tremors

plural of tremor
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 The literature also documents rare liver toxicity, along with seizures, tremors, and respiratory depression. Jesse M. Pines, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026 More than 40,000 households are still without water, according to Japanese public broadcaster NHK, and thousands of people remain at emergency shelters while others are sleeping in their cars for fear of further powerful tremors. Mithil Aggarwal, NBC news, 4 Aug. 2026 Runyon adds that eating these products can cause nausea, vomiting, tremors or seizures. Nicole Hernandez, USA Today, 1 Aug. 2026 History tells us that the small tremors in these places are the first rumblings of something much bigger. Literary Hub, 30 July 2026 Residents in the areas that felt the biggest tremors ​must beware of further strong quakes for about a week as well as the risk of landslides, an official for the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) said. CNN Money, 28 July 2026 Takaichi encouraged people to remain vigilant and warned that more tremors could hit over the next week. Evan Clark, Footwear News, 28 July 2026 Symptoms include tremors, stiffness, difficulty balancing and slowness of movement. Ellise Shafer, Variety, 27 July 2026 The severe strain of the virus often presents as a fever, neck stiffness, stupor, disorientation, coma, tremors, convulsions, muscle weakness, or paralysis. Mary Ella Hastings july 24, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 July 2026
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Noun
  • Venezuela now faces a multi-year recovery following the twin quakes which have left whole regions of the country devastated and caused an economic hit equivalent to 6% of the country’s GDP, according to the United Nations Development Programme.
    Rocio Munoz, CNN Money, 4 Aug. 2026
  • The San Andreas fault northwest of the Cajon Pass usually has big quakes every 100 to 150 years, Scharer said, though intervals of about 200 years are not unheard of.
    Rong-Gong Lin II Los Angeles Times, Arkansas Online, 2 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • The Venezuelan players union AUFPV and soccer players across the country quickly launched relief efforts to support those affected after the June 24 earthquakes.
    Michelle Kaufman August 7, Miami Herald, 7 Aug. 2026
  • The first hint came from a small swarm of earthquakes on May 8, with NASA satellites spotting steamy volcanic plumes and discolored water the next day.
    Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 31 July 2026

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“Tremors.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tremors. Accessed 14 Aug. 2026.

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