earth-shattering

adjective

earth-shat·ter·ing ˈərth-ˈsha-tə-riŋ

Synonyms of earth-shattering next

: earthshaking

Examples of earth-shattering in a Sentence

scientists have made a few minor discoveries in that area, but nothing earth-shattering

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The five-man unit delivered a breathtaking 67 percent goal share at five-on-five during the 2023-24 season, and an earth-shattering 72 percent in the 2024 playoffs, via Natural Stat Trick. —

Allan Mitchell, The Athletic, 24 Jan. 2025 Getty Images On my first morning in Matera, I was awoken by an earth-shattering chorus of fireworks. —

Liam Hess, Vogue, 20 Jan. 2025 Chloe Ting’s two-week challenge got me through lockdown with her promises to help her followers attain an itty-bitty, teeny-tiny waist and a gigantic, earth-shattering butt. —

Steffi Cao, The Atlantic, 19 Jan. 2025 After eight years of publishing earth-shattering hits like Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (2017), Super Mario Odyssey (2017), and Animal Crossing: New Horizons (2020), Nintendo’s cultural cache is at an all-time peak. —

Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 16 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for earth-shattering

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1859, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler

The first known use of earth-shattering was circa 1859

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“Earth-shattering.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/earth-shattering. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.

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