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
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Sagaing, just ten miles from the quake’s epicenter, is not far from the UNESCO World Heritage site Bagan.—
Francesca Aton,
ARTnews.com,
31 Mar. 2025
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More than 3 million people had already been displaced by fighting before the quake.—
Ron Estes,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Mar. 2025
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The death toll from a catastrophic 7.7-magnitude earthquake that hit Southeast Asia on Friday drastically climbed on Saturday with reports of 1,600 dead in Myanmar and predictive modeling showing the true toll could reach 10,000.—
Jeanine Santucci,
USA Today,
29 Mar. 2025
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The death toll from the devastating earthquake that rocked Burma and Thailand on Friday has risen sharply to more than 1,650 victims.—
Michael Dorgan,
FOXNews.com,
29 Mar. 2025
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Aftershocks, the largest of which was a 6.7-magnitude tremor Friday, have continued throughout the weekend, according to the USGS.—
Brad Lendon and Alex Stambaugh,
CNN Money,
30 Mar. 2025
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Images from the Southeast Asian country on Saturday show the aftermath of the earthquake and tremors, including a 6.4-magnitude aftershock.—
James Powel,
USA Today,
30 Mar. 2025
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“Temblor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/temblor. Accessed 9 Apr. 2025.
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