as in disasters
a sudden violent event that brings about great loss or destruction
this latest breakdown of the car is inconvenient, but not a calamity
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Recent Examples of calamities
The Biden administration, to be fair, had less time to deal with America’s deeper health issues, because it was forced to deal with at least a few calamities.
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Nicholas Florko, The Atlantic, 25 Nov. 2024
Some of those calamities were self-inflicted.
—Nicholas Florko, The Atlantic, 25 Nov. 2024
The song powerfully captured Piaf’s own perseverance through a troubled life that included being abandoned at birth and raised in a brothel, only to endure an adulthood marked by personal calamities, physical ailments and drug and alcohol use before her death at 47 in 1963.
—Alex Williams, New York Times, 24 Nov. 2024
Amid the calamities of the pandemic, these wealthy leaders wanted to support Asian American causes.
—E. Tammy Kim, The New Yorker, 15 Oct. 2024
The issue is that the disaster fund has already been partly depleted from dealing with earlier calamities, including floods, tornadoes, and wildfires.
—John Cassidy, The New Yorker, 14 Oct. 2024
The agency’s funding for disaster aid is stretched, but that is because of the many parts of the country dealing with the effects of hurricanes, wildfires, and other calamities.
—David Klepper, The Christian Science Monitor, 5 Oct. 2024
The agency’s funding for disaster aid is stretched because of the many parts of the country dealing with the effects of hurricanes, wildfires and other calamities.
—Colleen Long and Ayanna Alexander, Los Angeles Times, 5 Oct. 2024
The agency’s funding for disaster aid is stretched, but that is because of the many parts of the country dealing with the effects of hurricanes, wildfires and other calamities.
—David Klepper, Los Angeles Times, 5 Oct. 2024
Nicholas Florko, The Atlantic, 25 Nov. 2024
Some of those calamities were self-inflicted.
—Nicholas Florko, The Atlantic, 25 Nov. 2024
The song powerfully captured Piaf’s own perseverance through a troubled life that included being abandoned at birth and raised in a brothel, only to endure an adulthood marked by personal calamities, physical ailments and drug and alcohol use before her death at 47 in 1963.
—Alex Williams, New York Times, 24 Nov. 2024
Amid the calamities of the pandemic, these wealthy leaders wanted to support Asian American causes.
—E. Tammy Kim, The New Yorker, 15 Oct. 2024
The issue is that the disaster fund has already been partly depleted from dealing with earlier calamities, including floods, tornadoes, and wildfires.
—John Cassidy, The New Yorker, 14 Oct. 2024
The agency’s funding for disaster aid is stretched, but that is because of the many parts of the country dealing with the effects of hurricanes, wildfires, and other calamities.
—David Klepper, The Christian Science Monitor, 5 Oct. 2024
The agency’s funding for disaster aid is stretched because of the many parts of the country dealing with the effects of hurricanes, wildfires and other calamities.
—Colleen Long and Ayanna Alexander, Los Angeles Times, 5 Oct. 2024
The agency’s funding for disaster aid is stretched, but that is because of the many parts of the country dealing with the effects of hurricanes, wildfires and other calamities.
—David Klepper, Los Angeles Times, 5 Oct. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for calamities
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One is Concord, a game that was almost instantly shut down by Sony after a spectacularly bad debut, one of the biggest gaming disasters in history.Paul Tassi, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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As the planet warms and climate disasters intensify, housing’s role becomes even more critical—not only in reducing emissions but also providing stability and safety to those most affected.Jonathan Reckford, TIME, 10 Dec. 2024
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Kenya grappled with one of its worst floods in recent history, the latest in a string of weather catastrophes, following weeks of extreme rainfall that scientists linked to a changing climate.Alan Taylor, The Atlantic, 9 Dec. 2024
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Tragically claiming 349 lives, the 737 MAX catastrophes revealed serious flaws in corporate governance and fundamental safety shortcomings.Jim Osman, Forbes, 8 Dec. 2024
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Like the Civil War, like the Kennedy assassination and, one day, 9/11, tragedies once indelible in the minds of all Americans are destined to become one day less so.Thomas Curwen, Los Angeles Times, 7 Dec. 2024
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Policyholders who pay premiums in good faith are often left to navigate a system designed to exhaust and discourage them, compounding the pain of accidents, illnesses, and tragedies.Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 6 Dec. 2024
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“Calamities.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/calamities. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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