as in quakes
a shaking of the earth
a temblor knocked down many of the buildings in the village
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Recent Examples of temblors
The Great Earthquake 120 years ago on April 18, 1906, the San Francisco earthquake (and subsequent fires) ranks as one of the most significant temblors of all time.
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Kurt Snibbe, Oc Register, 17 Apr. 2026
The temblors have unsettled the community.
—Sarah Ravani, San Francisco Chronicle, 3 Feb. 2026
There have not yet been any reports of injury or damage from the temblors.
—Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 20 Jan. 2026
Those temblors did not have any immediate reports of injuries but did cause BART trains to temporarily reduce their speed.
—Caelyn Pender, Mercury News, 21 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
Kurt Snibbe, Oc Register, 17 Apr. 2026
The temblors have unsettled the community.
—Sarah Ravani, San Francisco Chronicle, 3 Feb. 2026
There have not yet been any reports of injury or damage from the temblors.
—Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 20 Jan. 2026
Those temblors did not have any immediate reports of injuries but did cause BART trains to temporarily reduce their speed.
—Caelyn Pender, Mercury News, 21 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for temblors
Noun
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People may be noticing quakes that seem to fit this pattern and forgetting about the ones that don’t, Cal Poly Pomona said.—
Don Sweeney,
Sacbee.com,
11 May 2026
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Earlier in the week, a pair of quakes rattled the same area.—
Chelsea Hylton,
CBS News,
8 May 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,
15 May 2026
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The administration says the project is necessary to protect water deliveries for 27 million Californians and roughly 750,000 acres of farmland while improving reliability during earthquakes and extreme storm systems.—
Richard Ramos,
CBS News,
8 May 2026
Noun
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Less than 1% will contract West Nile neuroinvasive disease, a more serious neurological illness that causes tremors, convulsions, neck stiffness, disorientation, paralysis and even death.—
Mateo Rosiles,
USA Today,
20 May 2026
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Fashion was hit by brand management tremors on Wednesday as two new fault lines opened up, further cracking the industry’s status quo.—
Evan Clark,
Footwear News,
20 May 2026
Cite this Entry
“Temblors.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/temblors. Accessed 22 May. 2026.
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