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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Addicted to opiates and alcohol, his life changes when a young man, Drew Starkey’s Eugene Allerton, arrives on the scene, stirring Craig’s character into earth-shattering infatuation. —

Lily Ford, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 Jan. 2025 As secret tips from spies go, this one was not earth-shattering. —

Shane Harris, The Atlantic, 3 Jan. 2025 Part One has, to date, garnered worldwide box office receipts of over $635 million, an earth-shattering record for an adaption of a Broadway musical, says my box office guru colleague Nancy Tartaglione. —

Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 1 Jan. 2025 In the opening sequence of the doc, clips of the recent devastation in Gaza are used to reveal an earth-shattering catastrophe. —

Addie Morfoot, Variety, 27 Dec. 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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