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judgment day
noun
1
capitalized J&D
: the day of God's judgment of humankind at the end of the world according to various theologies
2
: a day of final judgment
Examples of judgment day in a Sentence
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It should be noted that both the tech bubble and the Global Financial Crisis (GFC) had multi-year positive return years leading up to the eventual judgment day.
—Bill Stone, Forbes, 30 Mar. 2024
Observers were aware Friday could be judgment day for the project, as it was assumed the earnings disclosure would reveal its fate.
—Aaron Couch, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
But a far more immediate judgment day appears to be looming.
—Grace Ashford, New York Times, 27 Oct. 2023
There’s an initial Eden, a paradise, a state of grace and unity with nature, there’s a fall from grace into a state of pollution as a result of eating from the tree of knowledge, and as a result of our actions there is a judgment day coming for us all.
—Tilak Doshi, Forbes, 13 Aug. 2023
Hunter Biden is nearing judgment day in an Arkansas lawsuit to reduce his child support and prevent his daughter from taking his last name.
—Bart Jansen, USA TODAY, 3 June 2023
Bryan Hill runs the public power utility in Page, Arizona, where the federal dam is located, and likens the situation to judgment day.
—René Marsh, CNN, 30 Apr. 2022
Now judgment day is here, and the only true research on the plant is being funded by a mine.
—Gregory Barber, Wired, 17 June 2021
Wednesday is judgment day for Scotland’s independence efforts.
—Ananya Bhattacharya, Quartz, 22 Nov. 2022
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Word History
First Known Use
1544, in the meaning defined at sense 1
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“Judgment day.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/judgment%20day. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
Kids Definition
Judgment Day
noun
: the day of the final judging of all human beings by God
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