seismic
Example Sentences
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In California, they could cause a seismic shift.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 27, 2026
"We needed to put together these two pieces of the puzzle, the rock chemistry and seismic data, in order to make the connection," said Gibson.
From Science Daily • May 26, 2026
"Last September, we recognised that something seismic had to change at Spurs," wrote Charrington, who was appointed to the Spurs board in March 2025.
From BBC • May 25, 2026
Count Glenn Whipp in Camp Mulligan: “Her dry put-downs mask a fury that she eventually unleashes with seismic force. Mulligan has been consistently great, but I don’t remember her being this ferocious — or funny.”
From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2026
Most of the shaking that we think of as an earthquake is caused by a category of seismic wave known as surface waves, which roil Earth’s crust, taking everything on it for a ride.
From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland
Vocabulary lists containing seismic
Brace Yourself: Earthquake Words
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Super Seismic: Words for Volcanoes and Earthquakes
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This Week in Words: November 26 - December 1, 2017
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