as in to shock
to cause an unpleasant surprise for
the news that we had failed the auto inspection shook us up
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Recent Examples of shake-up
Dossé-Via Trenou, Refinery29, 31 Aug. 2025
Amid the cast shake-up at Saturday Night Live, current and former stars are sharing their reactions to the news ahead of season 51.
—Carly Thomas, HollywoodReporter, 31 Aug. 2025
Joe Battenfeld, Boston Herald, 6 Sep. 2025
Apple is also shaking up its iPhone color strategy this year.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 5 Sep. 2025
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Verb
Meanwhile, Uranus’ retrograde in Gemini is adding a shake-up to your friendship zone.
—Dossé-Via Trenou, Refinery29, 31 Aug. 2025
Amid the cast shake-up at Saturday Night Live, current and former stars are sharing their reactions to the news ahead of season 51.
—Carly Thomas, HollywoodReporter, 31 Aug. 2025
Noun
Kraft shook up his campaign by parting with his top advisers Will Keyser and Eileen O’Connor earlier this week.
—Joe Battenfeld, Boston Herald, 6 Sep. 2025
Apple is also shaking up its iPhone color strategy this year.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 5 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for shake-up
Verb
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These shocks land heavily on Hispanics, who are overrepresented in construction, service, and blue-collar work sensitive to inflation and policy disruptions.—
Martha McHardy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Sep. 2025
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The charges come five days after 22-year-old Tyler Robinson was taken into custody in connection with the grisly killing that shocked the nation and stoked fears of more political violence.—
Thao Nguyen,
USA Today,
16 Sep. 2025
Noun
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So many startups have launched over the last five years that many close observers in the space expect there to be a shakeout soon.—
Natalie Jarvey,
Fortune,
1 Sep. 2025
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The only question is which enterprises will survive the shakeout and lead the next industrial revolution.—
Mark Minevich,
Forbes.com,
27 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Many are signaling a willingness to dig in during this round of funding negotiations after many, including Schumer, got blowback from the Democratic base for delivering the votes to offset a March shutdown without securing any substantial GOP concessions.—
Allison Pecorin,
ABC News,
12 Sep. 2025
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And, if Congress doesn't finalize a funding bill by the end of the month, NASA will face a government shutdown that will see most employees furloughed and programs halted.—
Josh Dinner,
Space.com,
12 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Kennedy holds views that clash sharply with the president’s legal reform agenda and should appall anyone who supports the president’s goal of reforming America’s legal system.—
Tiger Joyce,
Boston Herald,
10 Sep. 2025
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Leo’s appalled; Geno looks forward to eating.—
Mary Ann Grossmann,
Twin Cities,
7 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Buoyed by those gains, the S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite secured new closing highs, with the former exceeding the 6,600 level for the first time.—
Yeo Boon Ping,
CNBC,
16 Sep. 2025
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However, grosses had already been trending down ahead of the closing notice amid mixed to negative word-of-mouth about Porter’s performance.—
Caitlin Huston,
HollywoodReporter,
16 Sep. 2025
Verb
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More than anything, when the show finally ends, its finale will stun most viewers into silence.—
Aramide Tinubu,
Variety,
10 Sep. 2025
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In 1936, an underdog American rowing team stunned the world by winning the Olympic Gold.—
Jerry Cahn,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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“Shake-up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shake-up. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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