often attributive
1
: a day of final judgment
2
: a time of catastrophic destruction and death
Examples of doomsday in a Sentence
a warning that doomsday is near
The book explores a doomsday scenario in which an asteroid hits the Earth.
Recent Examples on the Web
These are just a few of the doomsday views sparked by the news that Optum and Walmart are shutting down their virtual care businesses.
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Owen Tripp, STAT, 21 May 2024
Theories abound regarding the depictions of various macabre doomsday scenarios and allusions to biological warfare.
—Andrea Romano, Travel + Leisure, 18 May 2024
Green’s ultimate doomsday scenario isn’t nearly as complicated as any of these ideas.
—Andrew Lipstein, Harper's Magazine, 26 Apr. 2024
When states rebuffed these doomsday predictions and enacted NIL laws, the NCAA brought its sportspocalypting to Congress.
—Dionne Koller, Baltimore Sun, 18 Apr. 2024
For years, Pentagon officials and tech luminaries like Eric Schmidt, Peter Thiel, and Alex Karp have parroted this doomsday scenario.
—Roberto J. González, The Mercury News, 19 Apr. 2024
The scenario that played out Sunday looks to be a doomsday scenario of sorts for Minnesota.
—Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 14 Apr. 2024
By the end of 2023, some union members viewed AI as the beginning of the end, a doomsday scenario along the lines of Judgment Day in The Terminator franchise.
—Dan Stone, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Apr. 2024
But the group remains committed to its EV pivot, despite doomsday predictions and recalibrated production plans from rivals.
—Ryan Hogg, Fortune Europe, 13 Mar. 2024
Owen Tripp, STAT, 21 May 2024
Theories abound regarding the depictions of various macabre doomsday scenarios and allusions to biological warfare.
—Andrea Romano, Travel + Leisure, 18 May 2024
Green’s ultimate doomsday scenario isn’t nearly as complicated as any of these ideas.
—Andrew Lipstein, Harper's Magazine, 26 Apr. 2024
When states rebuffed these doomsday predictions and enacted NIL laws, the NCAA brought its sportspocalypting to Congress.
—Dionne Koller, Baltimore Sun, 18 Apr. 2024
For years, Pentagon officials and tech luminaries like Eric Schmidt, Peter Thiel, and Alex Karp have parroted this doomsday scenario.
—Roberto J. González, The Mercury News, 19 Apr. 2024
The scenario that played out Sunday looks to be a doomsday scenario of sorts for Minnesota.
—Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 14 Apr. 2024
By the end of 2023, some union members viewed AI as the beginning of the end, a doomsday scenario along the lines of Judgment Day in The Terminator franchise.
—Dan Stone, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Apr. 2024
But the group remains committed to its EV pivot, despite doomsday predictions and recalibrated production plans from rivals.
—Ryan Hogg, Fortune Europe, 13 Mar. 2024
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“Doomsday.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/doomsday. Accessed 28 May. 2024.
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