the apocalypse
noun
: the end or destruction of the world especially as described in the Christian Bible
Some people believed the apocalypse would happen in the year 2000.
waiting for the apocalypse
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During the film’s stiff and dull first stretch, the family discovers a young stranger, played by Moses Ingram, who has endured the apocalypse long enough to track the source of their smoke exhaust.
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Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 6 Dec. 2024
For those who feel strongly about landlords saving money, supers getting their sleep or drivers finding a place to park, trash containerization arrived like the first horseman of the apocalypse.
—Christopher Maag, New York Times, 21 Dec. 2024
The need for speed • Netflix’s race to mediocrity
• Awaiting the apocalypse
• The Cybertruck’s (shudder) appeal
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—Longreads, 20 Dec. 2024
Starring Tilda Swinton and Michael Shannon as Mother and Father, and George MacKay as the sweet and naive Son, the film finds its privileged characters waiting out the apocalypse in comfort.
—Tim Grierson, Rolling Stone, 7 Dec. 2024
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Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 6 Dec. 2024
For those who feel strongly about landlords saving money, supers getting their sleep or drivers finding a place to park, trash containerization arrived like the first horseman of the apocalypse.
—Christopher Maag, New York Times, 21 Dec. 2024
The need for speed • Netflix’s race to mediocrity
• Awaiting the apocalypse
• The Cybertruck’s (shudder) appeal
1.
—Longreads, 20 Dec. 2024
Starring Tilda Swinton and Michael Shannon as Mother and Father, and George MacKay as the sweet and naive Son, the film finds its privileged characters waiting out the apocalypse in comfort.
—Tim Grierson, Rolling Stone, 7 Dec. 2024
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“The apocalypse.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20apocalypse. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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