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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Earthshaking.
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- adjective
earthshaking
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Examples
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The topics for the session with the former president hardly seemed earthshattering: Schmid and Bush were to talk about a host of international issues, ranging from relations with Russia to the troubling Iranian nuclear program.
Fallout Catherine Collins 2011
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While it remains a red-letter date on the calendars of many social activists, its effects on retail sales have traditionally been less than earthshattering.
Occupy Wall Street Takes On Black Friday Amid Skepticism 2011
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What we're figured out over the last decade is that we don't necessarily need record, earthshattering rain to end the likelihood of large fire incidents.
Officials: Southwest wildfires will blaze until July rains 2011
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And finally I hit a point where I just shrug my shoulders and say that nothing really earthshattering happened at his parents 'house anyway, so there's no real point in writing a long letter about taking his grandma to see an assisted living facility.
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The topics for the session with the former president hardly seemed earthshattering: Schmid and Bush were to talk about a host of international issues, ranging from relations with Russia to the troubling Iranian nuclear program.
Fallout Catherine Collins 2011
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I mean, it's not great, but it's hardly earthshattering stuff.
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I mean, it's not great, but it's hardly earthshattering stuff.
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Delay followed delay, and even more wildly implausible claims about the contents of this earthshattering tape were offered up.
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He isn't powerful enough to convince the bobbleheads that his latest revelations are of earthshattering importance.
Eschaton 2008
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I mean, it's not great, but it's hardly earthshattering stuff.
June 2010 2010
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