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Recent Examples of Synonyms for shake-ups
Noun
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City health officials order temporary business closings due to pests, lack of hot water, sewage concerns, or licensing issues, Reinwald said.—
Francesca Pica,
jsonline.com,
26 Mar. 2026 -
Objections after closings After closing arguments were complete, attorneys went to sidebar with the judge.—
Matt Schooley,
CBS News,
26 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The result, as is often the case with (increasingly frequent) government shutdowns, was a mixed bag.—
Zachary Schermele,
USA Today,
1 Apr. 2026
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In the fourth quarter last year, Wendy’s closed 28 units and the rest of the shutdowns are set to occur in the first half of this year.—
Suzanne Blake,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Apr. 2026
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This is a path that flies Orion to lunar space on a direct path back to Earth to avoid the need for any major firings of the spacecraft's engine after its translunar injection burn that will put it on a course for the moon.—
Josh Dinner,
Space.com,
27 Mar. 2026
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In these latest cuts, some of the other firings were in sales, recruiting, and Facebook, signaling that Zuckerberg is separating the chaff in non-AI related units beyond its flailing Metaverse division.—
Frank Landymore,
Futurism,
26 Mar. 2026
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“Shake-ups.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shake-ups. Accessed 3 Apr. 2026.
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