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Recent Examples of Synonyms for shake-ups
Noun
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Just last weekend, a weekend winter store with ice accumulation also led to closings and cancellations.—
Melissa Oyler,
Charlotte Observer,
29 Jan. 2026 -
Take a look below for the latest full list of school closings in the area.—
Mike Toole,
CBS News,
27 Jan. 2026
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However, about a year after Starwood bought the office buildings, the coronavirus outbreak ushered in wide-ranging business shutdowns that chased workers out of their offices over fears about the spread of the deadly virus.—
George Avalos,
Mercury News,
27 Jan. 2026
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Yet the term actually dates back to the Covid-19 pandemic, when the seismic impact from widespread shutdowns was just coming into focus and economists all over the world began straining to predict what an eventual recovery would look like.—
Trevor Bach,
Dallas Morning News,
26 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Do mass firings create an atmosphere of fear that impacts voting?—
Anne Applebaum,
The Atlantic,
30 Jan. 2026
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None of these coaches’ interviews, updates and hirings or firings happen in a vacuum.—
Pat Leonard,
New York Daily News,
29 Jan. 2026
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