shake-ups

noun

plural of shake-up
as in shakeouts

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  1. closings
  2. shutdowns
  3. firings
Noun
  • CharlotteFive delivers the newest openings, closings, food finds and things to do straight to your inbox.
    — Melissa Oyler, Charlotte Observer, 17 July 2026
  • De Hooch’s picture is a puzzle box—an ingenious construction of openings and closings, insides and outsides, revelation and concealment.
    — Susan Tallman, The Atlantic, 11 July 2026
Definition of closings
Noun
  • Ukrainian attacks on Russian refineries had doubled since the beginning of 2026, Reuters reported, contributing to refinery shutdowns and reduced production of gasoline, diesel and jet fuel.
    — Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 20 July 2026
  • This follows a highly unusual turn of events that led Microsoft to block the July Patch Tuesday KB5101650 update for some Dell users after it was determined to cause performance issues and, in some cases, system shutdowns.
    — Davey Winder, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026
Definition of shutdowns
Noun
  • The hearing arrived at a tumultuous time for the Justice Department, with mass firings and resignations hollowing out the workforce and Democrats and other critics raising alarms that Blanche is still functioning as the president’s personal lawyer.
    — Eric Tucker, Fortune, 15 July 2026
  • Kids who grew up near those hills remember the rumble and roar of Rocketdyne testing another rocket engine and the cloudbanks of smoke from the test firings.
    — Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 15 July 2026
Definition of firings
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