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as in disasters
a sudden violent event that brings about great loss or destruction
more than one natural catastrophe has threatened to destroy their farm over the years
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as in failures
something that has failed
the movie was a catastrophe, nearly bankrupting the studio that produced it
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Recent Examples of catastrophes
These are often catastrophes, as the US found out recently from hurricanes Helene and Milton.
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Ian Dexter Palmer, Forbes, 15 Oct. 2024
This enhances your company’s resilience to catastrophes and improves the outcomes of challenges that will occur in the future.
—Topsie Vandenbosch, Forbes, 15 Oct. 2024
Saturday Night, the film by director Jason Reitman, explores the catastrophes, hijinks, and corporate politics that could have kept the show from ever airing.
—Kirbie Johnson, Allure, 14 Oct. 2024
Furthermore, at the time, a blizzard of government agencies existed to handle catastrophes, but their primary mission was planning to handle the fallout of a nuclear war.
—Justin McBrien / Made By History, TIME, 9 Oct. 2024
With a growing list of catastrophes, there is a compelling need to better align development incentives with disaster risks and to improve how the government takes preventative action, plans for, and responds to such events.
—Doug Criscitello, Forbes, 9 Oct. 2024
Such incidents serve as a crucial reminder that rigorous QA is not merely a best practice but an essential safeguard against unforeseen catastrophes.
—Ruslan Desyatnikov, Forbes, 9 Oct. 2024
Coppola snatches unassimilated ideas from current political paranoia and recent cultural catastrophes (manic news media promoting celebrity insanity), all tossed into the mix with demented incoherence.
—Armond White, National Review, 4 Oct. 2024
These are just some ways for the increasing number of us that will have to regroup after climate catastrophes can move forward.
—Monica Sanders, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
Ian Dexter Palmer, Forbes, 15 Oct. 2024
This enhances your company’s resilience to catastrophes and improves the outcomes of challenges that will occur in the future.
—Topsie Vandenbosch, Forbes, 15 Oct. 2024
Saturday Night, the film by director Jason Reitman, explores the catastrophes, hijinks, and corporate politics that could have kept the show from ever airing.
—Kirbie Johnson, Allure, 14 Oct. 2024
Furthermore, at the time, a blizzard of government agencies existed to handle catastrophes, but their primary mission was planning to handle the fallout of a nuclear war.
—Justin McBrien / Made By History, TIME, 9 Oct. 2024
With a growing list of catastrophes, there is a compelling need to better align development incentives with disaster risks and to improve how the government takes preventative action, plans for, and responds to such events.
—Doug Criscitello, Forbes, 9 Oct. 2024
Such incidents serve as a crucial reminder that rigorous QA is not merely a best practice but an essential safeguard against unforeseen catastrophes.
—Ruslan Desyatnikov, Forbes, 9 Oct. 2024
Coppola snatches unassimilated ideas from current political paranoia and recent cultural catastrophes (manic news media promoting celebrity insanity), all tossed into the mix with demented incoherence.
—Armond White, National Review, 4 Oct. 2024
These are just some ways for the increasing number of us that will have to regroup after climate catastrophes can move forward.
—Monica Sanders, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for catastrophes
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As the number of billion-dollar disasters rises as a result of climate change, the economic toll of extreme weather will be increasingly difficult to absorb.Justin Worland, TIME, 4 Oct. 2024
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The area has survived numerous disasters.Mare Czinar, The Arizona Republic, 4 Oct. 2024
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Judy Randall, the nonpartisan head of Minnesota’s Office of the Legislative Auditor, said that multiple state agencies under the Walz administration have repeatedly downplayed and ignored looming oversight failures, according to a CNN report.Emily Hallas, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 4 Oct. 2024
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Machine learning models could analyze data from sensors on roads, bridges and utilities infrastructure to predict maintenance needs before failures occur.Expert Panel®, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
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Other families that have experienced their own tragedies are also working for change.Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 20 Oct. 2024
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Friendships are formed for life, and alums cheer one another on through life’s triumphs and tragedies.Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2024
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Amid the calamities of the pandemic, these wealthy leaders wanted to support Asian American causes.E. Tammy Kim, The New Yorker, 15 Oct. 2024
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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
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“Catastrophes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/catastrophes. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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