as in quakes
a shaking of the earth
smaller tremors continued for days after the major earthquake
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Recent Examples of tremors
It was started by a Philadelphia patient who no longer has Parkinson's tremors.
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Stephanie Stahl, CBS News, 6 Apr. 2026
The 41 countries represented came from all continents except Antarctica, a reflection of the global tremors from a war that has sparked shortages of fuel and fertilizer and higher prices for food far beyond the Middle East.
—Jill Lawless, Los Angeles Times, 2 Apr. 2026
Water flossers, says Nguyen, can provide real benefits to those without the manual dexterity to use floss—for example, people with hand tremors, Parkinson’s disease, and rheumatoid arthritis.
—Anne Ewbank, Popular Science, 1 Apr. 2026
By the time symptoms first appear, the majority of these cells are lost forever, meaning the disease can progress for years before any of the telltale physical symptoms emerge—tremors, stiffness and slowness of movement, among others.
—Todd Weissman, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Mar. 2026
Until recently, scientists could only manually read through graphs of seismic recordings to pick out tremors, then use the data to trace the movements of magma that caused them.
—Quanta Magazine, 27 Mar. 2026
In Parkinson’s, tremors are most prominent at rest, like when hands sit in the lap.
—Adam Cohen, Oklahoman, 24 Mar. 2026
Without tectonic plates, the moon's tremors are driven by tidal forces from Earth, meteorite impacts and extreme temperature swings as the lunar surface heats and cools.
—Samantha Mathewson, Space.com, 24 Mar. 2026
More than 130 people from as far away as Esparto and San Francisco reported feeling the tremors to the agency.
—Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 24 Mar. 2026
Stephanie Stahl, CBS News, 6 Apr. 2026
The 41 countries represented came from all continents except Antarctica, a reflection of the global tremors from a war that has sparked shortages of fuel and fertilizer and higher prices for food far beyond the Middle East.
—Jill Lawless, Los Angeles Times, 2 Apr. 2026
Water flossers, says Nguyen, can provide real benefits to those without the manual dexterity to use floss—for example, people with hand tremors, Parkinson’s disease, and rheumatoid arthritis.
—Anne Ewbank, Popular Science, 1 Apr. 2026
By the time symptoms first appear, the majority of these cells are lost forever, meaning the disease can progress for years before any of the telltale physical symptoms emerge—tremors, stiffness and slowness of movement, among others.
—Todd Weissman, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Mar. 2026
Until recently, scientists could only manually read through graphs of seismic recordings to pick out tremors, then use the data to trace the movements of magma that caused them.
—Quanta Magazine, 27 Mar. 2026
In Parkinson’s, tremors are most prominent at rest, like when hands sit in the lap.
—Adam Cohen, Oklahoman, 24 Mar. 2026
Without tectonic plates, the moon's tremors are driven by tidal forces from Earth, meteorite impacts and extreme temperature swings as the lunar surface heats and cools.
—Samantha Mathewson, Space.com, 24 Mar. 2026
More than 130 people from as far away as Esparto and San Francisco reported feeling the tremors to the agency.
—Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 24 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tremors
Noun
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Afghanistan lies in a highly seismically active part of the world, and quakes have caused thousands of deaths in recent years.—
Elena Becatoros,
Los Angeles Times,
4 Apr. 2026
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And even in their weight these buildings are even, equal configurations in their overall size and width, with pillars that were built for the floods or for the quakes.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 Apr. 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,
10 Apr. 2026
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The deep seismometers will be particularly good at recording long-period seismic waves created by large earthquakes (about magnitude 7 or greater).—
Vanessa Bates Ramirez,
Scientific American,
9 Apr. 2026
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“Tremors.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tremors. Accessed 16 Apr. 2026.
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