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Recent Examples of shake up
Verb
All about sustainable beauty, fashion, design, and wellness The Tiktok trade wars of China and last year’s Dior scandal have shaken up an entire luxury segment. Bianca Salonga, Forbes.com, 7 May 2025 The Avs needed to trade Rantanen to shake up the locker room, but MacFarland landed terrific regular-season players who turned into postseason ghosts. Troy Renck, Denver Post, 5 May 2025
Noun
Many of these challengers are Generation Z or millennials calling for a generational shake-up in national politics against lawmakers who are accepting of the status quo. Rachel Schilke, The Washington Examiner, 11 May 2025 In the past week, there've been several agency shake-ups, a tense Oval Office meeting with Canada's new leader, social media posts about new holidays and remarks over possible tax hikes, and ongoing back-and-forths with several nations and industries over Trump's aggressive import tariffs. Kathryn Palmer, USA Today, 10 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for shake up
Recent Examples of Synonyms for shake up
Verb
  • The deportations — of mostly men, but also women and children — shocked many in India.
    Diaa Hadid, NPR, 19 May 2025
  • James’s words shocked her so much that Annabelle almost ran a red light.
    Carly Tagen-Dye, People.com, 19 May 2025
Noun
  • Call it a sign of the coming digital health shakeout.
    Amy Feldman, Forbes.com, 7 May 2025
  • In the meantime, Huang is seeing a shakeout on the Amazon platform—and a shift to new markets.
    Elaine Pofeldt, Forbes.com, 22 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • McNally blames that mismatch on the shutdown of refineries around the United States as forecasters projected weaker gasoline demand due to the rise of electric vehicles.
    Matt Egan, CNN Money, 20 May 2025
  • The visitors also got 9 1/3 innings of one-run baseball from a shutdown bullpen featuring former Padres reliever Andrés Muñoz.
    Dennis Lin, New York Times, 19 May 2025
Verb
  • Still, there is plenty here that should appall both Democrats and Republicans.
    The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 11 Apr. 2025
  • Dismay or appall you, sure, but never surprise you.
    Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 31 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • From prospecting and lead qualification to closing, perfecting a business’s sales pipeline requires making careful decisions that turn potential leads into long-term customers.
    Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 8 May 2025
  • Rosenblatt gives her a humdinger of a first act closing speech complete with the kind of curtain line actors kill for.
    David Benedict, Variety, 7 May 2025
Verb
  • At the May 5 event, dubbed fashion's biggest night, Zendaya stunned with a dapper, tailored Louis Vuitton white suit with a matching brimmed hat.
    Taylor Ardrey, USA Today, 15 May 2025
  • Keisha is bound for Howard University, while Justin stunned his parents with the decision to defer his first year at Northwestern in order to pursue his love for music.
    Jessica Wang, EW.com, 14 May 2025

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