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
Kelly on Friday said the attorney general needs to leave, adding the Trump administration needs to choose between Bondi or Bongino over the Epstein files fiasco.
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David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 12 July 2025
Please stop the madness and return to the layout used prior to this fiasco.
—Ticked Off, The Orlando Sentinel, 6 July 2025
While this week's fiasco marks a rocky start, the push for flights to Italy is going ahead on multiple fronts.
—Charna Flam, People.com, 30 May 2025
This was a fiasco, although, from a promotional perspective, not necessarily a disaster.
—Kelefa Sanneh, New Yorker, 6 May 2025
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David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 12 July 2025
Please stop the madness and return to the layout used prior to this fiasco.
—Ticked Off, The Orlando Sentinel, 6 July 2025
While this week's fiasco marks a rocky start, the push for flights to Italy is going ahead on multiple fronts.
—Charna Flam, People.com, 30 May 2025
This was a fiasco, although, from a promotional perspective, not necessarily a disaster.
—Kelefa Sanneh, New Yorker, 6 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fiasco
Noun
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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
Noun
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But all of that absolves Luzardo from a basic failure.—
Matt Gelb,
New York Times,
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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“Fiasco.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fiasco. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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