Catastrophe and Development

Catastrophe

Catastrophe noun - A sudden violent event that brings about great loss or destruction.

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Development and catastrophe are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Development" instead a noun "Catastrophe".

Nearby Word: catastrophic

Development noun - The act or process of going from the simple or basic to the complex or advanced.

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Catastrophe and development are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Catastrophe" instead a noun "Development".

similar	similar catastrophe	similar development
natural	natural catastrophe	natural development
future	future catastrophe	future development
initial	initial catastrophe	initial development
Other adjectives: deep, actual, entire, massive, great, slow, gradual, new, major, greater, said, recent, sudden.

But in 1937, at the zenith of the Zeppelins' development, the flagship luxury liner Hindenburg burst into flames for no apparent reason, the first major catastrophe caught on film.

Source: Zeppelins from Another World
Instant A.I., Just Add Water: An unforeseen development in the wake of the Catastrophe, and no, this isn't connected to the Landers at all.

Source: Light Novel / Log Horizon
They were behind the fall of the Roman Empire, they're behind the dissolution of the Round Table, and Kyubey aided the Manhattan Project to stop nuclear development in the other countries so they don't stockpile nuclear weapons and cause catastrophe/the destruction of the human race.

Source: Fan Fic / A History Of Magic

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