Synonyms for Tectonic
tɛkˈtɒn ɪktec·ton·ic

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1. tectonicadjective

   pertaining to the structure or movement of the earth's crust

   "tectonic plates"; "tectonic valleys"

   Synonyms:
   architectonic

2. tectonic, architectonicadjective

   of or pertaining to construction or architecture

   Synonyms:
   architectonic, tectonic

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1. • Geology

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1. List of paraphrases for "tectonic":

   tectonics, deformational

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1. Ken Spain:

   The tectonic plates have been shifting for a few years now.

2. Ranj Alaaldin:

   This is a tectonic shift that threatens to derail the post-2003 political order in its entirety.

3. Robby Mook:

   There is no question in my mind that if everything continues on the current trajectory, The Democrats are going to start winning Texas, that is a radical tectonic shift in the Electoral College math. That's like The Democrats losing California.

4. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan:

   The magnitude of Turkey’s social earthquake is much greater than that of the tectonic one, there is a tug of war between the government and the opposition, and it seems that the winner is going to be unknown until the very end of the elections.

5. Danielle Pletka:

   This is a major, tectonic shift.