as in disaster
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 calamity
The proximate seeds of this calamity were planted last spring.
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Victor Cha, The Atlantic, 20 Dec. 2024
Incandescent, convoluted, ancillary, cerebral, confound, calamity.
—Michael Saponara, Billboard, 20 Dec. 2024
Its namesake bell, changed out for a siren in the 1920s, was meant to avoid such calamities in the future.
—Jessica Garrison, Los Angeles Times, 18 Dec. 2024
There’s more than one way to cut Medicare spending and save taxpayers from a fiscal calamity.
—David Williams, Baltimore Sun, 15 Dec. 2024
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Victor Cha, The Atlantic, 20 Dec. 2024
Incandescent, convoluted, ancillary, cerebral, confound, calamity.
—Michael Saponara, Billboard, 20 Dec. 2024
Its namesake bell, changed out for a siren in the 1920s, was meant to avoid such calamities in the future.
—Jessica Garrison, Los Angeles Times, 18 Dec. 2024
There’s more than one way to cut Medicare spending and save taxpayers from a fiscal calamity.
—David Williams, Baltimore Sun, 15 Dec. 2024
See all Example Sentences for calamity
Recent Examples of Synonyms for calamity
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The bill would provide $100 billion in funds for cleanup after devastating Hurricanes Helene and Milton, which rocked Florida, North Carolina, Tennessee and other Southern states, as well as other disasters.Savannah Kuchar, USA TODAY, 18 Dec. 2024
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Developing Highly Detailed Maps Geospatial mapping technology could be better leveraged in disasters.Expert Panel®, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
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Didn’t Die / U.S.A. (Director, Screenwriter, and Producer: Meera Menon, Screenwriter and Producer: Paul Gleason, Producers: Erica Fishman, Joe Camerota, Luke Patton) –– A podcast host desperately clings to an ever-shrinking audience in the zombie apocalypse.Mia Galuppo, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Dec. 2024
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The series promises to blend action, romance and comedy elements within its zombie apocalypse framework.Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 11 Dec. 2024
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Remus said the family is leaning into God to cope with the tragedy — along with being OK with laughter when remembering happy or funny moments.Erik S. Hanley, Journal Sentinel, 21 Dec. 2024
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Magdeburg marked the tragedy Saturday with the tolling church bells at 7:04 p.m., the exact time of the attack in the city of roughly 240,000 people.Kirsten Grieshaber, Los Angeles Times, 21 Dec. 2024
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“Calamity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/calamity. Accessed 4 Jan. 2025.
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