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earthquake

noun as in tremor from inside the earth

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"This could also apply to new terrain that forms after earthquakes or landslides where you have more or less the same situation, a mineral or rock-based substrate."

The dam is now undergoing a retrofit that will raise its crest by 10 feet and fortify the dam for earthquake safety.

Volunteers from the Canary Islands and other parts of Spain had joined recovery specialists from Mexico, who normally work in the aftermath of earthquakes.

From BBC

Eyewitnesses described the Israeli strike on the building said to have belonged to the Alloush family as an "earthquake".

From BBC

When New York City was rattled by an earthquake earlier this year, Hernández threw on a skintight jumpsuit and a cap with NYC on it to embody the trembler.

From Salon

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

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