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Armageddon

[ahr-muh-ged-n] / ˌɑr məˈgɛd n /
NOUN
apocalypse
Synonyms
STRONGEST
annihilation cataclysm catastrophe devastation
STRONG
decimation
WEAK
end of the world
NOUN
battlefield
Synonyms
STRONGEST
arena battleground front line
STRONG
field front salient
WEAK
combat zone theater of operations theater of war
NOUN
end of the world
Synonyms
WEAK
apocalypse catastrophe final battle final battleground showdown between good and evil total annihilation

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And one resident likened the outage in January - which SEW blamed on Storm Goretti and power cuts - to "Armageddon".

From BBC • Apr. 14, 2026

The Armageddon of employment is probably overstated in terms of speed.

From Barron's • Mar. 27, 2026

Based on the state of the tariff world at that time, it looked like trade Armageddon had started.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 8, 2026

Rather than obsess about Armageddon, I submerged myself in routine.

From Salon • Dec. 7, 2025

“Most of their eggs are quite safe—and delicious! But it was the exploding ones that earned them their rather unkind name: Armageddon chickens.”

From "Hollow City" by Ransom Riggs