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as in disastrous
bringing about ruin or misfortune
a calamitous decision to sell their products online exclusively ruined the business
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as in devastating
causing or tending to cause destruction
a calamitous flood that destroyed the town's central business district
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Recent Examples of calamitous
If past is prologue, calamitous meetings like those during Garcia's tenure will provide mixed results.
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Taylor Seely, The Arizona Republic, 13 Nov. 2024
But Herbert didn't resemble Brady or Rodgers at any point during his calamitous day Saturday.
—Jackson Thompson, Fox News, 12 Jan. 2025
Everyone knows California is disaster-prone, but there’s a familiar logic to the calamitous geography in this high-maintenance beauty of a state.
—Jack Dolan, Los Angeles Times, 11 Jan. 2025
The calamitous fall could be attributed to a number of things.
—Kevin Fishbain, The Athletic, 25 Dec. 2024
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Taylor Seely, The Arizona Republic, 13 Nov. 2024
But Herbert didn't resemble Brady or Rodgers at any point during his calamitous day Saturday.
—Jackson Thompson, Fox News, 12 Jan. 2025
Everyone knows California is disaster-prone, but there’s a familiar logic to the calamitous geography in this high-maintenance beauty of a state.
—Jack Dolan, Los Angeles Times, 11 Jan. 2025
The calamitous fall could be attributed to a number of things.
—Kevin Fishbain, The Athletic, 25 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for calamitous
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The disastrous effects of climate change have made these college-age children question what kind of future will be afforded to them.—
Shawn Hubler,
New York Times,
20 Jan. 2025
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Other threats of looting and burglary loom over Los Angeles County, after disastrous fires have devastated communities.—
Megan Forrester,
ABC News,
20 Jan. 2025
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The utility giant, Florida Power & Light, spent $3 billion on adaptive measures after a devastating 2004-2005 hurricane season left citizens without electricity for more than half a month.—
Dipka Bhambhani,
Forbes,
17 Jan. 2025
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At just 42 years old, Allison Freedman’s life took an unexpected and devastating turn.—
Emily Cegielski,
Flow Space,
17 Jan. 2025
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But as Trump prepares to retake the White House Monday, Democratic leaders have highlighted other results that show November's losses are not fatal.—
Stephen Fowler,
NPR,
18 Jan. 2025
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Joseph Dominick, 19, of New Haven is facing charges of murder, carrying a pistol without a permit and possession of a large capacity magazine for the fatal shooting, according to Officer Christian Bruckhart of the New Haven Police Department.—
Staff report,
Hartford Courant,
17 Jan. 2025
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Millions of businesses have been targeted, revealing the unfortunate truth: cybercrime has become a daily occurrence among various enterprises.—
William Jones,
USA TODAY,
16 Jan. 2025
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Far too often over the previous three seasons, unfortunate and often unlucky things happened when Jackson threw the ball in Bateman’s direction.—
Jeff Zrebiec,
The Athletic,
16 Jan. 2025
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Experts say the operations to neutralize tunnels were extremely destructive to surface infrastructure.—
Abdel Kareem Hana and Tia Goldenberg,
Los Angeles Times,
22 Jan. 2025
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Climate change is increasing the risk from hurricanes, driving more extreme rainfall, and making more intense and destructive wildfires more likely.—
Rachel Waldholz,
NPR,
21 Jan. 2025
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“Calamitous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/calamitous. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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