Armageddon
noun
Ar·ma·ged·don
ˌär-mə-ˈge-dᵊn 
1
a
: the site or time of a final and conclusive battle between the forces of good and evil
b
: the battle taking place at Armageddon
2
: a usually vast decisive conflict or confrontation
Examples of Armageddon in a Sentence
the threat of nuclear Armageddon
Recent Examples on the Web
The four-woman act revealed that Armageddon will be released on May 27 in a 30-second clip that opens with ominous keyboard sounds and an overhead shot of a watery, crop circle-like formation featuring a cryptic formation.
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Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 22 Apr. 2024
Miami Armageddon was averted Friday when thousands if not millions of hungry Pollo Tropical customers were at long last able to order black beans again.
—Connie Ogle, Miami Herald, 16 Apr. 2024
And though many of today's fans know them thanks to Tyler's own star power (or maybe the movie Armageddon), the band has been making major headlines since those early days.
—Kate Hogan, Peoplemag, 16 Apr. 2024
Their latest book is Spies Against Armageddon: Inside Israel’s Secret Wars.
—Yossi Melman and Dan Raviv, TIME, 15 Apr. 2024
The 1878 eclipse in the U.S. aroused fears of Armageddon, moving one man to kill his young son with an ax and slit his own throat.
—John Penner, Los Angeles Times, 6 Apr. 2024
But this year and last serve as a reminder that every year isn’t a wildfire Armageddon, Clements said.
—Paul Rogers, The Mercury News, 30 Mar. 2024
The details of the size and quality of the two superpowers’ nuclear arsenals therefore interested him much less than the ways in which the diplomacy of détente could reduce the risk of Armageddon.
—Niall Ferguson, Foreign Affairs, 20 Feb. 2024
Facing financial Armageddon, both systems (and most others statewide) threatened severe service cutbacks.
—Steven Greenhut, The Mercury News, 23 Jan. 2024
Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 22 Apr. 2024
Miami Armageddon was averted Friday when thousands if not millions of hungry Pollo Tropical customers were at long last able to order black beans again.
—Connie Ogle, Miami Herald, 16 Apr. 2024
And though many of today's fans know them thanks to Tyler's own star power (or maybe the movie Armageddon), the band has been making major headlines since those early days.
—Kate Hogan, Peoplemag, 16 Apr. 2024
Their latest book is Spies Against Armageddon: Inside Israel’s Secret Wars.
—Yossi Melman and Dan Raviv, TIME, 15 Apr. 2024
The 1878 eclipse in the U.S. aroused fears of Armageddon, moving one man to kill his young son with an ax and slit his own throat.
—John Penner, Los Angeles Times, 6 Apr. 2024
But this year and last serve as a reminder that every year isn’t a wildfire Armageddon, Clements said.
—Paul Rogers, The Mercury News, 30 Mar. 2024
The details of the size and quality of the two superpowers’ nuclear arsenals therefore interested him much less than the ways in which the diplomacy of détente could reduce the risk of Armageddon.
—Niall Ferguson, Foreign Affairs, 20 Feb. 2024
Facing financial Armageddon, both systems (and most others statewide) threatened severe service cutbacks.
—Steven Greenhut, The Mercury News, 23 Jan. 2024
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“Armageddon.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Armageddon. Accessed 25 Apr. 2024.
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