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
The fiasco left aspiring translators in Korea, most of them people of color, with one less route into the profession, further enabling white people’s social and actual capital to be kept within their possession.
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Literary Hub, 18 May 2026
The fiasco played out for days and led to in-depth reviews at both the BBC and BAFTA.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 8 May 2026
But that doesn’t mean the Terry Rozier fiasco can’t have the NBA rig the lotto hopper.
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 1 May 2026
The 2019 screen fiasco, which found countless ways to humiliate a cast that included Taylor Swift and Judi Dench, gave kitsch a bad name.
—Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 1 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for fiasco
Literary Hub, 18 May 2026
The fiasco played out for days and led to in-depth reviews at both the BBC and BAFTA.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 8 May 2026
But that doesn’t mean the Terry Rozier fiasco can’t have the NBA rig the lotto hopper.
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 1 May 2026
The 2019 screen fiasco, which found countless ways to humiliate a cast that included Taylor Swift and Judi Dench, gave kitsch a bad name.
—Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 1 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for fiasco
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fiasco
Noun
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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
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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
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Her son was cited for careless driving and failure to signal.—
Topher Sanders,
ProPublica,
2 June 2026
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Blue Origin should be able to identify the cause of the failure and get the rocket flying safely again.—
Eric Berger,
ArsTechnica,
2 June 2026
Noun
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Liaquat Ahamed has spent his career studying the moments when the world’s financial system breaks down — the bad bets, the collective delusions, and the geopolitical accidents that tip economies into catastrophe.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
2 June 2026
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Richards had begun privately doubting the timeline—traveling to Paris and London for modeling work, looking around, and noticing an absence of catastrophe.—
JP Mangalindan,
Time,
1 June 2026
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“Fiasco.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fiasco. Accessed 4 Jun. 2026.
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