Thesaurus results for ROCKED

rocked

verb

past tense of rock

as in lurched

to make a series of unsteady side-to-side motions the boat was rocking so much that several passengers felt seasick

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as in faltered

to swing unsteadily back and forth or from side to side the drunk rocked on his heels for a moment and then fell flat on his back

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as in stunned

to make senseless or dizzy by a blow she rocked the mugger with a single punch and then ran

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as in surprised

to make a strong impression on (someone) with something unexpected the news of the mayor's sudden death rocked the city

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Recent Examples of rocked Blue Origin officials have been able to get a closer look in recent days at the site where the company's towering New Glenn rocket exploded in a dramatic fireball that rocked Florida. —

Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 2 June 2026 The collapse of Swalwell’s campaign rocked the crowded race, and left room for other candidates to surge in the polls. —

Philip Wang, Time, 2 June 2026 Durso alleged that Valle was upset after the previous altercations and lost his cool when his friend’s vehicle was damaged by the crowd of youths who rocked and shook the vehicle Valle and his friends arrived in. —

Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 1 June 2026 Woods Richardson took his spot and was rocked by a White Sox team seeing its first consistent signs of life since committing to a rebuilding plan four seasons ago. —

John Shipley, Twin Cities, 1 June 2026 The Riverdale star rocked a look straight out of her mom's closet for Marie Claire's Fresh Faces event in 2018. —

Alex Apatoff, PEOPLE, 31 May 2026 Earlier in the week, the model also rocked a red-hot bikini and matching beaded choker, as well as an ab-baring metallic bikini that seemed to catch the sunlight from every angle. —

Chanel Vargas, InStyle, 30 May 2026 The travel baseball industry was rocked over the Memorial Day weekend by yet another shocking incident in what is shaping up to be one of the ugliest on record for youth baseball. —

Joe Kinsey Outkick, FOXNews.com, 26 May 2026 Earlier this month, a man was executed for his role in a murder committed during another round of protests that rocked Iran in 2022-2023 following the death of Mahsa Amini, a young Iranian Kurdish woman. —

CBS News, 26 May 2026

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By 2024 that gap reached 27 points – not because working-class voters lurched toward anti-government extremism, but because mainstream Democrats became dramatically more trusting of government as an instrument of social change.

— Nicholas Jacobs, The Conversation, 2 June 2026
As Aden Kassaye and her mother got out to inspect the damage, Beas Solorio reportedly lurched the BMW forward, making contact with Ayalew’s torso, prompting Ayalew to slam her hands on the BMW’s hood to brace herself and yell at the driver.

— Robert Salonga, Mercury News, 30 May 2026