as in disaster
a sudden violent event that brings about great loss or destruction
the fear that the next global pandemic could be an apocalypse of biblical proportions
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Or maybe people don’t always have radical changes in their middle age like this very often, and the natural leader in an apocalypse would have been a natural leader in the world before the zombies also.
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Erik Kain, Forbes, 14 Oct. 2024
The image is a cousin of Sister Hannah’s basket, too, an apocalypse as placid as an afternoon of apple picking.
—Jackson Arn, The New Yorker, 7 Oct. 2024
At the same time, a new quest called Matter Of Technique was released that looks to be one of the first quests that could bring an end to this zombie apocalypse.
—Mike Stubbs, Forbes, 2 Nov. 2024
The future sitcom star plays Steve, an initial survivor of the zombie apocalypse.
—James Mercadante, EW.com, 28 Oct. 2024
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Erik Kain, Forbes, 14 Oct. 2024
The image is a cousin of Sister Hannah’s basket, too, an apocalypse as placid as an afternoon of apple picking.
—Jackson Arn, The New Yorker, 7 Oct. 2024
At the same time, a new quest called Matter Of Technique was released that looks to be one of the first quests that could bring an end to this zombie apocalypse.
—Mike Stubbs, Forbes, 2 Nov. 2024
The future sitcom star plays Steve, an initial survivor of the zombie apocalypse.
—James Mercadante, EW.com, 28 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for apocalypse
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As the film reminds us, any number of iffy career choices, like that role in the cinematic disaster that was Sgt.David Browne, Rolling Stone, 22 Nov. 2024
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Going to space after the Columbia disaster Eileen Collins’ fourth and final mission came on the heels of the tragic Columbia disaster.Dr. Ruth Gotian, Forbes, 22 Nov. 2024
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The tragedy has become a focal point for broader dissatisfaction with Serbia's current administration, with increasing public demands for transparency in large-scale infrastructure projects, many of which involve Chinese state companies.Dan Perry, Newsweek, 26 Nov. 2024
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The first tragedy is made all the more poignant by the film’s striking opening, in which moments of Callas’ life are intercut with a stark, beautiful image of her singing with glorious power — an image Lachman makes iconic through his stunning black-and-white photography.Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 26 Nov. 2024
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As a new video came to light Monday showing the chaos and calamity of a ferry gangway collapse on a historic Georgia island that left seven senior citizens dead and three critically injured, survivors shared harrowing details of the disaster.Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 21 Oct. 2024
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But Smith, who is the vice president and treasurer of the Wrightwood Fire Safe Council, saw potential for calamity, as winds were forecast to pick up.Noah Haggerty, Los Angeles Times, 20 Oct. 2024
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“Apocalypse.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/apocalypse. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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