seismic shift

noun

: a great change
The discovery caused a seismic shift in public attitudes.

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The agreement brings a seismic shift to hundreds of schools that were forced to reckon with the reality that their players are the ones producing the billions in TV and other revenue, mostly through football and basketball, that keep this machine humming. Eddie Pells, Baltimore Sun, 7 June 2025 In another sign of a seismic shift in British politics last week, Reform came a close third in an unprecedented result in a parliamentary by-election in a one-time industrial heartland outside Glasgow. Stephen Collinson, CNN Money, 7 June 2025 The Leadership Shift Once diagnosed, many women experience a seismic shift—not in capability, but in self-compassion. Cheryl Robinson, Forbes.com, 6 June 2025 This revenue-sharing model is a seismic shift, effectively ending the NCAA’s hard-core, centurylong stance on amateurism. Mike Bianchi, The Orlando Sentinel, 3 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for seismic shift

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“Seismic shift.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/seismic%20shift. Accessed 11 Jun. 2025.

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