1
as in catastrophe
a sudden violent event that brings about great loss or destruction
hurricanes are natural disasters
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2
as in failure
something that has failed
an utter disaster, the play opened and closed on the same miserable night
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Recent Examples of disaster
Officials noted there were no survivors and the NTSB has launched an investigation into the cause of the disaster.
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David Chiu, People.com, 4 Mar. 2025
Other Democrats are inviting California firefighters who battled the recent Los Angeles wildfires to spotlight Trump’s reluctance to provide disaster assistance.
—Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 4 Mar. 2025
Earth faces a climate disaster resulting in a series of tsunamis that take out coastal cities.
—Eliana Dockterman, TIME, 4 Mar. 2025
For the people affected by these disasters, the idea that real estate is a perfectly safe way to store wealth is clearly untrue.
—Dave Birnbaum, Forbes, 22 Feb. 2025
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David Chiu, People.com, 4 Mar. 2025
Other Democrats are inviting California firefighters who battled the recent Los Angeles wildfires to spotlight Trump’s reluctance to provide disaster assistance.
—Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 4 Mar. 2025
Earth faces a climate disaster resulting in a series of tsunamis that take out coastal cities.
—Eliana Dockterman, TIME, 4 Mar. 2025
For the people affected by these disasters, the idea that real estate is a perfectly safe way to store wealth is clearly untrue.
—Dave Birnbaum, Forbes, 22 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for disaster
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In the first section of the book, Franklin repeatedly brings historical analysis, primary sources and Anne Frank’s writing into juxtaposition with each other in a way that both illuminates Anne Frank as an individual and the larger tragedy of the Holocaust.—
John Warner,
Chicago Tribune,
8 Mar. 2025
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The case was the first to establish a link between toxic waste in the atmosphere and birth defects, and the show follows the story of four mothers dealing with the tragedy.—
Paul Tassi,
Forbes,
7 Mar. 2025
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Obituaries Norma Rae Long, an educator who taught sports and directed lifelong learning programs, died of multiple organ failure Feb. 15 at Gilchrist Center Towson.—
Jacques Kelly,
Baltimore Sun,
2 Mar. 2025
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When compared to other ethnicities and races, Blacks are disproportionately affected by the health burdens and diseases that lead to organ failure and result in the need for an organ transplant, especially kidney transplants.—
Andrew Jones,
Hartford Courant,
2 Mar. 2025
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As the game’s writer and creative director, Druckmann was the lead architect of its astonishing story of grief and trauma amid a zombie apocalypse.—
Adam B. Vary,
Variety,
5 Mar. 2025
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Post-rationalists, by contrast, take a range of attitudes toward that approaching apocalypse.—
Aja Romano,
Vox,
24 Feb. 2025
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The casualness of these arrangements, and the lack of standards, can lead to disappointment—and little recourse—when people pay hundreds for coaching that turns out to be lackluster.—
Olga Khazan,
The Atlantic,
5 Mar. 2025
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Sometimes being surprised — whether that’s tinged with joy, anger, disappointment, or another feeling — is more emotionally satisfying than just being right.—
Proma Khosla,
IndieWire,
5 Mar. 2025
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The Trump administration plans to all but eliminate the office that oversees America’s recovery from the largest disasters, raising questions about how the United States will rebuild from hurricanes, wildfires and other calamities made worse by climate change.—
Christopher Flavelle,
New York Times,
20 Feb. 2025
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Dozens of cities began adopting similar measures, posing a potential financial calamity for SoCalGas.—
Ari Plachta,
Sacramento Bee,
17 Jan. 2025
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Catch up quick: Shortly after a statue of longtime Oregonian editor Harvey W. Scott atop Mount Tabor was toppled in 2020, a guerrilla art-style, 4-foot bust of York appeared in its place.—
Meira Gebel,
Axios,
5 Mar. 2025
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Malia Griggs,
Glamour,
5 Mar. 2025
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“Disaster.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disaster. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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