shake-ups

noun

plural of shake-up
as in shakeouts

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  1. closings
  2. shutdowns
  3. firings
Noun
  • The musical returned to the then-Atkinson after the closings lifted in the fall of 2021.
    — Greg Evans, Deadline, 27 Aug. 2026
  • Also, expect overnight lane closings to affect Okeechobee Road from the Broward County line to west of the Homestead Extension of Florida’s Turnpike.
    — Amaia Gavica, Miami Herald, 24 Aug. 2026
Definition of closings
Noun
  • We are used to the street closures, the factory shutdowns, the restrictions on driving and internet access during Communist Party conferences, international summits, Tiananmen Square military parades, and the visits of foreign dignitaries.
    — Jonathan Flint, Harpers Magazine, 1 Sep. 2026
  • They were determined not to bump up against that deadline during the campaign season following this past year’s historic shutdowns.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of shutdowns
Noun
  • The mass firings at the CDC in early 2025 gutted the team studying TBI, right before it was expected to launch a nationwide concussion surveillance system.
    — Lydia McFarlane, NPR, 25 Aug. 2026
  • One person involved in the effort told me that the firings had been carried out because of an evolution in the business at Fannie and not for any ideological reason.
    — Michael Scherer, The Atlantic, 22 Aug. 2026
Definition of firings
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“Shake-ups.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shake-ups. Accessed 4 Sep. 2026.

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