cataclysmic
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"These extinctions were driven by relatively rapid climate shifts and cataclysmic volcanic eruptions," says Dr. Scofield.
From Science Daily • Mar. 26, 2026
Perhaps he causes such extensive mayhem because he is the unintended side effect of a cataclysmic experiment.
From Salon • Mar. 20, 2026
Xfinity saves Jurassic Park from destruction by simply turning a router back on, preventing a cataclysmic security breakdown.
From Slate • Feb. 8, 2026
She had left the country just before the fire despite warnings of potentially cataclysmic conditions.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 7, 2026
I was there—on the very rim of our age— when my mother’s cataclysmic intemperance, as you well know, catapulted me into the fever of contemporary existence.
From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole
Vocabulary lists containing cataclysmic
Break It Down: Cata
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A Monster Calls
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