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holocaust

[hol-uh-kawst, hoh-luh-] / ˈhɒl əˌkɔst, ˈhoʊ lə- /
NOUN
complete destruction, especially by fire
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Meanwhile, 95-year-old Mala Tribich was welcomed to Downing Street by Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer as the first holocaust survivor "ever to address the cabinet".

From BBC • Jan. 27, 2026

In the 1950s, it was a nuclear holocaust and in the 1960s a population bomb and deforestation.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 2, 2025

As humans continue to encroach on our planet, we are driving a mass extinction that some experts call a "biological holocaust."

From Salon • Apr. 16, 2024

It is the 37th film in the film series, which usually uses Godzilla as a sober symbol of nuclear holocaust and atomic trauma.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 10, 2024

White people were, and are, astounded by the holocaust in Germany.

From "The Fire Next Time" by James Baldwin