emily Hallas, The Washington Examiner, 16 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fiasco
Noun
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The journalists who rushed to the scene managed to jot down the names of about a dozen—the VIPs (there were three members of parliament on the train that day, which was a factor in the disaster) and a couple of servants.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 Nov. 2025
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As a train barrels toward her near the final moments of the video, Perry spots a daisy on the tracks — seemingly a nod to her daughter — and dodges disaster.—
Stephanie Giang-Paunon,
FOXNews.com,
7 Nov. 2025
Noun
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The failures of that occupation were many, relating to security, governance, the economy, and provision of basic municipal services.—
Ben Wedeman,
CNN Money,
5 Nov. 2025
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My father had two superpowers that saved him in the face of all those failures—his talent for telling stories and gardening.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
5 Nov. 2025
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