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holocaust

[hol-uh-kawst, hoh-luh-] / ˈhɒl əˌkɔst, ˈhoʊ lə- /
NOUN
complete destruction, especially by fire
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They will cash in on this conflict, one that now flirts with the nuclear holocaust that would terminate life on earth as we know it.

From Salon

Since the United States dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshoma in 1945, intellectuals from a number of disciplines have advocated for world government as an alternative to a possible nuclear holocaust.

From Salon

Goldberg, who co-hosts ABC's U.S. talk show The View said on Monday that the holocaust was about man's inhumanity to man and involved "two white groups of people".

From Reuters

Kennedy apologized in 2015, after he used the word “holocaust” to describe children whom he believes were hurt by vaccines.

From Seattle Times

Kennedy apologized in 2015 after he used the word “holocaust” to describe children whom he believes were hurt by vaccines.

From Seattle Times