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as in disastrous
bringing about ruin or misfortune
a calamitous decision to sell their products online exclusively ruined the business
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as in devastating
causing or tending to cause destruction
a calamitous flood that destroyed the town's central business district
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Recent Examples of calamitous
Elio’s turbulent ride began well before its calamitous nosedive at the box office durin the June 20-22 corridor.
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Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 30 June 2025
Regardless of allegiance, anyone watching Game 7 of the NBA Finals on Sunday had to be struck by the calamitous impact of the injury to superstar Tyrese Haliburton on the Indiana Pacers.
—Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 23 June 2025
Now along comes Rodgers, a four-time MVP who dabbled a bit in coaching and general managing during his calamitous tenure in New York.
—Tribune Content Agency, The Orlando Sentinel, 23 June 2025
And an intense American propaganda campaign through social media and other channels should continuously highlight the calamitous and corrupt rule of the mullahs.
—Eric Edelman, Foreign Affairs, 20 June 2025
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Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 30 June 2025
Regardless of allegiance, anyone watching Game 7 of the NBA Finals on Sunday had to be struck by the calamitous impact of the injury to superstar Tyrese Haliburton on the Indiana Pacers.
—Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 23 June 2025
Now along comes Rodgers, a four-time MVP who dabbled a bit in coaching and general managing during his calamitous tenure in New York.
—Tribune Content Agency, The Orlando Sentinel, 23 June 2025
And an intense American propaganda campaign through social media and other channels should continuously highlight the calamitous and corrupt rule of the mullahs.
—Eric Edelman, Foreign Affairs, 20 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for calamitous
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That does not mean people place blind faith in AI or use it to displace human-to-human interactions; that would be disastrous.—
Yasmin Green,
Foreign Affairs,
7 July 2025
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It was largely forgotten about until closer to release (December 2020 was launch, and its disastrous release was all anyone could talk about).—
Paul Tassi,
Forbes.com,
5 July 2025
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As a result, more children were vaccinated against devastating viruses, and more were lives saved.—
Jennifer Lotito,
Forbes.com,
2 July 2025
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Saying goodbye to Sunny in July 2024 was devastating.—
Ashley Vega,
People.com,
30 June 2025
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An attack in Boulder, Colorado, in June and the fatal shooting of two Israeli embassy employees in Washington, D.C., in May, are two recent incidents of anti-Jewish violence that have rocked communities in the U.S. Advertisement Read More: The Rise of Antisemitism and Political Violence in the U.S.—
Rebecca Schneid,
Time,
5 July 2025
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Most had gone to sleep by the time of the fatal brawl.—
Emma Seiwell,
New York Daily News,
5 July 2025
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Instead, like so many unfortunate accidents since cell phones were invented, this was caused by a distracted driver.—
Anne Marie D. Lee,
CBS News,
14 July 2025
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Fortunately for him, that gaffe will be a little easier to live down than Teal and Weinberg’s unfortunate comments.—
Krista Kafer,
Denver Post,
12 July 2025
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He was charged with Attempting to Provide Material Support to Terrorists, Conspiracy to manufacture unregistered destructive devices and aiding and abetting the manufacture of unregistered destructive devices.—
Scott MacFarlane
July 6,
CBS News,
6 July 2025
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These impacts have been felt profoundly with more destructive fires, intense water shortages and flooding in California as well as in many other parts of the world.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
6 July 2025
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“Calamitous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/calamitous. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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