tectonic
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Synonyms
big, consequential, earth-shattering, earthshaking, eventful, historic, important, major, material, meaningful, momentous, monumental, much, significant, substantial, weighty
Antonyms
inconsequential, inconsiderable, insignificant, little, minor, negligible, slight, small, trifling, trivial, unimportant
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Scientists believe these rocks started out as marine sediments and were later scraped off the landmass’s surface and lifted up through the collision of tectonic plates. — Sid Perkins, Science | AAAS, "Geologists uncover history lost continent buried beneath Europe," 6 Sep. 2019 Here in Humboldt County, California reaches its westernmost point near a junction of three seismically active tectonic plates. — Elaine Glusac, New York Times, "On California’s Lost Coast: Sea Lions, Surf and Squiggly Roads," 31 Aug. 2019 The production rides those two shifting tectonic plates, batting and swiping at every possible punch line along the way for two hours (with a 20-minute intermission). — Rod Stafford Hagwood, sun-sentinel.com, "Review: 5 things to know about ‘Pray The Gay Away'," 24 Aug. 2019 Big tectonic plates around the world are disrupting the lives of working people. — Josh Rottenberg, chicagotribune.com, "Q&A: Why the Obamas became producers of the Netflix documentary ‘American Factory’," 19 Aug. 2019 Big tectonic plates around the world are disrupting the lives of working people. — Josh Rottenberg, chicagotribune.com, "Q&A: Why the Obamas became producers of the Netflix documentary ‘American Factory’," 19 Aug. 2019 Big tectonic plates around the world are disrupting the lives of working people. — Josh Rottenberg, Los Angeles Times, "Q&A: Why the Obamas became producers of the Netflix documentary ‘American Factory’," 16 Aug. 2019 Earthquakes are not uncommon in the area, which sees frequent seismic activity as tectonic plates meet and shift and crumble under one another. — oregonlive.com, "Magnitude 5.4 quake strikes off Oregon coast," 16 Aug. 2019 The Pacific Ocean contains the subduction zones of several tectonic plates. — Tom Metcalfe, NBC News, "What are earthquakes, and what causes them?," 13 Aug. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'tectonic.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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