seismic
Example Sentences
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She said the impact on Saroj and her daughter, Gareth's sister, had been seismic.
From BBC ● Jul. 9, 2026
As it stands, the aged Burbank facility doesn’t meet current state seismic standards or Federal Aviation Administration design standards — which has prompted repeated safety warnings.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 8, 2026
ATLANTA—For the second time in the last four days, Argentina’s hopes of repeating as World Cup champions were hanging by a thread, as they stared down the possibility of a seismic upset.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 7, 2026
In an open letter in May, new chairman Peter Charrington said that last Sepetmber the club "recognised that something seismic had to change".
From BBC ● Jul. 2, 2026
Noson was a seismic analyst, an expert in examining the lines and lurches of the recorder’s pen.
From "Mountain of Fire" by Rebecca E. F. Barone
Vocabulary lists containing seismic
Brace Yourself: Earthquake Words
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Super Seismic: Words for Volcanoes and Earthquakes
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