as in quake
a shaking of the earth
a temblor knocked down many of the buildings in the village
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The quake occurred about 6.5 miles southeast of York, Maine, just before 10:30 a.m., according to the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), which initially reported the magnitude as 4.1 before adjusting the temblor to 3.8.
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Stephen Sorace, Fox News, 27 Jan. 2025
Wednesday’s temblor was relatively small compared with December’s magnitude-7.0 earthquake, which struck 40 miles off the coast of Mendocino County.
—Daniel Hunt, Sacramento Bee, 2 Jan. 2025
The temblor happened at 7:46 p.m. Pacific time about 3 miles northwest of Dublin, Calif., data from the agency shows.
—William B. Davis, New York Times, 18 Mar. 2025
In late January and February, more than 20,000 temblors were recorded in the Aegean Sea between the volcanic islands of Santorini and Amorgos.
—Helen Iatrou, Travel + Leisure, 14 Mar. 2025
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Stephen Sorace, Fox News, 27 Jan. 2025
Wednesday’s temblor was relatively small compared with December’s magnitude-7.0 earthquake, which struck 40 miles off the coast of Mendocino County.
—Daniel Hunt, Sacramento Bee, 2 Jan. 2025
The temblor happened at 7:46 p.m. Pacific time about 3 miles northwest of Dublin, Calif., data from the agency shows.
—William B. Davis, New York Times, 18 Mar. 2025
In late January and February, more than 20,000 temblors were recorded in the Aegean Sea between the volcanic islands of Santorini and Amorgos.
—Helen Iatrou, Travel + Leisure, 14 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
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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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Repairs to manufacturing units from the severe impact of the earthquake in February 2023 have been made.—
Mayu Saini,
Sourcing Journal,
8 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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The authorities closed schools and deployed emergency services to the region, and experts scrambled to interpret the tremors, which peaked with a 5.3-magnitude temblor on Feb. 10.—
Niki Kitsantonis,
New York Times,
4 Apr. 2025
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“Temblor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/temblor. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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