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as in fatal
bringing about ruin or misfortune
a split-second, disastrous decision that I would forever regret
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as in devastating
causing or tending to cause destruction
a disastrous fire from which the town never fully recovered
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Recent Examples of disastrous
From a geostrategic perspective, Trump’s abandonment of the FCPA is a disastrous decision.
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Richard Nephew, Foreign Affairs, 24 Feb. 2025
After seeing injuries as one of the root causes of a disastrous 2024 season, expect the 49ers to be pretty conservative regarding offers for Greenlaw and Hufanga.
—Jerry McDonald, The Mercury News, 24 Feb. 2025
The article followed Biden's disastrous performance in the first presidential debate, which sparked concerns about his mental acuity and ability to defeat Trump.
—Brendan Morrow, USA TODAY, 20 Feb. 2025
Over the course of one disastrous Thanksgiving, Mona gets very high indeed and, little dog in tow, walks out on hosting her in-laws to ramble across Manhattan, trying to get Milton out of her head and also work out the mystery of why her hair currently looks so good.
—Constance Grady, Vox, 19 Feb. 2025
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Richard Nephew, Foreign Affairs, 24 Feb. 2025
After seeing injuries as one of the root causes of a disastrous 2024 season, expect the 49ers to be pretty conservative regarding offers for Greenlaw and Hufanga.
—Jerry McDonald, The Mercury News, 24 Feb. 2025
The article followed Biden's disastrous performance in the first presidential debate, which sparked concerns about his mental acuity and ability to defeat Trump.
—Brendan Morrow, USA TODAY, 20 Feb. 2025
Over the course of one disastrous Thanksgiving, Mona gets very high indeed and, little dog in tow, walks out on hosting her in-laws to ramble across Manhattan, trying to get Milton out of her head and also work out the mystery of why her hair currently looks so good.
—Constance Grady, Vox, 19 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for disastrous
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The sheriff's office said Tuesday that the company that provides natural gas service for the home made no significant findings after looking for gas leaks and carbon monoxide, the colorless, odorless gas that can be fatal by depriving people from getting enough oxygen.—
Alex Sundby,
CBS News,
7 Mar. 2025
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However, this condition raises your risk of esophageal cancer, which can be fatal.—
Mark Gurarie,
Health,
7 Mar. 2025
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His defensive partner Cam Fowler called the injury devastating.—
Jeremy Rutherford,
The Athletic,
7 Mar. 2025
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One player tries to make a big move, only to watch that move ricochet in devastating fashion.—
Dalton Ross,
EW.com,
6 Mar. 2025
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Christie suffered from acute seasickness, unfortunate considering her trips to each continent were by ship.—
Nina Metz,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Mar. 2025
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On Monday evening, within hours of learning of the directive, some state workers called the order stupid and unfortunate.—
William Melhado,
Sacramento Bee,
5 Mar. 2025
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Among filmmakers, it was seen as a potentially destructive maneuver—the silver left on the negative could damage it over time.—
Stephania Taladrid,
The New Yorker,
27 Feb. 2025
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The horrendously destructive and deadly Los Angeles wildfires erupted in January just as Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara’s historic and very controversial overhaul of how insurers calculate premiums was taking effect.—
Dan Walters,
The Mercury News,
25 Feb. 2025
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“Disastrous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disastrous. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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