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seismic

Of enormous proportions or effect; relating to a sudden and dramatic upheaval.


Example

The court's ruling represented a seismic shift in how privacy rights would be interpreted for decades to come.


Synonyms

momentousearth-shatteringcataclysmicearthquake-relatedtectonicvibrationalgeological



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