earth-shattering
adjective
earth-shat·ter·ing
ˈərth-ˈsha-tə-riŋ 
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scientists have made a few minor discoveries in that area, but nothing earth-shattering
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Disney Wished For Moore Sliding doors moment: How’s this for an earth-shattering move… that ultimately didn’t happen?
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Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 13 Dec. 2024
That did not go well, and Scotty apparently decided that the Deep Throat behind this earth-shattering scandal was his own trial wife, J.R.’s ex.
—Laura Bradley, Vulture, 11 Dec. 2024
The failures of its awkward attempts to elbow its way into the media world could be shrugged off, but not its big misses—the mobile revolution and the importance of graphic chips, earth-shattering events that its rivals exploited.
—Steven Levy, WIRED, 6 Dec. 2024
Bitcoin has surged back to toward the psychological $100,000 per bitcoin milestone after wild swings following a series of earth-shattering leaks.
—Billy Bambrough, Forbes, 25 Nov. 2024
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Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 13 Dec. 2024
That did not go well, and Scotty apparently decided that the Deep Throat behind this earth-shattering scandal was his own trial wife, J.R.’s ex.
—Laura Bradley, Vulture, 11 Dec. 2024
The failures of its awkward attempts to elbow its way into the media world could be shrugged off, but not its big misses—the mobile revolution and the importance of graphic chips, earth-shattering events that its rivals exploited.
—Steven Levy, WIRED, 6 Dec. 2024
Bitcoin has surged back to toward the psychological $100,000 per bitcoin milestone after wild swings following a series of earth-shattering leaks.
—Billy Bambrough, Forbes, 25 Nov. 2024
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“Earth-shattering.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/earth-shattering. Accessed 24 Dec. 2024.
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