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 2019 screen fiasco, which found countless ways to humiliate a cast that included Taylor Swift and Judi Dench, gave kitsch a bad name.
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Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 1 May 2026
The chicken and beer fiasco in 2011.
—Zach Dean Outkick, FOXNews.com, 27 Apr. 2026
Contained within all these fiascoes is a subtly different conservative movement.
—Benjamin Wallace-Wells, New Yorker, 26 Apr. 2026
The Maxx Crosby fiasco suggests why Greenard and his recovering shoulder were in town at the time of the trade.
—Brooks Kubena, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2026
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Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 1 May 2026
The chicken and beer fiasco in 2011.
—Zach Dean Outkick, FOXNews.com, 27 Apr. 2026
Contained within all these fiascoes is a subtly different conservative movement.
—Benjamin Wallace-Wells, New Yorker, 26 Apr. 2026
The Maxx Crosby fiasco suggests why Greenard and his recovering shoulder were in town at the time of the trade.
—Brooks Kubena, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for fiasco
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fiasco
Noun
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Boeing has reached confidential pre-trial settlements in most of the dozens of wrongful death lawsuits filed in connection with the Ethiopian Airlines disaster and a similar 737 Max crash five months earlier off the coast of Indonesia that together killed 346 people.—
Rio Yamat,
Fortune,
15 May 2026
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But the 48-year-old former San Francisco County supervisor’s solution — a single-payer-style public disaster insurance program — is poorly defined and presents an enormous risk for a state struggling with chronic deficits.—
Mercury News & East Bay Times Editorial Boards,
Mercury News,
15 May 2026
Noun
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The Virginia house of burgesses voted to thank him and the militia for their service, with the lawmakers attributing the defeat to the failure of the other colonies to come to Virginia’s aid.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
20 May 2026
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Rory McIlroy thinks back on three holes — his failure to birdie the par-5 ninth and the par-5 16th, and a big miss in his biggest moment.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
19 May 2026
Noun
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For much the same reason, developers, architects and builders are starting to stress proactively designing for climate catastrophe.—
Jeffrey Steele,
Forbes.com,
18 May 2026
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Local elections in England are usually low-stakes affairs, but this year’s results proved to be a catastrophe for the Labour Party.—
Ava Kofman,
New Yorker,
14 May 2026
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“Fiasco.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fiasco. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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