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as in quake
a shaking of the earth
the San Andreas Fault is notorious for its earthquakes
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as in upheaval
a violent disturbance (as of the political or social order)
the election of the socialist candidate caused a political earthquake that nearly led to a military coup
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Recent Examples of earthquake
The play is set in 2016 in Ishinomaki, Japan, a town that lost more than 3,400 people in the tsunami that followed the 9.0 Tōhoku earthquake in 2011.
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Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Feb. 2025
What to know about earthquakes Magnitude measures the energy released at the source of the earthquake, the U.S. Geological Survey says.
—Daniella Segura, Sacramento Bee, 13 Feb. 2025
How Scientists Study Earth’s Core Since drilling to the core is impossible, scientists rely on seismic waves from earthquakes to study its properties.
—Jenny Lehmann, Discover Magazine, 12 Feb. 2025
Under her bill, AB 303, new ones also would be prohibited in the state’s coastal zone, on earthquake faults, prime farmland, wetlands, hazardous waste sites, and in very high fire hazard severity zones on Cal Fire maps.
—Paul Rogers, The Mercury News, 9 Feb. 2025
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Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Feb. 2025
What to know about earthquakes Magnitude measures the energy released at the source of the earthquake, the U.S. Geological Survey says.
—Daniella Segura, Sacramento Bee, 13 Feb. 2025
How Scientists Study Earth’s Core Since drilling to the core is impossible, scientists rely on seismic waves from earthquakes to study its properties.
—Jenny Lehmann, Discover Magazine, 12 Feb. 2025
Under her bill, AB 303, new ones also would be prohibited in the state’s coastal zone, on earthquake faults, prime farmland, wetlands, hazardous waste sites, and in very high fire hazard severity zones on Cal Fire maps.
—Paul Rogers, The Mercury News, 9 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for earthquake
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In 2015, Oklahoma recorded almost 900 quakes greater than M3, six times as many as in California.—
Ian Dexter Palmer,
Forbes,
21 Feb. 2025
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When a quake occurs, aftershocks are often a possibility.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
15 Feb. 2025
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The annual Conservative Political Action Conference is mere days away, with this year’s event starting a few weeks after President Donald Trump’s inauguration and ensuing massive upheaval of the U.S. government.—
Asher Notheis,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
17 Feb. 2025
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Both countries are also locked in political upheavals that stand to slow any responses.—
BYJason Ma,
Fortune,
16 Feb. 2025
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The one warning sign that hasn't come yet is something called tremors.—
Elizabeth Weise,
USA TODAY,
17 Feb. 2025
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The 1992 eruptions began in June of that year following about three weeks of volcanic tremor, Haney said.—
Julia Jacobo,
ABC News,
14 Feb. 2025
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Pro-Palestinian sentiments still run strong among the peoples of the region, and history has proven how civil unrest can quickly lead to instability even in nominally stable nations.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
28 Feb. 2025
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Political tensions rise over resource allocation, with social unrest more frequent.—
Ingmar Rentzhog,
Forbes,
28 Feb. 2025
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The fusion of blockchain, AI and decentralized governance models is already disrupting some industries, and those who embrace these changes could be at the forefront of the digital revolution.—
Daniel Levy,
Forbes,
19 Feb. 2025
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Syria and Libya are very different countries, but Libya, too, experienced an Arab Spring revolution that pitted multiple armed groups against a longtime dictator.—
Maha Yahya,
Foreign Affairs,
17 Feb. 2025
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Such a proliferation of storms is rare but not unprecedented, NASA noted, with meteorologists attributing the display in part to warm sea surface temperatures and weak wind shear conditions.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
28 Feb. 2025
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The best time to do this is after a storm, as pieces of amber are dislodged from the sea bed by rough waters.—
Stephan Rabimov,
Forbes,
28 Feb. 2025
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“Earthquake.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/earthquake. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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