Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for foreshocks
Noun
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On the plus side, the survey shows Warsh taking the helm of an economy that has been resilient to recent shocks and expected to remain that way.—
Steve Liesman,
CNBC,
16 June 2026 -
As droughts become more frequent and severe, those with older rights and deeper infrastructure will continue to receive water; those with junior rights, domestic wells or small systems will face more frequent shortages, contamination and price shocks.—
David Sathuluri,
Mercury News,
16 June 2026
Noun
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The new findings could help people around the world better prepare for possible dangers hidden in the aftermath of quakes, Park says.—
Jackie Flynn Mogensen,
Scientific American,
18 June 2026
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Experts say the San Andreas is a strike‑slip plate boundary, not a crack that can drop California into the ocean, and even large quakes cause sideways movement, not breakup.—
Brandi D. Addison,
USA Today,
13 June 2026
Noun
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The work converts planetary tremors into image and sound.—
Pablo Larios,
Artforum,
10 June 2026
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The shaking was also felt in South Dadeland, where at least one building was evacuated after tremors were reported inside.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
8 June 2026
Noun
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It is estimated that there are 500,000 detectable earthquakes in the world each year.—
CA Earthquake Bot,
Sacbee.com,
19 June 2026
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Dani provides the voiceover, filled with strained metaphors about earthquakes and sermons on the importance of summer, but the pretense that the dialogue is taken from his interrogation is quickly abandoned.—
Alison Herman,
Variety,
19 June 2026
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