earthshaking
adjective
us/ˈɜrθˌʃeɪ·kɪŋ/(alsoearth-shattering,us/ˈɜrθˌʃæt̬·ər·ɪŋ/)extremelyimportantorgreatineffect:
Earthshakingreformsareunlikelyin the nearfuture.
Examplesofearthshaking
earthshaking
These are allearthshakingactivities, none of which seem to have any concrete output.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
That information which will be given to the great trade unions will not beearthshaking.
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I do not believe that that is necessary but it is not a point ofearthshakingimportance.
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That was anearthshakingnewspaper.
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You don't have to do somethingearthshakinglike, find a cure for cancer, to be great.
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