temblors

plural of temblor
as in quakes
a shaking of the earth a temblor knocked down many of the buildings in the village

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Noun
  • The two initial quakes flattened villages in both provinces, destroying more than 6,700 homes, and rescue workers pulled bodies from the rubble on Thursday.
    Mohammad Yunus Yawar, USA Today, 5 Sep. 2025
  • The death toll for each of those quakes rose to over 1,000 people, local officials said in their aftermaths.
    Morgan Winsor, ABC News, 2 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • It is estimated that there are 500,000 detectable earthquakes in the world each year.
    CA Earthquake Bot, Sacbee.com, 6 Sep. 2025
  • However, large earthquakes can strike on active faults thousands of years apart.
    Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 15 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Residents of the Nurgal district of Kunar have left their homes to live in tents, on the surrounding high land near a river, or in the open, for fear of more tremors.
    Mohammad Yunus Yawar, USA Today, 5 Sep. 2025
  • Parkinson’s disease is a neurodegenerative disorder that affects movement, leading to tremors, stiffness, slow gait, balance issues and other symptoms.
    Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 4 Sep. 2025
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“Temblors.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/temblors. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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