seismic shift

noun

: a great change

The discovery caused a seismic shift in public attitudes.

Examples of seismic shift in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Businesses have doled out up as much as $4 million to move boats through the Panama Canal with the Strait of Hormuz effectively closed, according to the Panama Canal Authority, in a move that has created a seismic shift in global trade flows. —Alma Solis, Fortune, 24 Apr. 2026

Two of America’s largest tech companies suffered stunning defeats in court this week, sustaining early jolts in what could prove to be a seismic shift in how social media operates amid a new landscape of legal risk. —Sonja Sharp, Los Angeles Times, 28 Mar. 2026

But there was a seismic shift in the mind-set and in the approach of the Lebanese government toward Hezbollah. —Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 20 Mar. 2026

Before this seismic shift, Netanyahu’s longevity as prime minister was built on a foundation of conflict avoidance. —Yair Rosenberg, The Atlantic, 2 Mar. 2026

Rhymes for seismic shift

• adrift
• airlift
• facelift
• festschrift
• forklift
• gearshift
• makeshift
• redshift
• sealift
• snowdrift
• spendthrift
• clift