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also débâcle
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as in disaster
a sudden violent event that brings about great loss or destruction
the financial debacle that was the stock market crash of 1929
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as in loser
something that has failed
the movie, which some had predicted would be a blockbuster, turned out to be the summer's biggest debacle at the multiplexes
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Recent Examples of debacle
This may be the reason for the ongoing Quarter Pounder debacle.
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Yasmin Tayag, The Atlantic, 24 Oct. 2024
There may have been a moment, circa 2020-2022, when replacing a person of color or a woman with a White man may have sparked a public relations debacle.
—Allison Morrow, CNN, 22 Oct. 2024
By another measure, though, Laughlin’s eugenic advocacy was a historic debacle.
—Arthur Caplan, Scientific American, 17 Oct. 2024
As illustrated by the recent debacle with the Shein IPO plan, U.S. politicians are quick to summon up imagined threats to American consumers for any company with significant operations in the PRC.
—Drew Bernstein, Forbes, 15 Oct. 2024
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Yasmin Tayag, The Atlantic, 24 Oct. 2024
There may have been a moment, circa 2020-2022, when replacing a person of color or a woman with a White man may have sparked a public relations debacle.
—Allison Morrow, CNN, 22 Oct. 2024
By another measure, though, Laughlin’s eugenic advocacy was a historic debacle.
—Arthur Caplan, Scientific American, 17 Oct. 2024
As illustrated by the recent debacle with the Shein IPO plan, U.S. politicians are quick to summon up imagined threats to American consumers for any company with significant operations in the PRC.
—Drew Bernstein, Forbes, 15 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for debacle
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The rule could prevent a disaster like the one that happened with Synapse, where thousands of consumers lost access to their funds.Jeff Kauflin, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
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Regional authorities have been heavily criticized for having issued alerts to mobile phones some two hours after the disaster had started.Hernán Muñoz and Joseph Wilson, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2024
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When Louie led high diamonds, hoping to pitch his club loser, West ruffed the third diamond and led a club to East.Frank Stewart, The Mercury News, 12 Nov. 2024
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Trump had a domineering, workaholic father who split the world into two groups: killers and losers.Alex Thompson, Axios, 1 Nov. 2024
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Real failure is letting your ego drive the bus of your life right off the cliff.Kate Guadagnino, New York Times, 21 Nov. 2024
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The failure of Rodgers to produce anywhere close to his usual level while with the Packers will be a stain on Douglas’ resume.Dennis Waszak Jr., Twin Cities, 19 Nov. 2024
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That tragedy impacts the family deeply, especially her brother Joe, who last saw her.Lizz Schumer, People.com, 5 Nov. 2024
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After a personal tragedy, Proffitt wanted to center LGBTQ rights in his campaign — even in a reliably Republican district.Serena Lin, Them, 4 Nov. 2024
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Over the coming days, the owners of Four Seasons Total Landscaping did their patriotic duty and cashed in on their temporary notoriety, selling souvenirs to commemorate the fiasco; to Trump’s detractors, the debacle epitomized the clownish incompetence that had defined his presidency.Meredith Blake, Los Angeles Times, 3 Nov. 2024
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This gradual adoption of Windows on Arm should be a success story, but the dev kit fiasco has overshadowed it.Tom Warren, The Verge, 18 Oct. 2024
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As a new video came to light Monday showing the chaos and calamity of a ferry gangway collapse on a historic Georgia island that left seven senior citizens dead and three critically injured, survivors shared harrowing details of the disaster.Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 21 Oct. 2024
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But Smith, who is the vice president and treasurer of the Wrightwood Fire Safe Council, saw potential for calamity, as winds were forecast to pick up.Noah Haggerty, Los Angeles Times, 20 Oct. 2024
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“Debacle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/debacle. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.
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