Meaning of doomsday event | Babel Free

Definitions

1. An occurrence which causes the end of the universe or which destroys the planet earth; a global cataclysm.
2. A localized event causing widespread death or destruction within a specific geographical area.
3. A disastrous occurrence.
   figuratively

Examples

“The universe will contract and grow⟳ hotter until the doomsday event that astronomers have⟳ dubbed "the big crunch."”

“In this subsection we face⟳ the question⟳ about the possibility of evading the doomsday event in phantom models of dark energy with interaction, which are inspired in scalar-tensor theories of gravity.”

“Sceptics claim⟳ switching on the supercooled magnets could create⟳ a doomsday event that would destroy⟳ the Earth.”

“A mysterious occurrence late in the story is the historically factual Tunguska Event, a massive Siberian explosion, probably by an asteroid, in the summer of 1908: a doomsday event caused by an arrival from another realm.”

“An earthquake of as much as 7.3 magnitude . . . is the maximum predicted earthquake in Utah, said Johnson. "We could call⟳ that a doomsday event."”

“Protect⟳ them against molestation, but if it happens, don't overact and inflate it into a doomsday event.”

“The Challenger explosion . . . became one big symbol for mankind. As the trauma diminishes in the weeks ahead, another meaning will emerge⟳ from the doomsday events.”

“A record⟳ level of foreign reserves has made it unnecessary to devalue the currency—the doomsday event that terrifies finance ministries throughout the region.”

“"You just don't know⟳ if they are planning a doomsday event or not." Dunford said police worked with school officials to secure the building.”

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