as in earthquake
a shaking of the earth
the quake registered 6.5 on the Richter scale, causing widespread damage
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as in to shake
to make a series of small irregular or violent movements
the horror film was so scary it left us quaking with fear for hours afterwards
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Recent Examples of quake
Adam Carlson, People.com, 5 Dec. 2024
Kim’s team also stresses that more research is needed to understand if similar unusual quakes could target other large population centers in the future.
—Margherita Bassi, Smithsonian Magazine, 31 Oct. 2024
Jennifer Hussein, Allure, 26 Sep. 2024
The album’s title track—easily one of the best pop songs of the twenty-tens—is a rich, lashing ode to being young and hot and quaking with desire.
—Amanda Petrusich, The New Yorker, 23 Sep. 2024
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Noun
Here's the Latest Information At a press briefing on Thursday afternoon, Stephen DeLong, a USGS geologist, said that there currently weren't any detailed reports on damage in the area or landslides due to the quake, according to ABC News.
—Adam Carlson, People.com, 5 Dec. 2024
Kim’s team also stresses that more research is needed to understand if similar unusual quakes could target other large population centers in the future.
—Margherita Bassi, Smithsonian Magazine, 31 Oct. 2024
Verb
Dry skin types might quake at the thought of a matte powder, but the Airbrush bronzer happens to have a silky, powder-to-cream texture and is spiked with hydrating hyaluronic acid to keep skin looking and feeling supple throughout the day.
—Jennifer Hussein, Allure, 26 Sep. 2024
The album’s title track—easily one of the best pop songs of the twenty-tens—is a rich, lashing ode to being young and hot and quaking with desire.
—Amanda Petrusich, The New Yorker, 23 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for quake
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An initial tsunami warning was called off within two hours of the earthquake.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 17 Dec. 2024
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Additional information collected about the earthquake may also prompt U.S.G.S. scientists to update the shake-severity map.William B. Davis, New York Times, 17 Dec. 2024
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The Texas Cheerleader Murder Plot delves into a crime that shook the town of Channelview, Texas, in 1991.Tim Ryan, Newsweek, 18 Dec. 2024
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Add chicken pieces to bag, a few at a time, shaking to coat.Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 Dec. 2024
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In the past century, the region has recorded 24 earthquakes of magnitude 7 or larger within 250 kilometers of Tuesday's tremor, including a magnitude 7.9 quake in 1950.Tim Ryan, Newsweek, 17 Dec. 2024
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Some particularly harmful oils include: Tea Tree oil: Causes lethargy, tremors, and ataxia.Sara Hansen, The Denver Post, 13 Dec. 2024
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Corporate world shudders The logo of UnitedHealth appears on the side of one of its office buildings in Santa Ana, California, on April 13, 2020.Jacob Pramuk, CNBC, 9 Dec. 2024
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For good or ill, never let anything stand in the way of a star who’s been told (shudder) to stick to character parts.Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 5 Dec. 2024
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Your limbs, or even your entire upper body, may jerk or thrash in the process.Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 13 Nov. 2024
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Yanking a zipper shut is more likely to break teeth or jerk the slider off the track.Joe Jackson, Outside Online, 17 Oct. 2024
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The one man who should have been there was Daddy, but in his place stood a photographer who, trembling, held the camera and filmed these moments for Daddy.Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
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Dramatically reenacting the scene in the special, Foxx’s legs tremble, his eyes wide.Malia Mendez, Los Angeles Times, 10 Dec. 2024
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The defiance of the second track off Swift’s sixth album vibrates through Burt’s poem, which also picks up the serpentine imagery of the singer’s hard pivot to pop.Jennifer Harlan, New York Times, 13 Dec. 2024
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The more effective alternative to using their hands to wash their face is that this device vibrates 7,000 times a minute in order to get deep into pores and clean them out.Quincy Bulin, Parents, 29 Nov. 2024
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Just as the clock struck midnight on October 31, wrapping up another Halloween season, the undisputed queen of Christmas herself, Mariah Carey, struck one last terrifying blow into the hearts of her quivering subjects.Michael Savio, Vulture, 1 Nov. 2024
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Some remind me of Piranesi’s imaginary prisons with their multilevel interiors diagonally slashed by staircases and shafts of sunlight, their ambiguous atmosphere quivering with both horror and exhilaration.Justin Davidson, Curbed, 2 Oct. 2024
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“Quake.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/quake. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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