perfect storm

noun

: a critical or disastrous situation created by a powerful concurrence of factors

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While regulatory debates and bitcoin price fluctuations dominate headlines, a quiet revolution has been taking place in the online gambling sector, fueled by a perfect storm of technological and financial innovation: stablecoins. Boaz Sobrado, Forbes.com, 30 Apr. 2025 Last year’s showdown was a perfect storm of rap superstars who were reared in the era of rap battles as a rite of passage, and just so happened to hate each other. Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 30 Apr. 2025 Cheech and Chong’s career, like their routines, was a perfect storm of happenstance. Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 28 Apr. 2025 Hit by a perfect storm of politics, model-year changeovers and competition, Tesla sales have declined dramatically to open 2025. Tribune News Service, Boston Herald, 26 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for perfect storm

Word History

First Known Use

1998, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of perfect storm was in 1998

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“Perfect storm.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/perfect%20storm. Accessed 13 May. 2025.

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