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
Why an ordinance to sort out vacation fiasco?
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Craig Shoup, Nashville Tennessean, 1 Oct. 2025
Let’s hope this fiasco is not a preview of what travelers can expect in the future.
—U T Readers, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Sep. 2025
Long ago, most normal people concluded that this fiasco should be abandoned.
—Steve Forbes, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
Despite the Dodgers' loss, the night wasn't entirely a fiasco for Ohtani, who struck out five and also hit his 50th home run of the season.
—Julio Cesar Valdera Morales, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Sep. 2025
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Craig Shoup, Nashville Tennessean, 1 Oct. 2025
Let’s hope this fiasco is not a preview of what travelers can expect in the future.
—U T Readers, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Sep. 2025
Long ago, most normal people concluded that this fiasco should be abandoned.
—Steve Forbes, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
Despite the Dodgers' loss, the night wasn't entirely a fiasco for Ohtani, who struck out five and also hit his 50th home run of the season.
—Julio Cesar Valdera Morales, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fiasco
Noun
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Because of its proximity to the stadium, Panoramic Hill is often first in line for disaster preparedness measures, including the thinning of brush and eucalyptus trees on the hill, Berkeley resident Kevin Casey said.—
Austin Meek,
New York Times,
17 Oct. 2025
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And why this all might be a financial and environmental disaster waiting to happen.—
NPR,
NPR,
17 Oct. 2025
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He has also been charged with following too closely, no registration and failure to exercise due care on Interstate 85 in Jackson County, about 62 miles northeast of Atlanta.—
Michael Dorgan,
FOXNews.com,
15 Oct. 2025
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She was charged with reckless driving causing serious impairment of a body function and failure to stop at a scene of accident resulting in serious impairment or death, the prosecutor said.—
Mike Stunson,
Kansas City Star,
15 Oct. 2025
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“Fiasco.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fiasco. Accessed 18 Oct. 2025.
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