1
as in catastrophes
a sudden violent event that brings about great loss or destruction
hurricanes are natural disasters
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as in failures
something that has failed
an utter disaster, the play opened and closed on the same miserable night
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Recent Examples of disasters
Cheap financial capital has flooded into the industry, lowering the cost of protecting against disasters, but Bäte thinks the trend cannot continue forever.
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Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson,
semafor.com,
3 July 2026
City leaders recognize the difficulty for families and communities dealing with vacant disasters.
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Bryant Reed,
CBS News,
2 July 2026
All three died in the storm that claimed eight lives across multiple expeditions in what was one of Everest's deadliest disasters at the time.
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ABC News,
2 July 2026
Founded after the devastating 1985 Mexico City earthquake, the nonprofit brigade operates independently and has earned an international reputation for deploying to major disasters at home and abroad.
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Fernanda Pesce,
Los Angeles Times,
1 July 2026
When disasters occur so singular that neither Putin nor the Russian public can ignore them, the reality itself shifts.
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Melik Kaylan,
Forbes.com,
29 June 2026
Previous cloud-seeding controversies Cloud seeding is now at the center of the rise in weather‑control conspiracy narratives after disasters, such as the tragic Texas floods of 2025 that killed dozens of people, many of them children.
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Doyle Rice,
USA Today,
27 June 2026
Peace emphasized that such disasters have a lasting impact.
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Helen Regan,
CNN Money,
26 June 2026
The rain and the plumbing disasters and the reservation-system crises and Richie’s inability to cancel anyone’s dinner all come right on top of one another, illustrating how frightening and overwhelming the day has become.
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Kathryn Vanarendonk,
Vulture,
26 June 2026
Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson,
semafor.com,
3 July 2026
City leaders recognize the difficulty for families and communities dealing with vacant disasters.
—
Bryant Reed,
CBS News,
2 July 2026
All three died in the storm that claimed eight lives across multiple expeditions in what was one of Everest's deadliest disasters at the time.
—
ABC News,
2 July 2026
Founded after the devastating 1985 Mexico City earthquake, the nonprofit brigade operates independently and has earned an international reputation for deploying to major disasters at home and abroad.
—
Fernanda Pesce,
Los Angeles Times,
1 July 2026
When disasters occur so singular that neither Putin nor the Russian public can ignore them, the reality itself shifts.
—
Melik Kaylan,
Forbes.com,
29 June 2026
Previous cloud-seeding controversies Cloud seeding is now at the center of the rise in weather‑control conspiracy narratives after disasters, such as the tragic Texas floods of 2025 that killed dozens of people, many of them children.
—
Doyle Rice,
USA Today,
27 June 2026
Peace emphasized that such disasters have a lasting impact.
—
Helen Regan,
CNN Money,
26 June 2026
The rain and the plumbing disasters and the reservation-system crises and Richie’s inability to cancel anyone’s dinner all come right on top of one another, illustrating how frightening and overwhelming the day has become.
—
Kathryn Vanarendonk,
Vulture,
26 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for disasters
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The program provides temporary humanitarian relief to people from countries experiencing war, natural disasters or other catastrophes.
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Swiss Re reports total economic losses from natural catastrophes reached $220 billion in 2025 — with peak-loss scenarios projecting insured losses alone could reach $320 billion in 2026.
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The northwestern states of Aragua, Carabobo and Falcón have also been affected, with some areas reporting power failures, Rodríguez said.
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But Ramaphosa also conceded that there had been failures in South Africa's border control.
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Beyond the solidarity such tragedies inspire and the accompanying political rhetoric, Rodríguez has little room to turn away any government willing to lend a hand during this crisis.
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Recent incidents across North Texas show just how quickly these tragedies unfold and why having a plan matters.
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The Braves are finally good again after a series of disappointments.
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Engagement is nonnegotiable; the only real choice is whether to pair cash with deep understanding or keep deploying context-blind models and relive the same disappointments.
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Based on Thornton Wilder’s The Skin of Our Teeth, the surrealist musical follows one nuclear family across thousands of years and three apocalypses.
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And a lot of the pseudepigrapha, like the fake gospels and fake apocalypses, fill in gaps in the record that can serve latter-day, post-biblical purposes.
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Four were acquitted of rioting while one, Christopher Gillen, 45, was convicted of riot and tossing fire bombs.
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Frazier eagerly reposted a vile lie claiming Israelis drop bombs disguised as toys to murder children—originally posted by a UK activist facing terror charges for backing Hamas.
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To grade the 50 states and the District of Columbia on their relative natural disaster risks, five measures were developed that account for the frequency and damage of calamities, weighted against population and geographic size.
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In early times, most humans barely paid attention to weather calamities because the region was so sparsely populated.
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Winners, losers, and the suppliers caught in between Rivals are catching on.
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That is a big risk investors take when trying to find the winners and losers within the biotech sector.
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“Disasters.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disasters. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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