as in shock
informal
something that shows or teaches you something in a surprising way
Traveling abroad can be a real eye-opener to many people. They say her biography is quite an eye-opener.
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Recent Examples of eye-opener
His performance at Penn State was a huge eye-opener.
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Nick Baumgardner, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
That 200k number is going to be an eye-opener for a lot of people who assumed that the duo’s popularity had declined with its radio dominance.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 23 Sep. 2025
But under the hood, there are some other eye-openers.
—Tony Blengino, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2025
The 1956 Olympic Games in Melbourne would be an eye-opener for Dellinger and Bowerman.
—Scott M. Reid, Oc Register, 29 July 2025
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Nick Baumgardner, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
That 200k number is going to be an eye-opener for a lot of people who assumed that the duo’s popularity had declined with its radio dominance.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 23 Sep. 2025
But under the hood, there are some other eye-openers.
—Tony Blengino, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2025
The 1956 Olympic Games in Melbourne would be an eye-opener for Dellinger and Bowerman.
—Scott M. Reid, Oc Register, 29 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for eye-opener
Noun
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Reaction to the Grand Blanc Township violence Statements of support, shock and encouragement quickly flooded social media.—
Frank Witsil,
Freep.com,
29 Sep. 2025
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Gertrude set out to generate the same kind of shock—modernism’s disruption of form and perspective—by using words to compose a fractured picture.—
Judith Thurman,
New Yorker,
29 Sep. 2025
Noun
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That’s not exactly a surprise, considering Johnson’s latest outing is a specialty pic from A24, versus the sort of wide-appeal action movie The Rock is best known for.—
Pamela McClintock,
HollywoodReporter,
2 Oct. 2025
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Countless artists got their start at the venue, including Taylor Swift, who makes a surprise appearance at the Bluebird to the audience's shock and delight.—
Janey Tracey,
Entertainment Weekly,
2 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The revelations came out years after their presidencies ended.—
Erin Mansfield,
USA Today,
3 Oct. 2025
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Lawmaker Slams Leadership The revelations have triggered outrage among parents and political leaders.—
Sarah Rumpf-Whitten,
FOXNews.com,
2 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Dark Sky has the rights to Tobe Hooper’s original 1974 shocker film and is having theaters pair the two.—
Jill Goldsmith,
Deadline,
19 Sep. 2025
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That’s kind of a shocker, and that propelled the whole thing forward.—
Tony Maglio,
HollywoodReporter,
19 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Will his shooting and floater game give enough offensive jolt to add some real spacing around a roster that, even with Kevin Durant, seems notably deficient in terms of spacing?—
John Hollinger,
New York Times,
1 Oct. 2025
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An economic jolt could be felt in a matter of days.—
Mary Clare Jalonick,
Fortune,
1 Oct. 2025
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“Eye-opener.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/eye-opener. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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