as in disasters
something that has failed
undaunted by his early fiascoes, he continued his experiments in rocketry
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fiascoes
Noun
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On Tuesday, 85 scientists released a 459-page rebuttal to the DOE report, highlighting a large body of scientific literature pointing to how climate change can exacerbate droughts, floods, crop failures, and other disasters.—
Robert Schmad,
The Washington Examiner,
7 Sep. 2025 -
Greengrass viewed the story of The Lost Bus through a similar lens, following a micro, primal cinematic story of survival that was ultimately about what these disasters mean on a macro level.—
Tomris Laffly,
Time,
6 Sep. 2025
Noun
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While the popular story highlights a federal civil rights victory, a more comprehensive examination reveals the triumph of white resistance, the failures of sustained federal oversight, and the longer history of Black student courage and activism.—
Time,
Time,
4 Sep. 2025
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Within these settings, members may receive encouragement to share their successes, failures, roadblocks, and takeaways.—
Nia Bowers,
USA Today,
3 Sep. 2025
Noun
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But Wolves expected all three to leave this season, so there were no huge disappointments in terms of outgoings.—
Steve Madeley,
New York Times,
2 Sep. 2025
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Osaka hasn’t let the disappointments and detractors of the last nearly five years derail her.—
Sean Gregory,
Time,
2 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Sagan described another major pathway to unintended nuclear catastrophes.—
Rivka Galchen,
New Yorker,
2 Sep. 2025
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The organization then uses those precogs — and Luke is one of them — to prevent global catastrophes at the expense of children's lives.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
31 Aug. 2025
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