microseism

noun

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as in microearthquake

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Recent Examples of microseism And there’s a similar volcanic microseism that’s already well documented in Japan. — Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics, 21 Feb. 2022
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  1. microearthquake
  2. convulsion
  3. upheaval
Noun
  • Earthquakes like the one recorded on the Alabama-Georgia border are known as microearthquakes and are not usually felt by people.
    — Howard Koplowitz | [email protected], al, 5 May 2023
Definition of microearthquake
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  • The severe strain of the virus often presents as a fever, neck stiffness, stupor, disorientation, coma, tremors, convulsions, muscle weakness, or paralysis.
    — Mary Ella Hastings July 24, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 July 2026
  • Later Wednesday, Mexico City Health Secretary Nadine Gasman, told a news conference that another man, about 30, was treated by emergency personnel after suffering an epileptic seizure, convulsions, and gastrointestinal bleeding.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 1 July 2026
Definition of convulsion
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  • Guardiola is gone, star midfielder Rodri has departed, and there is ongoing upheaval across several positions as new boss Enzo Maresca reshapes the squad.
    — Dean Jones, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2026
  • So the city’s annual meeting with the investment community came at an inconvenient time given the personnel upheaval on the fifth floor.
    — The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of upheaval

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