eye-opener
noun
eye-open·er
ˈī-ˌō-pə-nər 
-ˌōp-nər
1
: a drink intended to wake one up
2
: something startling, surprising, or enlightening
her biography is a real eye-opener
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According to Bush Hager, that article was quite the eye-opener for her mother.
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Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 10 Apr. 2025
That audition in that role is a big eye-opener for what Broberg can be going forward, and what the Blues can be with him.
—Dom Luszczyszyn, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2025
On Donovan’s third day in the big leagues, there was a bench-clearing situation between the Cardinals and New York Mets, and that was an eye-opener to him.
—Jeremy Rutherford, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2025
The bigger revelation The idea that a few days of work and a handful of dollars could replicate such a core AI capability is an eye-opener for many industry watchers.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 31 Jan. 2025
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Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 10 Apr. 2025
That audition in that role is a big eye-opener for what Broberg can be going forward, and what the Blues can be with him.
—Dom Luszczyszyn, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2025
On Donovan’s third day in the big leagues, there was a bench-clearing situation between the Cardinals and New York Mets, and that was an eye-opener to him.
—Jeremy Rutherford, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2025
The bigger revelation The idea that a few days of work and a handful of dollars could replicate such a core AI capability is an eye-opener for many industry watchers.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 31 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for eye-opener
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“Eye-opener.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/eye-opener. Accessed 27 May. 2025.
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