as in disaster
the day the world ends or is destroyed
a warning that doomsday is near doomsday predictions
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Recent Examples of doomsday
The show, a political thriller at first, is revealed to be set in a city-size underground bunker years after a doomsday event.
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Leigh Nordstrom, WWD, 24 Feb. 2025
Most importantly, despite some doomsday predictions that many jobs will be automated by AI and robotics, Brooks is firmly in the camp that the majority of jobs will be augmented, not automated and replaced, in line with .
—Marcus Weldon, Newsweek, 24 Feb. 2025
Legend has it that the creature, known as a 'doomsday fish,' only surfaces from the depths of the ocean when something catastrophic is going to happen.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 19 Feb. 2025
More-efficient technologies would reduce coal consumption, and then maybe the coal-less doomsday could be averted for a long time.
—Greg Rosalsky, NPR, 4 Feb. 2025
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Leigh Nordstrom, WWD, 24 Feb. 2025
Most importantly, despite some doomsday predictions that many jobs will be automated by AI and robotics, Brooks is firmly in the camp that the majority of jobs will be augmented, not automated and replaced, in line with .
—Marcus Weldon, Newsweek, 24 Feb. 2025
Legend has it that the creature, known as a 'doomsday fish,' only surfaces from the depths of the ocean when something catastrophic is going to happen.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 19 Feb. 2025
More-efficient technologies would reduce coal consumption, and then maybe the coal-less doomsday could be averted for a long time.
—Greg Rosalsky, NPR, 4 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for doomsday
Noun
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The march happened after more disasters caused by climate change and pollution impacted the country.—
Julia Gomez,
USA Today,
23 Apr. 2025
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After severe storms hit the state in mid-March, Sanders applied for disaster relief through FEMA, under what's known as a major disaster declaration.—
Luke Barr,
ABC News,
23 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The typical doomsayers came out in force to predict some new apocalypse, but several less frightening factors seemed to be at play.—
Bill Stone,
Forbes.com,
19 Apr. 2025
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My point isn’t that The Last Of Us should be creating a Jackson that is a magical, oasis free of judgment, hate, and societal issues — that’s probably more of a fantasy than a mushroom zombie apocalypse.—
Patricia Karounos,
Refinery29,
14 Apr. 2025
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With the Soviet Union’s collapse, the United States enjoyed a margin of superiority that would have been unimaginable to earlier great powers.—
A. Wess Mitchell,
Foreign Affairs,
22 Apr. 2025
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The pope died in his apartment from a stroke, coma and irreversible cardiovascular collapse (heart failure), according to the Holy See.—
Brayden Garcia,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
21 Apr. 2025
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While King's career has been fruitful, she's also experienced tragedy in her personal life.—
EW Staff,
EW.com,
26 Apr. 2025
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Holland was attempting a routine landing when the tragedy occurred, and was not performing any stunts, Boggs said.—
Alexandra Koch,
FOXNews.com,
26 Apr. 2025
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However, the biggest thing that mattered to effectively recreating the world of Until Dawn was securing Peter Stormare, known for his performances in Fargo, The Big Lebowski, Armageddon, Minority Report, and Constantine.—
Simon Thompson,
Forbes.com,
25 Apr. 2025
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Led by Bruce Willis, Armageddon follows the story of NASA enlisting a group of oil drillers to fly into space, land on a massive asteroid that’s hurtling towards Earth, drill into the rock and insert a nuclear bomb to destroy it.—
Jen Juneau,
People.com,
23 Apr. 2025
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How to sear into a reader’s brain the profound calamity of a dozen savage killings?—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
14 Apr. 2025
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Trump spoke before the worldwide stock market calamity finally got to him.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
12 Apr. 2025
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“Doomsday.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/doomsday. Accessed 30 Apr. 2025.
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