doomsday device

collocation in English

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doomsday
noun[U]
uk
/ˈduːmz.deɪ/us
/ˈduːmz.deɪ/
the end of the world, or a time when something very bad ...
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device
noun[C]
uk
/dɪˈvaɪs/us
/dɪˈvaɪs/
an object or machine that has been invented for a ...
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(Definition ofdoomsdayanddevicefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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However, his plan is currently stalling while hisdoomsdaydevicewarps reality.
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He then toiled for 10 years in creating hisdoomsdaydevice, which would turn him into a demilich and allow his immaterial essence to escape.
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He also claims that this is causing it to act like adoomsdaydevice, when in fact it is not.
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Much of the season was designed around adoomsdaydevice, as they believed its mysteriousness was a great story engine for us.
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The end game is signified by the discovery of alien plans to build adoomsdaydeviceto destroy the surface of earth.
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The narrative follows the activation of thedoomsdaydeviceby the parallel universe, and the subsequently devastating consequences experienced by our world.
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Helen in fact suspected this during their first meeting when he fixed herdoomsdaydevicewithin minutes.
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Peter comes to realize the background of thedoomsdaydeviceand wakes up in 2011.
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Sadeski notes that, within ten months of the activation of thedoomsdaydevice, the surface of the earth will be uninhabitable.
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With adoomsdaydeviceon the planet, neither side would suspect the other of launching a sneak attack in attempt to destroy the opposing country's infrastructure before they could retaliate.
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As the game begins, strange doomsday devices have been reportedly seen all across the world.
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