end-time

Definition of end-timenext

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Recent Examples of end-time Some cite end-times beliefs and interpretations of biblical prophecies as part of their interest. Bracey Harris, NBC news, 28 Mar. 2026 The second was believing that the end-time wasn’t coming at all. Chloe Breyer, New York Daily News, 22 Mar. 2026 Theory of the end-times The contents of Thiel’s sessions are private, but likely to follow a similar format to his previous lectures. Tristan Bove, Fortune, 16 Mar. 2026 As the American and Israeli war with Iran unfolds, some American Christians are speaking of the conflict in biblical terms, mapping end-time prophecies on to current events in the Middle East. Shalom Goldman, The Conversation, 12 Mar. 2026 He was raised Presbyterian but exposed to a swirl of end-times ideas. E. Tammy Kim, New Yorker, 26 Jan. 2026 Here are the start and end-times for each portion of the upcoming free play period. Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2025 Trump says likewise—and brandishes variations of the QAnon end-time faith to invite his followers to imagine the most gruesome varieties of cosmic comeuppance on offer. Matthew Avery Sutton, Washington Post, 7 May 2025 Lori and Chad Daybell adopted end-times religious beliefs and claimed they had been called to fulfill a divine mission. Perry Vandell, AZCentral.com, 4 May 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for end-time
Noun
  • The atom bomb was the hot force which secularized Armageddon.
    Ed Simon August 18, Literary Hub, 18 Aug. 2025
  • Entire ecosystems of expertise had blossomed in academia and government to model the scenarios that might lead to Armageddon, and the resulting game theory, though sophisticated, was relatively straightforward.
    Andreas Kluth, Twin Cities, 17 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • The same year, another, longer-running TV version focused on the story of survivors after an alien apocalypse that had wiped out most of the Earth's population.
    Richard Edwards, Space.com, 4 July 2026
  • Closing the Manhattan Bridge, diverting traffic, and managing the safety of staging a zombie apocalypse downtown required the cooperation and manpower of multiple agencies with their own sets of pressing priorities and responsibilities.
    Chris O'Falt, IndieWire, 30 June 2026
Noun
  • That doomsday scenario came to pass in devastating fashion on Wednesday, when two massive, back-to-back quakes damaged or collapsed scores of buildings, leaving at least 1,430 dead, more than 3,200 injured and spurring a desperate search for survivors buried beneath the rubble.
    Mery Mogollón, Los Angeles Times, 27 June 2026
  • Trading the doomsday script for innovation, adaptation and development would save trillions of dollars — and do far more for both people and the planet.
    Bjorn Lomborg, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 June 2026
Noun
  • There have been few comments about improvements or calamities, other than the usual notes that battery life was reduced immediately after installation, which is commonplace.
    David Phelan, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026
  • Residents of La Guaira, ground zero of the calamity, said food and water remained in short supply, despite the massive aid effort.
    Mery Mogollón, Los Angeles Times, 26 June 2026
Noun
  • Rodríguez said numerous public officials died in the disaster, including security personnel, municipal employees and military officers.
    Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 3 July 2026
  • The Boyle Heights blaze, similar to the Eaton and Palisades fires, has revealed the region’s air monitoring can’t always tell people what they’ve been exposed to in a disaster.
    Tony Briscoe, Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2026
Noun
  • In the work of fiction, the ship is taken over to prevent catastrophe.
    Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 5 July 2026
  • The young girls are referred to as Heaven’s 27 by their surviving families, who are determined to honor their legacy by ensuring such a catastrophe never happens again.
    Sam Gillette, PEOPLE, 4 July 2026

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“End-time.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/end-time. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.

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