1
as in catastrophe
a sudden violent event that brings about great loss or destruction
hurricanes are natural disasters
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as in failure
something that has failed
an utter disaster, the play opened and closed on the same miserable night
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Recent Examples of disaster
Private lenders, like JPMorgan Chase and Bank of America, are also stepping up to provide disaster forbearance assistance to help those affected by the wildfires.
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Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 17 Jan. 2025
All aboard the confirmation train Several more of President-elect Donald Trump’s Cabinet picks faced probing questions Thursday on policies like fossil fuel drilling and federal disaster aid during their confirmation hearings before the Senate.
—Rebecca Morin, USA TODAY, 17 Jan. 2025
But in return for protection against another worst-case weather scenario, insurers would have to sell comprehensive coverage and invest in community disaster resilience.
—Carmen Balber, Rolling Stone, 17 Jan. 2025
Victims can apply for other forms of disaster assistance.
—Solcyré Burga, TIME, 17 Jan. 2025
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Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 17 Jan. 2025
All aboard the confirmation train Several more of President-elect Donald Trump’s Cabinet picks faced probing questions Thursday on policies like fossil fuel drilling and federal disaster aid during their confirmation hearings before the Senate.
—Rebecca Morin, USA TODAY, 17 Jan. 2025
But in return for protection against another worst-case weather scenario, insurers would have to sell comprehensive coverage and invest in community disaster resilience.
—Carmen Balber, Rolling Stone, 17 Jan. 2025
Victims can apply for other forms of disaster assistance.
—Solcyré Burga, TIME, 17 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for disaster
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The tragedy is still under investigation in Argentina, where five people have been charged in connection with Payne's death, according to multiple outlets including the BBC.Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 8 Jan. 2025
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That family tragedy at what seemed to be the end of his political career was a bookend to the one at its beginning, when his first wife and baby daughter, Naomi, were killed in a car crash.Susan Page, USA TODAY, 8 Jan. 2025
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The suit was brought in Hawaii state court in March 2020, and Honolulu raised several claims under state law, including creating a public nuisance and failure to warn the public of the risks posed by their fossil fuel products.Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 13 Jan. 2025
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Technological failures and fires swallow family photos.Robert Rubsam, The Atlantic, 13 Jan. 2025
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When faced with the climate apocalypse, Rich veers cliché and sentimental.Sara Holdren, Vulture, 22 Dec. 2024
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The short stories look at a secret romance between a junior and his femme roommate at a Quaker boarding school, a hormonal apocalypse brought on by a vengeful ex-girlfriend, and a young person’s dark night of the soul while partying in Las Vegas.Shannon Carlin, TIME, 17 Dec. 2024
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Söderblom’s bounce-back game ended in disappointment.Phil Thompson, Chicago Tribune, 17 Jan. 2025
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And yet Burns often got the hardest assignments, the ones with big potential rewards but that were more likely to end in disappointment, or at least ambiguity.Shane Harris, The Atlantic, 17 Jan. 2025
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The two experts spoke to The Times in 2017 when wildfires ravaged Northern California and again this week amid the unfolding calamity.Thomas Curwen, Los Angeles Times, 11 Jan. 2025
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The seemingly increasing number of both natural and manmade calamities happening around the world means that companies in a position to provide support and relief, like ours and others across different industries, will likely be called upon to do so more often.David Wajsgras, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025
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Flashback: Today's housing shortage is rooted in the 2008 housing bust when a huge number of homebuilders went out of business, from which the industry never recovered, Peck reports.Sareen Habeshian, Axios, 17 Jan. 2025
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There’s no word on who the busts will be yet, but the site will be visible by plane.Ashley Miznazi, Miami Herald, 16 Jan. 2025
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“Disaster.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disaster. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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