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as in quakes
a shaking of the earth
the San Andreas Fault is notorious for its earthquakes
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as in upheavals
a violent disturbance (as of the political or social order)
the election of the socialist candidate caused a political earthquake that nearly led to a military coup
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Recent Examples of earthquakes
Alfonzo’s younger sister, Eliana, and stepmother, Patricia, have been missing since last month when earthquakes caused widespread devastation in his home country of Venezuela.
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Maddie Lee,
Los Angeles Times,
5 July 2026
It is estimated that there are 500,000 detectable earthquakes in the world each year.
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Ca Earthquake Bot,
Sacbee.com,
5 July 2026
Satellite photos showed the destruction in Venezuela left by two powerful earthquakes that struck Wednesday and left more than 900 people dead.
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Phil Helsel,
NBC news,
27 June 2026
Countries around the Caribbean Sea are vulnerable to major earthquakes because of the tectonic plates in the region.
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Osmary Hernández,
CNN Money,
27 June 2026
Specialized American search and rescue teams are in Venezuela aiding efforts after a pair of major earthquakes struck the country this week.
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Marc Ramirez,
USA Today,
27 June 2026
In metro Atlanta, several businesses and organizations are working together to send supplies to Venezuela after back-to-back earthquakes killed more than 900 people and injured thousands more.
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Emily McLeod,
CBS News,
26 June 2026
Floods, earthquakes, fires or DNS configuration issues can cause large-scale infrastructure failures that take out multiple facilities in the same region.
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John Bruggeman,
Forbes.com,
26 June 2026
Dani provides the voiceover, filled with strained metaphors about earthquakes and sermons on the importance of summer, but the pretense that the dialogue is taken from his interrogation is quickly abandoned.
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Alison Herman,
Variety,
19 June 2026
Maddie Lee,
Los Angeles Times,
5 July 2026
It is estimated that there are 500,000 detectable earthquakes in the world each year.
—
Ca Earthquake Bot,
Sacbee.com,
5 July 2026
Satellite photos showed the destruction in Venezuela left by two powerful earthquakes that struck Wednesday and left more than 900 people dead.
—
Phil Helsel,
NBC news,
27 June 2026
Countries around the Caribbean Sea are vulnerable to major earthquakes because of the tectonic plates in the region.
—
Osmary Hernández,
CNN Money,
27 June 2026
Specialized American search and rescue teams are in Venezuela aiding efforts after a pair of major earthquakes struck the country this week.
—
Marc Ramirez,
USA Today,
27 June 2026
In metro Atlanta, several businesses and organizations are working together to send supplies to Venezuela after back-to-back earthquakes killed more than 900 people and injured thousands more.
—
Emily McLeod,
CBS News,
26 June 2026
Floods, earthquakes, fires or DNS configuration issues can cause large-scale infrastructure failures that take out multiple facilities in the same region.
—
John Bruggeman,
Forbes.com,
26 June 2026
Dani provides the voiceover, filled with strained metaphors about earthquakes and sermons on the importance of summer, but the pretense that the dialogue is taken from his interrogation is quickly abandoned.
—
Alison Herman,
Variety,
19 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for earthquakes
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Rodríguez said authorities have recorded 862 aftershocks since the main quakes and confirmed that 189 buildings collapsed completely nationwide, the vast majority in La Guaira, the coastal state that suffered the worst destruction.
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According to an unofficial and widely circulated online list, some 38,500 people were still unaccounted for, down from nearly 60,000 in the days immediately after the quakes.
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The cyclical reality awaiting ‘naive capital’ Allianz is far from the only insurer to have prospered through recent upheavals.
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Not every government will experience Ethiopia’s dramatic upheavals.
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Miami businesswoman Gisela Rojas was on vacation in Venezuela when the first tremors of two massive earthquakes hit the central and northern parts of the country last week.
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Choose Baits with Vibration Lipless crankbaits earn their keep each spring, as their shuddering motion creates the bait-mimicking tremors to which bass respond.
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The Courant has reported some colonists were not exactly thrilled by the notion of severing ties with England and that true believers in independence probably initially were in the minority, as with all revolutions.
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A16z partners, including SDN pioneers Martin Casado and Raghu Raghuram, see Netris as essential for the AI era, akin to past data center networking revolutions.
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“Earthquakes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/earthquakes. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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