as in disasters
something that has failed
undaunted by his early fiascoes, he continued his experiments in rocketry
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Noun
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The findings offer a new perspective on one of history’s most famous military disasters.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
24 Oct. 2025 -
Its experts worked hard to prepare for a variety of disasters, such as a freak weather event, a terrorist attack, or an airplane accidentally crashing into a reactor.—
Simon Shuster,
Time,
23 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The director of Paris’ iconic Louvre Museum is facing scrutiny over apparent security failures that allowed thieves to make off with more than $100 million worth of jewels.—
Rachel Wolf,
FOXNews.com,
23 Oct. 2025
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Their failures have hit the private credit industry.—
Andrew Stanton,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 Oct. 2025
Noun
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There have been some good movies, some pretty good movies, some disappointments and some dogs.—
Bill Goodykoontz,
AZCentral.com,
24 Oct. 2025
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One of my major disappointments in a lot of the writing was its humorlessness.—
Diya Chacko,
Oc Register,
21 Oct. 2025
Noun
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In the book, Malahy detailed the numerous catastrophes that surrounded the months spent filming the movie, a loose adaptation of Joseph Conrad's 1899 novella, Heart of Darkness, in the Philippines.—
Angela Andaloro,
PEOPLE,
25 Oct. 2025
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For me, the experience is moving—like a glimmer of wild hope amid a conservation landscape dominated by the looming catastrophes to come of climate change.—
Eric J. Wallace,
Outside,
24 Oct. 2025
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“Fiascoes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fiascoes. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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