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Recent Examples of jolt
Noun
Seiya Suzuki's three-run home run in the top of the first inning gave Chicago a huge early jolt in its quest to even the series with the rival Milwaukee Brewers at a game apiece. Jackson Roberts, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Oct. 2025 Fresh off a high-voltage, high-purpose runway—exuberant silhouettes and jolts of color lighting up Paris—Stella McCartney invited Vogue100 for a lunch dînatoire offering a closer look at her groundbreaking Summer 2026 collection and a post-show chat with the designer herself. Sasha Pinto, Vogue, 6 Oct. 2025
Verb
The scandal has jolted the somewhat sleepy Virginia statewide races as Democrats hope to flip the governor, the lieutenant governor, and the attorney general seats. Mabinty Quarshie, The Washington Examiner, 7 Oct. 2025 In a video captured by eyewitness Sylvester Ramirez, the ride — most commonly known as the Zipper — appears to stop and jolt unexpectedly. Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 30 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for jolt
Recent Examples of Synonyms for jolt
Noun
  • In their simulations, the dark matter collisions produce the same signal and have the same properties as those observed in the real world.
    Chris Young, Interesting Engineering, 16 Oct. 2025
  • The collision is being investigated as the city’s 29th roadway death of the year, and the 14th to involve a pedestrian who died.
    Robert Salonga, Mercury News, 16 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Same reason Japanese sensation Roki Sasaki – who has emerged as the Dodgers’ surprise solution at closer – brought his talents here.
    Mirjam Swanson, Oc Register, 17 Oct. 2025
  • Jude Bellingham’s omission from the England squad for their latest round of World Cup qualifiers was a surprise.
    Phil Hay, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • With the final seconds ticking away and the Chiefs’ 30-17 triumph over the Detroit Lions sealed, KC quarterback Patrick Mahomes was looking to shake the hand of Lions safety Brian Branch.
    Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 13 Oct. 2025
  • Because the building was shaking.
    David Aldridge, New York Times, 12 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The batarangs could hit long-range targets, while the bat-claw brought far-away enemies to Batman and could yank obstacles off walls.
    Jordan Moreau, Variety, 14 Oct. 2025
  • Lockheed Martin subsidiary Sikorsky has taken the next logical step in making a Black Hawk helicopter autonomous by not only installing the gear needed for self-flying, but by yanking out the entire cockpit and replacing it with cargo doors.
    David Szondy October 13, New Atlas, 13 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • In their wake, many Americans are justifiably alarmed and shocked by the scale of government force.
    Josiah Bates, Time, 14 Oct. 2025
  • Instead of pulling himself up, Red Hood shocks the hero with a hand buzzer and falls into the chemicals.
    Jordan Moreau, Variety, 14 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The Skullcandy Crusher Evo headphones are all about feeling every thump, and beat.
    PC Magazine, PC Magazine, 13 Oct. 2025
  • Another Boras client, Cody Bellinger, was nearing the end of his second season in Chicago, which did not deliver as much thump as his MVP-level 2023 campaign.
    Patrick Mooney, New York Times, 9 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The revelation immediately erupted into a political crisis, with the head of prisons dismissed and Guatemalans threatening to protest.
    New York Times, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
  • At some point following the Christian revelation in the New Testament the decision was taken in heaven to change the day of the Sabbath from the Jewish Saturday to the Christian Sunday.
    JSTOR Daily, JSTOR Daily, 16 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Earth shuddered with yet another wave of extinctions in this initial chill.
    Peter Brannen, Quanta Magazine, 15 Sep. 2025
  • Walking into Lincoln with a freshman quarterback and a fill-in head coach is the kind of situation that would make most teams shudder.
    Austin Meek, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2025

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“Jolt.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jolt. Accessed 18 Oct. 2025.

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