as in disaster
the day the world ends or is destroyed
a warning that doomsday is near doomsday predictions
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Recent Examples of doomsday
More-efficient technologies would reduce coal consumption, and then maybe the coal-less doomsday could be averted for a long time.
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Greg Rosalsky, NPR, 4 Feb. 2025
For the first time in three years, the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists moved the metaphorical clock up one second to 89 seconds before midnight, the theoretical doomsday mark.
—Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 28 Jan. 2025
The analyst kept his outperform ratings on Nvidia and Broadcom, advising clients not to buy into the doomsday scenarios.
—John Melloy, CNBC, 27 Jan. 2025
The loss sent shockwaves through the fan base, triggering doomsday reactions.
—Anthony De Leon, Los Angeles Times, 31 Dec. 2024
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Greg Rosalsky, NPR, 4 Feb. 2025
For the first time in three years, the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists moved the metaphorical clock up one second to 89 seconds before midnight, the theoretical doomsday mark.
—Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 28 Jan. 2025
The analyst kept his outperform ratings on Nvidia and Broadcom, advising clients not to buy into the doomsday scenarios.
—John Melloy, CNBC, 27 Jan. 2025
The loss sent shockwaves through the fan base, triggering doomsday reactions.
—Anthony De Leon, Los Angeles Times, 31 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for doomsday
Noun
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But taking a hostile approach with President Donald Trump now could put federal aid for the disaster at risk.—
Stephen Hobbs,
Sacramento Bee,
6 Mar. 2025
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Related article What is ‘Kessler Syndrome’ — and why do some scientists think the space disaster scenario has already started?—
Ashley Strickland,
CNN,
6 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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The end of the world is usually dramatized as convulsive and feverish, but population loss is an apocalypse on an installment plan.—
Gideon Lewis-Kraus,
The New Yorker,
24 Feb. 2025
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Trump’s weaponization of longstanding U.S. intel sharing, vis-à-vis Ukraine, could accelerate Five Eyes’ collapse.—
David Axe,
Forbes,
5 Mar. 2025
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From fully locked in and comfortably ahead to being on the verge of collapse.—
Houston Mitchell,
Los Angeles Times,
4 Mar. 2025
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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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Speaking of Armageddon, the scene at the end when Ben Affleck says goodby to Bruce Willis has developed a reputation online for making grown men cry.—
James Hibberd,
The Hollywood Reporter,
7 Mar. 2025
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He has been nominated 17 times for his work on films like The Rock, Armageddon, Memoirs of a Geisha, and Skyfall, as well as Michael Bay's first three Transformers movies and Sam Raimi's first two Spider-Man films.—
Wesley Stenzel,
EW.com,
2 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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“Doomsday.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/doomsday. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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