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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
  • Here's your daily look at traffic on major highways in the Kansas City area.
    Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 12 Oct. 2025
  • While that would be a major surprise, the possibility cannot be written off.
    Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 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, 12 Oct. 2025
  • While the jury is out on the exact cause of Harry Potter’s enduring popularity, Beach and Willner highlight an important point in its favor.
    JSTOR Daily, JSTOR Daily, 12 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Beane, however, had better hope his incoming defensive reinforcements make a significant push to keep 2025 on the Super Bowl track.
    Tim Graham, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
  • The university’s recent efforts in using real-time analysis of digital medical records to predict sepsis, a deadly blood infection, in emergency department patients have garnered significant national attention.
    Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Nestled in the center of the city’s historic Main Street is a quaint mom-and-pop shop, Sita’s Kitchen.
    Joe Nguyen, Denver Post, 13 Oct. 2025
  • The historic possessions were later donated to the Smithsonian Institution.
    Brittney Melton, NPR, 13 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Shanahan said the plan was for Pinnock to play big nickel against the Buccaneers but that there weren’t any scenarios for that alignment during the game.
    Matt Barrows, New York Times, 14 Oct. 2025
  • Projected by some pundits to land higher in the draft, the 6-foot-7 big man’s fall was the Hornets’ gain.
    Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 13 Oct. 2025

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“Earthshaking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/earthshaking. Accessed 17 Oct. 2025.

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