How to Use seismic in a Sentence
seismic
adjective- Seismic social changes have occurred.
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And so now, down by 12, with all that was at stake, the Hoosiers were on the brink of a seismic collapse.
—Tyler Tachman, The Indianapolis Star, 6 Mar. 2023
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But the outcome of such a seismic event in orbit is the same.
—Marina Koren, The Atlantic, 14 June 2024
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There have been two seismic shocks in the past few years — first the pandemic and now the strikes.
—Pamela McClintock, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 Dec. 2023
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And how will this seismic shift shape things back home?
—ABC News, 11 Sep. 2022
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Scores more were injured in the worst seismic event in the North African country in decades.
—Shannon K. Crawford, ABC News, 10 Sep. 2023
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In that study, researchers sent seismic waves through the core of the planet.
—Joshua Hawkins, BGR, 3 Mar. 2022
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The college sports landscape on the West Coast is about to change, in a seismic way.
—Ron Kroichick, San Francisco Chronicle, 30 June 2022
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The reader comes in right at the seismic shift in their friendship.
—Danielle McNally, Marie Claire, 27 Sep. 2021
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But if the company goes ahead with this plan, then the changes would be seismic.
—James Vincent, The Verge, 26 June 2023
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The pandemic has led to seismic shifts in the way people work and live.
—Washington Post, 10 Feb. 2022
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The fall-out was seismic for Schofield, who was dropped by his agency as well as ITV.
—K.j. Yossman, Variety, 25 Sep. 2024
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There’s little tweaks, but there are not the sort of seismic changes that need to occur.
—Katie Palmer Reprints, STAT, 12 Jan. 2023
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The Hoosiers nearly picked up a seismic win on the road, but were instead sent home by Clark.
—Tyler Tachman, The Indianapolis Star, 26 Feb. 2023
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The impact caused a crater more than 150 feet deep and was strong enough to be measured as a seismic event, the FBI said.
—Patrick Smith, NBC News, 12 Dec. 2022
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The area sits along seismic fault lines within the Ring of Fire, where most of the planet’s quakes occur.
—Rachel Chang, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Apr. 2024
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The East Coast is mostly made up of old, cold and dense rocks that are more conducive to seismic waves.
—Margherita Bassi, Smithsonian Magazine, 31 Oct. 2024
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Now is the time for CPOs to harden their processes and gird their teams for the next seismic shift.
—Richard Waugh, Forbes, 12 Aug. 2022
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The electorate is always changing, but the level of change in the last 10 years has been seismic.
—NBC News, 14 Nov. 2021
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The fifth fair took place in 1967, a year of seismic cultural upheaval.
—Gillian Bagwell, Smithsonian Magazine, 28 Sep. 2023
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This may not be quite a seismic trade, one to instantly scare the Celtics, Bucks and Sixers.
—Greg Cote, Miami Herald, 23 Jan. 2024
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This may be Rollins’ 38th book, but the thrill of sending a new novel out into the world is seismic.
—San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Jan. 2022
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The outcomes of the trial were a seismic shock to vaccine science.
—Brenda Goodman, CNN, 31 Oct. 2022
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The rapid rise of tenant screening is one of the seismic changes to hit the rental market since the Great Recession.
—ProPublica, 31 Mar. 2022
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The impact of Covid-19 on where, when and how America works has been no less than seismic.
—NBC News, 18 Aug. 2021
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The shift from Mary Mary to solo artist was seismic, but Erica took it in stride.
—Shelby Stewart, Essence, 2 Apr. 2025
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Business owners and investors know just how seismic the shift was in 2022.
—Chaitra Vedullapalli, Forbes, 27 Jan. 2023
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The seismic events were followed by a string of aftershocks.
—Julia Musto, Fox News, 15 Oct. 2022
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The hum of ships, the sounds of construction and seismic blasts are disrupting ecosystems, and they can also be heard in the kelp forests.
—Avery Schuyler Nunn, Smithsonian Magazine, 30 Apr. 2025
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The study suggests that local seismic hazard warnings should account for much stronger ground motion in areas where faults run out.
—David Bressan, Forbes.com, 28 Apr. 2025
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