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day of reckoning

NOUN
day of god's judgment of the human race
Synonyms
STRONGEST
doomsday
WEAK
Day of Judgment Judgment Day Last Judgment crack of doom day of doom doom end of the world trumpet of doom

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They are in this Test and now face a day of reckoning with the bat.

From BBC • Dec. 17, 2025

The cheerless rollout of GPT-5 could bring the day of reckoning closer.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 20, 2025

“Yesterday was a very stark statement that evil may linger, but there will always be a day of reckoning where good will triumph over evil.”

From Salon • Mar. 22, 2025

“The day of reckoning is coming and coming soon.”

From Seattle Times • Mar. 14, 2024

As with such things, though, a day of reckoning was to come.

From "Ugly" by Robert Hoge