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Recent Examples of earth-shattering There weren’t any earth-shattering results but a possible sign of what’s to come. Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 5 Apr. 2025 To me, these viewership numbers are neither earth-shattering nor neither disastrous. Richard Deitsch, The Athletic, 22 Jan. 2025 As secret tips from spies go, this one was not earth-shattering. Shane Harris, The Atlantic, 3 Jan. 2025 The changes are earth-shattering—but we cannot be caught on the back foot and expect to survive. Juan Font, Forbes, 7 Oct. 2024 See All Example Sentences for earth-shattering
Recent Examples of Synonyms for earth-shattering
Adjective
  • April 2025 The Six of Swords: There is major transition and movement afoot for you this month, Libra.
    Meghan Rose, Glamour, 1 July 2025
  • In Europe, the Stoxx 600 is up 6.7%, and in Asia, most major markets are in positive territory, with Hong Kong and South Korea posting a whopping 20% gain year to date.
    Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 1 July 2025
Adjective
  • Get best-in-class reporting that's too important to ignore for just $2.50 $1 per month for 1 year.
    Louryn Strampe, Wired News, 24 June 2025
  • The Ability To Respond, Not React There are many important skills that top-notch leaders have in common, such as emotional intelligence, active listening, vision and so on.
    Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 24 June 2025
Adjective
  • Adding significant pieces on the open market is costly and risky, perhaps no more or less than daring to move on from Dobson.
    Rob Rossi, New York Times, 28 June 2025
  • The company is trading at merely 0.4 times its potential revenues for 2030—a significant discount for a technology leader poised to grow from nothing to over $10 billion in revenue within a few years.
    Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 27 June 2025
Adjective
  • Gonzalo scored 35 goals with the Juvenil A in the 2022-2023 season, leading his team to a historic national treble.
    Mario Cortegana, New York Times, 29 June 2025
  • For this historic journey, Kipyegon utilized male pacers to help establish the pace of the race.
    Katelyn Hutchison, Forbes.com, 29 June 2025
Adjective
  • His commitment gives Michigan its biggest recruiting win of the summer so far and another head-to-head victory against the Crimson Tide, the program Michigan beat in bowl games the past two years.
    Austin Meek, New York Times, 24 June 2025
  • Seeing Fleetwood miss that putt, Bradley stepped up to his ball for the win and sunk it, letting out a big cheer along with the many in the crowd.
    Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 23 June 2025

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“Earth-shattering.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/earth-shattering. Accessed 5 Jul. 2025.

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