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- pack the glass vase so that it won't fall victim to any hard jolts in transit
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- the news of the CEO's sudden retirement was a jolt to us all
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verbSynonyms & Antonyms of jolt (Entry 2 of 2)
- the roller coaster car jerked and jolted as it coursed along the old wooden tracks
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- she jolted the door open with her elbow
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- the sneak terrorist attack jolted the country out of its indolence and indifference
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- astonish,
- bowl over,
- dumbfound
- (also dumfound),
- flabbergast,
- freak (out),
- stun,
- stupefy
- affright,
- alarm
- (also alarum),
- dismay,
- fright,
- frighten,
- horrify,
- panic,
- scare,
- scarify,
- spook,
- startle,
- terrify,
- terrorize
- chill,
- daunt,
- demoralize,
- dispirit,
- emasculate,
- undo,
- unman,
- unnerve,
- unstring
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“Jolt.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jolt. Accessed 24 Oct. 2021.
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The first known use of jolt was in 1596
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