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apocalyptic

[uh-pok-uh-lip-tik] / əˌpɒk əˈlɪp tɪk /
ADJECTIVE
fateful
Synonyms


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That’s higher than the national average but hardly apocalyptic.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026

This is very bad, although hardly a Ghostbusters-style, apocalyptic vision that includes human sacrifice and mass hysteria.

From Barron's • May 1, 2026

But after a few sustained cycles of apocalyptic coverage of this social trend, some major outlets have finally started to examine the real reasons why birth rates are dropping.

From Salon • Apr. 20, 2026

Italian football journalist James Horncastle said: "It was called apocalyptic the first time they missed out. I don't know what stage of the apocalypse we are in now."

From BBC • Mar. 26, 2026

Adams, usually the more apocalyptic member of the team, in this instance adopted the more sanguine Jeffersonian posture.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis




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