catastrophic
Example Sentences
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A small adjustment in wages can have catastrophic consequences.
From Barron's • Jun. 7, 2026
“This was a war game in a residential neighborhood recently devastated by catastrophic fire that took place in a weeknight, in the middle of the night.”
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2026
Yan has said that he drew inspiration from the catastrophic collapse of Sam Bankman-Fried’s FTX exchange.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026
A Welsh Labour spokesperson: "These were catastrophic results for us and we need to take the time to determine what went wrong."
From BBC • May 31, 2026
On the one hand conservationists and many wildlife biologists assert that the losses have been severe and in some cases even catastrophic.
From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson
Vocabulary lists containing catastrophic
Break It Down: Cata
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Vocabulary from the Second Presidential Debate: October 9, 2016
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