cataclysmic
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You don’t see it most of the time, but when it breaks, it’s cataclysmic.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 29, 2026
"When scientists tell you there is a chance that it could have a cataclysmic impact on humanity, you've got be a moron not to say, slow it down," he added.
From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2026
Shah's administration is facing its toughest challenge since taking power as it leads rescue and recovery efforts following cataclysmic glacial floods on the border with China.
From Barron's ● Sep. 8, 2026
The planet faced a cataclysmic agricultural crisis until the German chemist Fritz Haber discovered a process for cheaply producing nitrogen fertilizer.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 26, 2026
Clearly something big and abrupt, and probably cataclysmic, had produced this arresting spike.
From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson
Vocabulary lists containing cataclysmic
Break It Down: Cata
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