as in quake
a shaking of the earth
smaller tremors continued for days after the major earthquake
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Recent Examples of tremor
Now, his tremors are almost completely gone except for times of extreme stress or anxiety, according to the release.
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Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 10 May 2025
The summit includes a wide range of speakers—from digital educators to antiracist scholars—who have each felt the tremors of DEI backlash and have found new ways to forge ahead.
—Janice Gassam Asare, Forbes.com, 9 May 2025
Interestingly, the inability to get out of the chair is not a strength issue, and tremors do not cause the decline in handwriting.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 23 May 2025
The same goes for equipment that monitors earth tremors before volcanoes erupt.
—Ella Nilsen, CNN Money, 20 May 2025
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Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 10 May 2025
The summit includes a wide range of speakers—from digital educators to antiracist scholars—who have each felt the tremors of DEI backlash and have found new ways to forge ahead.
—Janice Gassam Asare, Forbes.com, 9 May 2025
Interestingly, the inability to get out of the chair is not a strength issue, and tremors do not cause the decline in handwriting.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 23 May 2025
The same goes for equipment that monitors earth tremors before volcanoes erupt.
—Ella Nilsen, CNN Money, 20 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tremor
Noun
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The United States Geological Survey reported the quake had a magnitude of 5.9 and was detected at a depth of 19.3 miles.—
Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports,
Arkansas Online,
12 June 2025
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The devastating earthquake in Turkey in 2023, which killed hundreds of people and decimated communities near the Syrian border, was a 7.8 magnitude quake.—
Chloe Mayer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 June 2025
Noun
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Additional information collected about the earthquake may also prompt U.S.G.S. scientists to update the shake-severity map.—
William B. Davis,
New York Times,
20 June 2025
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Like an earthquake, the tectonic plates connecting the culture and the industry have shifted — and hip-hop may never be the same.—
Touré,
HollywoodReporter,
19 June 2025
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“Tremor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tremor. Accessed 2 Jul. 2025.
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