earth-shattering

adjective

earth-shat·ter·ing ˈərth-ˈsha-tə-riŋ

Synonyms of earth-shattering next

: earthshaking

Examples of earth-shattering in a Sentence

scientists have made a few minor discoveries in that area, but nothing earth-shattering

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That was one of the most earth-shattering things that could have happened. —

Dalton Ross, EW.com, 31 Oct. 2024 Even compared to similar players, his performance was far from earth-shattering. —

Zak Garner-Purkis, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024 Miraculously, my husband has been acting nicer — nothing earth-shattering, but there have been fewer arguments and more pleasantness. —

Harriette Cole, The Mercury News, 21 Oct. 2024 The first part of Outer Banks season 4 concluded with a bang as Rudy Pankow's character JJ Maybank learned an earth-shattering secret about his family — and the actor says that the reveal is going to throw JJ into a spiral. —

Julia Moore, People.com, 10 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for earth-shattering

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1859, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler

The first known use of earth-shattering was circa 1859

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“Earth-shattering.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/earth-shattering. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.

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