as in quake
a shaking of the earth
a temblor knocked down many of the buildings in the village
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Recent Examples of temblor
Given the region’s history of strong earthquakes, Yoshihiro Hiramatsu, a professor at Kanazawa University and an expert in earthquake studies, told Kyodo News that the Monday temblor may have shifted the ground’s balance, possibly setting up factors for a larger earthquake.
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Chad De Guzman, Time, 9 Dec. 2025
The temblor triggered evacuation orders and prompted travel delays throughout northern Japan.
—Christopher Cann, USA Today, 8 Dec. 2025
The earthquakes occurred near neighborhoods previously affected by historic temblors.
—Hollie Silverman, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Nov. 2025
The team discovered that some temblors, including the 1906 earthquake that devastated San Francisco, were one-off events that were caused exclusively by movements along the northern San Andreas Fault.
—Jack Tamisiea, Scientific American, 10 Oct. 2025
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Chad De Guzman, Time, 9 Dec. 2025
The temblor triggered evacuation orders and prompted travel delays throughout northern Japan.
—Christopher Cann, USA Today, 8 Dec. 2025
The earthquakes occurred near neighborhoods previously affected by historic temblors.
—Hollie Silverman, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Nov. 2025
The team discovered that some temblors, including the 1906 earthquake that devastated San Francisco, were one-off events that were caused exclusively by movements along the northern San Andreas Fault.
—Jack Tamisiea, Scientific American, 10 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for temblor
Noun
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Those who experienced the quake are encouraged to report it through the USGS Felt Report form.—
CA Earthquake Bot,
Sacbee.com,
12 Apr. 2026
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The quake is the latest in a string of deadly earthquakes that have killed thousands across Afghanistan in recent years.—
Elena Becatoros,
Los Angeles Times,
4 Apr. 2026
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Taiwan and Japan are reversing policies that shuttered nuclear sites following the 2011 Fukushima nuclear meltdown, triggered when an earthquake and tsunami disabled the power supply that cooled the reactors.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
17 Apr. 2026
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Protections for Haitians were first granted in 2010 after a devastating earthquake that has displaced more than 1 million people, according to court documents.—
Lisa Mascaro,
Chicago Tribune,
16 Apr. 2026
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By the end of 2025, even states that had never depended on buying goods from abroad were feeling tariff tremors in their own way.—
Tristan Bove,
Fortune,
14 Apr. 2026
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The progressive brain condition causes tremors, slow movement, and problems with balance.—
Adam Harrington,
CBS News,
12 Apr. 2026
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“Temblor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/temblor. Accessed 20 Apr. 2026.
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