earth-shattering
adjective
earth-shat·ter·ing
ˈərth-ˈsha-tə-riŋ 
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scientists have made a few minor discoveries in that area, but nothing earth-shattering
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The show is the biggest in Netflix history, and Season 1 brought in an earth-shattering 2.2 billion viewing hours back in 2021 during its first 90 days on the platform.
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Vincent Perella, IndieWire, 2 June 2025
Still, Émond maintains some intrigue when Adam overhears an earth-shattering thunderstorm on the phone while talking to Tina, and journeys to her neck of the woods in Ontario when an earthquake threatens her safety.
—Tomris Laffly, Variety, 18 May 2025
What opened as a heart-to-heart between friends — one of whom described having an affair with a married woman — would eventually culminate in an earth-shattering reveal.
—Andrea Flores, Los Angeles Times, 9 May 2025
Listen to this article Scientists using The James Webb Space Telescope have uncovered potentially earth-shattering evidence indicating a faraway world could be home to alien life.
—Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 17 Apr. 2025
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Vincent Perella, IndieWire, 2 June 2025
Still, Émond maintains some intrigue when Adam overhears an earth-shattering thunderstorm on the phone while talking to Tina, and journeys to her neck of the woods in Ontario when an earthquake threatens her safety.
—Tomris Laffly, Variety, 18 May 2025
What opened as a heart-to-heart between friends — one of whom described having an affair with a married woman — would eventually culminate in an earth-shattering reveal.
—Andrea Flores, Los Angeles Times, 9 May 2025
Listen to this article Scientists using The James Webb Space Telescope have uncovered potentially earth-shattering evidence indicating a faraway world could be home to alien life.
—Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 17 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for earth-shattering
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“Earth-shattering.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/earth-shattering. Accessed 8 Jul. 2025.
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