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 story’s correspondent Sharyn Alfonsi accused CBS News management of placating the White House, turning the decision into a public relations fiasco for the network.
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Los Angeles Times, 5 Mar. 2026
The law of unintended consequences is real; the parking fiasco at Balboa Park proved that.
—U T Readers, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Mar. 2026
This fiasco didn’t happen naturally.
—Veronique De Rugy, Oc Register, 5 Mar. 2026
The saga of this pipeline project, which was known as the Trans Mountain Expansion, or TMX, is now familiar to most Canadians as a fiasco of epic proportions.
—Robert Moor, New Yorker, 2 Mar. 2026
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Los Angeles Times, 5 Mar. 2026
The law of unintended consequences is real; the parking fiasco at Balboa Park proved that.
—U T Readers, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Mar. 2026
This fiasco didn’t happen naturally.
—Veronique De Rugy, Oc Register, 5 Mar. 2026
The saga of this pipeline project, which was known as the Trans Mountain Expansion, or TMX, is now familiar to most Canadians as a fiasco of epic proportions.
—Robert Moor, New Yorker, 2 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for fiasco
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fiasco
Noun
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Hefty extra wattage is apparently needed to keep the Mar-a-Lago lights on in the event of an unforeseen disaster such as a war, or flying sports court glass, or a late ketchup delivery.—
Pat Beall,
Sun Sentinel,
27 Mar. 2026
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Only instead of the flood of a players’ strike, this time the disaster will come cloaked in the fire of an owners’ lockout.—
Anthony Crupi,
Sportico.com,
27 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The American people are not stupid and will not accept more failure theater from Republicans in Congress.—
Lauren Green,
The Washington Examiner,
25 Mar. 2026
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Cycads can be lethally poisonous to dogs due to a toxin called cycasin, which causes abdominal pain, seizures, coma and liver failure.—
Lauren Jarvis-Gibson,
Miami Herald,
24 Mar. 2026
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“Fiasco.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fiasco. Accessed 30 Mar. 2026.
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