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seismic

adjective as in pertaining to an earthquake or event within the earth's crust

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Andrew’s humiliation makes it clear that, six years after Epstein’s death, the scandal continues to create seismic waves of social and political destruction.

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The Caribbean is an area of high seismic activity.

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High-resolution, three-dimensional seismic data collected by the global geophysical company TGS and shared with Dr. Nicholson provides clear evidence that an asteroid created the Nadir Crater.

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Along the 75-kilometer tear, some parts remain seismically active, while others have fallen silent.

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If both of these enormous fault systems were to rupture in close succession, it would redefine the seismic threat facing the entire western United States.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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