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fiasco
noun as in catastrophe
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Example Sentences
O'Dowd told the programme that he doesn't "recognise" figures from industry bodies, who have described the housing backlog as a "fiasco".
The original Florida production turned into a fiasco.
Red Lobster filed for bankruptcy protection earlier this year after an all-you-can-eat shrimp fiasco contributed to financial losses; Rubio’s Coastal Grill did the same following the abrupt closure of 48 locations in California.
Australian media have described it as a "fiasco" and "debacle" while opposition leader Dean Winter called it the "biggest infrastructure stuff-up" in the state's history.
But make no mistake: this was a serious mis-step, and he accepted full responsibility for the shapeless fiasco that unfolded at Wembley.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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