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 genre-tripping trailer for horror hitmaker Flanagan’s doomsday drama only hints at the end of Chuck’s life with early snippets of an ECG heart line and a ticking clock.
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Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Mar. 2025
This is not the doomsday scenario of human extinction that some people in the AI field have warned could arise from the technology.
—Paulo Carvão, The Conversation, 7 Mar. 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
The show, a political thriller at first, is revealed to be set in a city-size underground bunker years after a doomsday event.
—Leigh Nordstrom, WWD, 24 Feb. 2025
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Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Mar. 2025
This is not the doomsday scenario of human extinction that some people in the AI field have warned could arise from the technology.
—Paulo Carvão, The Conversation, 7 Mar. 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
The show, a political thriller at first, is revealed to be set in a city-size underground bunker years after a doomsday event.
—Leigh Nordstrom, WWD, 24 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for doomsday
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Last month, the EU Commission urged its 450 million citizens to stockpile enough food, water and essentials for 72 hours in the event of emergencies like cyberattacks, climate disasters, disease and also geopolitical conflicts.—
Vivian Song,
CNN Money,
9 Apr. 2025
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The disaster led to passage of the Federal Coal Mine and Safety Act, which in turn added the miners' surveillance program under the respiratory health division at NIOSH.—
Yuki Noguchi,
NPR,
9 Apr. 2025
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The exquisite adaptation of the popular video game delivered a stunning first season in early 2023 that reanimated the zombie apocalypse genre.—
Kelly Lawler,
USA TODAY,
17 Mar. 2025
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The Bondsman never seems to know quite how seriously to take the state of Hub’s soul, or the looming possibility of apocalypse, or all the many, many deaths along the way.—
Angie Han,
HollywoodReporter,
1 Apr. 2025
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At press time, authorities are still investigating the cause of the roof collapse.—
Gil Kaufman,
Billboard,
9 Apr. 2025
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The timing of her brand’s launch, coinciding with the collapse of the global economy, created an environment of enormous difficulty.—
Geri Stengel,
Forbes.com,
9 Apr. 2025
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Instagram comment sections are flooded with hearts and flowers; the media memorializes a tragedy.—
Alyssa Goldberg,
USA Today,
14 Apr. 2025
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These events devastate local communities not just as the tragedy unfolds but in its aftermath.—
Shoshi Parks,
Smithsonian Magazine,
14 Apr. 2025
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Now, she’s tasked with choosing three people to sacrifice in the next three days, or risk unleashing Armageddon.—
Nicole Briese,
People.com,
12 Apr. 2025
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The backlash on Wall Street and among EV buyers feels like Armageddon, with vandalism at Tesla showrooms and charging stations over Musk’s politics.—
Jim Cramer,
CNBC,
21 Mar. 2025
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And Tim’s ongoing legal calamity eventually collides with Gaitok’s attempt to prove himself in the aftermath of the robbery.—
Alan Sepinwall,
Rolling Stone,
9 Mar. 2025
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The next afternoon, a local National Weather Service (NWS) meteorologist explained to me how agency staffers warned of just such calamities.—
Megha Satyanarayana,
Scientific American,
7 Mar. 2025
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“Doomsday.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/doomsday. Accessed 20 Apr. 2025.
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