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Recent Examples of earthshaking It also should be said that the $85 million value of the missing parts matches the price to procure one F-35A fighter—obviously an important sum, but not an earthshaking loss. Sébastien Roblin, Popular Mechanics, 8 June 2023 Overall length is down 0.8 inch; that's as earthshaking as the differences get. Patrick Bedard, Car and Driver, 1 June 2023 Other nominees included Mary J. Blige, who gave an earthshaking performance during the main broadcast, PJ Morton, and Lucky Daye. Jonah Valdezstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 6 Feb. 2023 The convergence is a reminder of just how earthshaking #MeToo was for Hollywood. Brooks Barnes, New York Times, 24 Oct. 2022 See All Example Sentences for earthshaking
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Adjective
  • Hernández’s issues in right field are well-documented, and the Dodgers already had to overcome one major miscue this postseason during Game 2 of the Wild Card Series.
    Charlotte Varnes, New York Times, 5 Oct. 2025
  • Here's your daily look at traffic on major highways in the Kansas City area.
    Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 4 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Tire tread depth - Checking your tire tread before hitting the road is important, as low or no tread can lead to sliding.
    NC Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 5 Oct. 2025
  • None is more important than quarterback Lamar Jackson.
    Jacob Camenker, USA Today, 5 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Tribal nations report no immediate significant effects on services like healthcare and education.
    Frank Vaisvilas, jsonline.com, 3 Oct. 2025
  • So then the woman tried calling out to other significant names in her life.
    Maggie Menderski, Louisville Courier Journal, 3 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • The Walker-Stone House is a historic structure downtown that houses the Folk School of Fayetteville.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 30 Sep. 2025
  • Precise numbers of staffing cuts are hard to pin down, but their historic scale in the first eight months of this administration is unmistakable.
    Chris Sellers, The Conversation, 29 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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    T. Christian Miller, ProPublica, 30 Sep. 2025
  • Shares in China’s Zijin Gold International surged more than 60% on its debut in Hong Kong on Tuesday after raising more than $3 billion in one of the world’s biggest initial public offerings this year.
    Jason Ma, Fortune, 30 Sep. 2025

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“Earthshaking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/earthshaking. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.

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