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as in disastrous
bringing about ruin or misfortune
a calamitous decision to sell their products online exclusively ruined the business
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as in devastating
causing or tending to cause destruction
a calamitous flood that destroyed the town's central business district
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Recent Examples of calamitous
This has a knock-on, calamitous effect on the local environment.
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Heather Farmbrough, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2025
The Rapid Support Forces, the paramilitary group fighting Sudan’s military in the country’s calamitous civil war, signed a political charter with its allies late Saturday that aimed to establish a parallel Sudanese government in areas under their control.
—Declan Walsh, New York Times, 23 Feb. 2025
Eddie Howe’s side fell behind early on to a great finish from Callum Hudson-Odoi, who took advantage of a calamitous throw-in and Jacob Murphy error, but then came a quick-fire first-half turnaround.
—Chris Waugh, The Athletic, 23 Feb. 2025
Chaos quickly unfolds when the bickering, different-strokes twins find the calamitous heirloom—although Perkins keeps the first act mostly mournful, as the boys struggle with the onslaught of death around them.
—David Sims, The Atlantic, 21 Feb. 2025
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Heather Farmbrough, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2025
The Rapid Support Forces, the paramilitary group fighting Sudan’s military in the country’s calamitous civil war, signed a political charter with its allies late Saturday that aimed to establish a parallel Sudanese government in areas under their control.
—Declan Walsh, New York Times, 23 Feb. 2025
Eddie Howe’s side fell behind early on to a great finish from Callum Hudson-Odoi, who took advantage of a calamitous throw-in and Jacob Murphy error, but then came a quick-fire first-half turnaround.
—Chris Waugh, The Athletic, 23 Feb. 2025
Chaos quickly unfolds when the bickering, different-strokes twins find the calamitous heirloom—although Perkins keeps the first act mostly mournful, as the boys struggle with the onslaught of death around them.
—David Sims, The Atlantic, 21 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for calamitous
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Thuney, who was traded to the Chicago Bears for a fourth-round pick in 2026, held up fairly well — even earning team MVP honors — until the disastrous Super Bowl LIX when Patrick Mahomes was sacked six times and hit five more.—
Jeff Fedotin,
Forbes,
10 Mar. 2025
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According to a study by Beacon Economics, this has been particularly disastrous for workers, ages 16 to 19.—
Matt Fleming,
Orange County Register,
8 Mar. 2025
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Critics of the Trump administration say its efforts to nullify the agency will cripple American influence overseas and carry devastating effects for some of the most vulnerable populations in the world, which relied on U.S. funding for health care, food, and other basic needs.—
Lucien Bruggeman,
ABC News,
18 Mar. 2025
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What’s decided could bankrupt Greenpeace’s US operations and deal a devastating blow to free speech and protest, experts say.—
Laura Paddison,
CNN,
18 Mar. 2025
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Sometimes the women might be bleeding seriously or has a miscarriage or other fatal issues.—
Ellie Kaufman,
ABC News,
19 Mar. 2025
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State police are seeking witnesses to a fatal bicyclist crash on Tuesday night in Canyon County.—
Sally Krutzig,
Idaho Statesman,
19 Mar. 2025
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With a 6-5 record in 11 games post-All Star Weekend (including 2-3 in their last five), Tom Thibodeau's Knicks have been in a bit of a rut that began before Brunson's unfortunate injury.—
Mark Davis,
Newsweek,
15 Mar. 2025
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Thankfully on one unfortunate visit Puligny had a town cooperative with plenty of wine to drink and a phone number for a man with a van to return us and our bicycles to our hotel in Beaune.—
Mike DeSimone and Jeff Jenssen,
Robb Report,
14 Mar. 2025
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This toxic combination of hubris and adept manipulation led to the downfall of Theranos and highlights the destructive power of a Dark Empath.—
Dan Pontefract,
Forbes,
11 Mar. 2025
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Tens of thousands of residents were forced to flee and thousands of structures were affected in the most destructive firestorm in city history.—
Janine Henni,
People.com,
10 Mar. 2025
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“Calamitous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/calamitous. Accessed 24 Mar. 2025.
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