as in quake
a shaking of the earth
a temblor knocked down many of the buildings in the village
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The earthquake was the most powerful to strike Myanmar since it was rocked by a 7.9-magnitude temblor in 1912 in Taunggyi, a city also in central Myanmar.
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Brad Lendon and Alex Stambaugh, CNN Money, 30 Mar. 2025
The temblor with a magnitude of 7.7, struck at around 12:50 p.m. local time (1:50 a.m. ET) on Friday.
—Jan Camenzind Broomby, NPR, 29 Mar. 2025
The temblor happened at 12:50 p.m. Myanmar time about 10 miles northwest of Sagaing, Myanmar, data from the agency shows.
—William B. Davis, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
After a temblor, LAFD usually deploys a strategic survey by land, air and sea of all districts around the city.
—Erik Pedersen, Deadline, 2 Mar. 2025
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Brad Lendon and Alex Stambaugh, CNN Money, 30 Mar. 2025
The temblor with a magnitude of 7.7, struck at around 12:50 p.m. local time (1:50 a.m. ET) on Friday.
—Jan Camenzind Broomby, NPR, 29 Mar. 2025
The temblor happened at 12:50 p.m. Myanmar time about 10 miles northwest of Sagaing, Myanmar, data from the agency shows.
—William B. Davis, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
After a temblor, LAFD usually deploys a strategic survey by land, air and sea of all districts around the city.
—Erik Pedersen, Deadline, 2 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for temblor
Noun
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Myanmar’s quake is as close to a no-show as the nation has had in recent memory at a major, accessible natural disaster.—
Ellen Knickmeyer and David Rising,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Apr. 2025
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The quake struck at 9:23 p.m. about five miles south-southeast of the city in San Benito County, the USGS reported.—
Jason Green,
Mercury News,
4 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Nearly 100 earthquake victims were already waiting for surgery when the team arrived.—
Jasmine Baehr,
FOXNews.com,
9 Apr. 2025
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Known as museum mounting wax, the product comes in a solid block and acts as an adhesive for small objects, preventing them from toppling off their display stands due to an earthquake or accidental bump from kids, pets, or partygoers.—
Carol Kino,
Robb Report,
13 Apr. 2025
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On Tuesday, the Denver Nuggets made headlines across the NBA by parting ways with both their championship-winning head coach, Michael Malone, and general manager, Calvin Booth—a move that surprised many and sent tremors through the league.—
Raja Krishnamoorthi,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Apr. 2025
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Seventeen people from as far away as Pacifica and Fremont reported feeling the tremor to the agency.—
Helena Wegner,
Sacbee.com,
4 Apr. 2025
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“Temblor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/temblor. Accessed 25 Apr. 2025.
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