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as in shuddered
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as in splintered
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The way the stadium shuddered with noise.—
Sebastian Stafford-Bloor,
New York Times,
7 May 2026 -
At least the elevator still creaked and shuddered, as in the old days, finally trembling open on the eighth floor.—
Rick Bragg,
Southern Living,
15 Mar. 2026
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Higgins requested to have the mayor’s race splintered off into a separate ballot referendum, but that request didn’t gain traction among the commissioners.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
14 May 2026
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The revised budget also consolidates the city’s efforts to remove flammable brush, which have been splintered between the Fire-Rescue, Transportation and Parks and Recreation departments.—
David Garrick,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
13 May 2026
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But complications ensue as a romantic triangle forms, echoed in both timelines, and Suzanne begins to have genuine feelings for Antoine, an innocent wracked with misplaced guilt over his wife’s death.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
12 May 2026
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Those differences have been sharply felt in Yemen, Saudi Arabia’s impoverished southern neighbor wracked by a complex civil war since 2014.—
Raf Sanchez,
NBC news,
29 Apr. 2026
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For a moment, the plane quivered around them like a greyhound straining on a leash.—
Burkhard Bilger,
New Yorker,
2 Mar. 2026
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The Santa Rosa Island Fire, which was reported on May 15, has surpassed 10,000 acres and destroyed two historic structures, according to authorities.—
Paris Barraza,
USA Today,
19 May 2026
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Forecasters said mobile homes may be damaged or destroyed, the weather service said.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
19 May 2026
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Her plea will spare a lengthy discovery period and likely mark the legal denouement of a federal probe that shook Sacramento after the FBI recorded dozens of lobbyists in the summer of 2024 as part of the investigation.—
Sharon Bernstein,
Sacbee.com,
14 May 2026
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The writer-director sets her sophomore feature barely two years after the country shook off the despot’s iron grip.—
Sheri Linden,
HollywoodReporter,
14 May 2026
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Diaz’s face was split open by the end of the second round, the canvas looked like a crime scene and Perry stormed around the cage afterward, demanding a fight with Paul while fans stood on chairs trying to film the madness below them.—
Alejandro Avila OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
17 May 2026
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There’s a whole-house generator, central AC/heat, and mini-splits to keep things feeling comfortable no matter the weather.—
Clio Chang,
Curbed,
17 May 2026
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Three decades from my last episode sometimes a faint quiver in my cheek snaps me back to that distant physicality—a child unable to manage her own estate that quaked.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
15 May 2026
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The defensive star’s recent trade from Dallas to Green Bay quaked the NFL.—
Greg Cote
September 4,
Miami Herald,
4 Sep. 2025
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“Shivered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shivered. Accessed 24 May. 2026.
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