as in apocalypse
a final destructive battle or conflict
trying to avoid the threat of a nuclear Armageddon
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Gray is known for his dramas Armageddon Time, Ad Astra and The Lost City of Z.
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Borys Kit, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Feb. 2025
Watch Armageddon on fuboTV Sunshine Despite flying under the radar at the time of its release in 2007, Danny Boyle’s Sunshine has grown to become a sci-fi favorite in the years since.
—Yasmeen Hamadeh, People.com, 2 Feb. 2025
Rather than threatening economic Armageddon if China crossed U.S. redlines in East Asia, Washington could offer an affirmative vision for how the international economic system can evolve to protect the vital interests of the United States, its allies, and third countries.
—Eyck Freymann, Foreign Affairs, 29 Jan. 2025
The idea of hedging Armageddon has come up in a number of investor meetings recently.
—Steven Desmyter, Forbes, 28 Nov. 2024
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Borys Kit, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Feb. 2025
Watch Armageddon on fuboTV Sunshine Despite flying under the radar at the time of its release in 2007, Danny Boyle’s Sunshine has grown to become a sci-fi favorite in the years since.
—Yasmeen Hamadeh, People.com, 2 Feb. 2025
Rather than threatening economic Armageddon if China crossed U.S. redlines in East Asia, Washington could offer an affirmative vision for how the international economic system can evolve to protect the vital interests of the United States, its allies, and third countries.
—Eyck Freymann, Foreign Affairs, 29 Jan. 2025
The idea of hedging Armageddon has come up in a number of investor meetings recently.
—Steven Desmyter, Forbes, 28 Nov. 2024
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“Armageddon.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/Armageddon. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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