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- adverb In a
shattering manner
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Examples
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He turned out to be the kind of boss who is permanently on the brink of leaving the office to do something earth-shatteringly important.
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That concert, on Thursday, includes John Cage's "Credo in US," Frederic Rzewski's "Coming Together" and Louis Andriessen's "Workers Union," which Mr. Munro described as "thrillingly and ear-shatteringly loud."
Blackbird Singing in the City Night Barbara Jepson 2011
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So today's blog post may not be earth shatteringly good (are they ever?), or even remotely interesting to some ... but it's where I'm at, and I am going to stick with it.
Archive 2009-11-01 olive + hope 2009
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"This was supposed to have been a confidence-building exercise but discussions this week have been shatteringly awful."
Corbin Hiar: Tianjin Climate Talks Recap: Little Progress on the Policies Corbin Hiar 2010
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Recent case in point: Conrad William's incendiary vision in One of a post-apocalyptic future is shatteringly emotional and I wouldn't want it artificially sweetened in any way.
MIND MELD: Why is Genre Fiction Bleak and What Can Be Done About It? 2009
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"This was supposed to have been a confidence-building exercise but discussions this week have been shatteringly awful."
Corbin Hiar: Tianjin Climate Talks Recap: Little Progress on the Policies Corbin Hiar 2010
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It is one of the most shatteringly courageous acts I've ever witnessed.
Please read this karenmiller 2009
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And when April/Spring is at long last asked about the man she knew so briefly but shatteringly, all she can provide is a platitude.
The Garden of Last Days by Andre Dubus III: Book summary 2010
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"This was supposed to have been a confidence-building exercise but discussions this week have been shatteringly awful."
Corbin Hiar: Tianjin Climate Talks Recap: Little Progress on the Policies Corbin Hiar 2010
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"This was supposed to have been a confidence-building exercise but discussions this week have been shatteringly awful."
Corbin Hiar: Tianjin Climate Talks Recap: Little Progress on the Policies Corbin Hiar 2010
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