cataclysmic event

collocation in English

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cataclysmic
adjective
uk
/ˌkæt.əˈklɪz.mɪk/us
/ˌkæt̬.əˈklɪz.mɪk/
causing a lot of destruction, or a sudden, ...
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event
noun[C]
uk
/ɪˈvent/us
/ɪˈvent/
anything that happens, especially something important ...
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At the same time, demobilization proved not to be thecataclysmiceventthat some had feared.
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Acataclysmicevent, for sure, but he spoke about it in a gentle, cheerful fashion.
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It appears that the possibility of acataclysmiceventis as low as 1:10,000.
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Let us start in 1979, when acataclysmiceventoccurred; namely, a change of government.
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We have now to learn and learn quickly from acataclysmicevent.
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Prior to thiscataclysmiceventthis area was forested and stumps of charcoalized trees can be seen where soil has eroded.
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At some point in the recent past, most of the prey animals on the island were destroyed by an unknowncataclysmicevent.
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This relationship is thecataclysmiceventin the novel.
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Such cataclysmic events are neither anticipated by the model, nor do they raise serious theoretical questions about its validity.
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Minerva describes how war with humanity, combined with a devastatingcataclysmicevent, led to the downfall of their civilization and the extinction of their race.
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Keith is no longer able to hear as thecataclysmiceventhas deafened him.
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The cataclysmic events of the recent decades following the breakup of a unified nation-state have deeply affected the negotiations of language boundaries.
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Acataclysmiceventseparating eras in time.
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It was the hope that such cataclysmic events should not occur again.
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I do not believe that sufficient emphasis has been given to the cataclysmic events.
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These could come as a result of earthquakes or of other cataclysmic events.
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The life line is also believed to reflect major life changes, including cataclysmic events, physical injuries, and relocations.
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The bone accumulation, consisting of thousands of bones, was the consequence of two cataclysmic events, a drought, and flash flood.
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The document was frequently copied and readapted in order to fit the cataclysmic events that occurred in a particular area.
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Fires resulting from the cataclysmic events were still burning a week after the disaster, and the process of body recovery took nearly a month.
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