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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
Willson Contreras has been Gold Glove-caliber at first base, and one of the best hitters in an overall disastrous lineup.
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Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 1 May 2026
Mickey Callaway was nearly fired after a disastrous month in 2019.
—Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 1 May 2026
In December, his newspaper The Washington Post, against the wishes of staffers, launched an AI podcast feature that badly regurgitates its articles, with predictably disastrous results.
—Frank Landymore, Futurism, 30 Apr. 2026
The mission reached a maximum 252,756 miles from Earth, surpassing the previous record set in 1970 when the nearly-disastrous Apollo 13 mission traveled 248,655 miles away.
—Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 29 Apr. 2026
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Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 1 May 2026
Mickey Callaway was nearly fired after a disastrous month in 2019.
—Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 1 May 2026
In December, his newspaper The Washington Post, against the wishes of staffers, launched an AI podcast feature that badly regurgitates its articles, with predictably disastrous results.
—Frank Landymore, Futurism, 30 Apr. 2026
The mission reached a maximum 252,756 miles from Earth, surpassing the previous record set in 1970 when the nearly-disastrous Apollo 13 mission traveled 248,655 miles away.
—Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 29 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for disastrous
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Homicide detectives are investigating the fatal shootings of three adults in Baldwin Park last week — two of whom were a married couple, officials said, who were being mourned by their college-age children.—
Karen Garcia,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Apr. 2026
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Police have arrested a man on murder and firearm charges in connection with a fatal shooting in Stratford earlier this month.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
28 Apr. 2026
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The virus that is believed to be responsible for the deaths of three people and the illnesses of three others aboard a cruise ship over the weekend is a relatively rare but devastating threat without a vaccine, treatment or cure.—
Evan Bush,
NBC news,
4 May 2026
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What happened this week is nothing less than a massive and devastating blow, not only to our democracy, but particularly to people of color in the South.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
4 May 2026
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But, yeah, that would be unfortunate.—
Ricky Sayer,
CBS News,
2 May 2026
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In this unfortunate category, Amazon’s new feature for generating mini-podcast segments that shill for products on its shopping platform really takes the cake.—
Frank Landymore,
Futurism,
30 Apr. 2026
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The plane hitting the water is destructive enough without the help of a jagged coral reef (improbably far from any coastline) slicing through the aircraft’s undercarriage.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
28 Apr. 2026
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This is a classic destructive straight-line wind setup, and strong storms will certainly be possible.—
Ron Smiley,
CBS News,
28 Apr. 2026
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Despite heroic acts of survival, 25 girls and two counselors died in the catastrophic flooding, as did camp co-owner Dick Eastland.—
Brian Brant,
PEOPLE,
30 Apr. 2026
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This year, several Western states had very dry to record-dry winters, setting them up for a potentially catastrophic wildfire season.—
Austin Amestoy,
NPR,
30 Apr. 2026
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“Disastrous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disastrous. Accessed 6 May. 2026.
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