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also débâcle
1
as in disaster
a sudden violent event that brings about great loss or destruction
the financial debacle that was the stock market crash of 1929
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2
as in loser
something that has failed
the movie, which some had predicted would be a blockbuster, turned out to be the summer's biggest debacle at the multiplexes
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Recent Examples of debacle
That debacle angered conservatives and failed to tamp down conspiracy theories around Epstein's case.
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Khaleda Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 July 2025
And would the debacle bring change to a jail that had seemingly failed to turn the page on the city’s long-struggling lockups?
—Chris Kenning, USA Today, 17 June 2025
Following that debacle, Devers was then asked to play first base — a new position — when Triston Casas ruptured his patellar tendon in May.
—Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 15 June 2025
Inside the ‘Dragon Age’ debacle that gutted EA’s BioWare Studio.
—Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 22 June 2025
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Khaleda Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 July 2025
And would the debacle bring change to a jail that had seemingly failed to turn the page on the city’s long-struggling lockups?
—Chris Kenning, USA Today, 17 June 2025
Following that debacle, Devers was then asked to play first base — a new position — when Triston Casas ruptured his patellar tendon in May.
—Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 15 June 2025
Inside the ‘Dragon Age’ debacle that gutted EA’s BioWare Studio.
—Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 22 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for debacle
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For these communities and others like them (our thoughts are with the people of Central Texas), several days of disaster usually means years of arduous reconstruction.—
Louis Gritzo,
Forbes.com,
15 July 2025
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Additionally, the general public came to mistrust and reject nuclear energy projects, further disillusioned by the Three Mile Island disaster.—
Time,
Time,
15 July 2025
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More Mark Taylor/Getty Images Bleacher Report's Zachary D. Rymer has predicted that New York will be the biggest losers when the trade deadline is complete.—
Andrew Wright,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 July 2025
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Order backlogs were a defining factor between winners and losers.—
Sarah Jones,
Sourcing Journal,
18 July 2025
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And in fact, failure in the relays has been an ongoing sore subject for Team USA.—
Cory Mull,
Forbes.com,
24 July 2025
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Critics of the strikes jumped at the opportunity to call the operation a failure, but the DIA’s product should ...—
NR Editors,
National Review,
24 July 2025
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As the climate crisis accelerates, producing more frequent and devastating tragedies, our leaders must offer more than thoughts and prayers.—
Brian Recker,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 July 2025
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Blakely, along with 26 other Camp Mystic girls and counselors, perished in the deluge – forcing her family to endure yet another unfathomable tragedy.—
Pamela Brown,
CNN Money,
18 July 2025
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This fiasco competes with the high-speed rail project for the best way to waste taxpayer dollars.—
U T Readers,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
23 July 2025
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The fiasco was immediate and public, but, even after the rout, Kennedy kept pressing the agency to assassinate Castro.—
Keith Gessen,
New Yorker,
16 July 2025
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So 1% may actually shock businesses into wondering if another calamity is lurking around the corner, prompting them to hunker down and wait rather than expand, Roach warned.—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
19 July 2025
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Four Lessons From The Field From the Microsoft mix-up to real-world calamities, there are critical takeaways for any security-conscious organization: 1.—
Chris Bowen,
Forbes.com,
14 July 2025
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“Debacle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/debacle. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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