as in disaster
something that has failed
undaunted by his early fiascoes, he continued his experiments in rocketry
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Recent Examples of fiasco
The actress plays the role of Lily Reyes, the soon-to-be stepdaughter of Lohan’s music producer Anna, who gets caught up in a body-swap fiasco of her own, 22 years after Anna magically changed places with her mother, Tess (Curtis), and got to live for a moment in her shoes.
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Matt Grobar, Deadline, 12 Sep. 2025
Already hacked off by the renovation fiasco, the company’s longtime patrons pounced, accusing the corporation of betraying its history and values.
—Graham Hillard, The Washington Examiner, 5 Sep. 2025
Where the carcasses would end up after the rodeo was a subject of some mystery, on account of the Audubon Zoo fiasco of 2021.
—Nathaniel Rich, Harpers Magazine, 20 Aug. 2025
If February was a fiasco, Monday is the do-over — this time with chaperones.
—Freddie Clayton, NBC news, 18 Aug. 2025
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Matt Grobar, Deadline, 12 Sep. 2025
Already hacked off by the renovation fiasco, the company’s longtime patrons pounced, accusing the corporation of betraying its history and values.
—Graham Hillard, The Washington Examiner, 5 Sep. 2025
Where the carcasses would end up after the rodeo was a subject of some mystery, on account of the Audubon Zoo fiasco of 2021.
—Nathaniel Rich, Harpers Magazine, 20 Aug. 2025
If February was a fiasco, Monday is the do-over — this time with chaperones.
—Freddie Clayton, NBC news, 18 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fiasco
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Bureau staff were told the group itself, already gutted as part of mass layoffs at the State Department in July, would refocus on migration diplomacy and disaster response rather than its traditional refugee focus.—
Ted Hesson,
USA Today,
12 Sep. 2025
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That question frames an episode that opens not with battle, but with the kind of stillness that comes before disaster.—
JP Mangalindan,
Time,
12 Sep. 2025
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But the shot has been a life-saving public health intervention against the disease, which can lead to severe health problems, including liver cancer and failure, and death.—
Annika Kim Constantino,
CNBC,
18 Sep. 2025
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Johnson has faced six rule vote failures under his speakership, with the most recent on July 15.—
Rachel Schilke,
The Washington Examiner,
17 Sep. 2025
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“Fiasco.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fiasco. Accessed 19 Sep. 2025.
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