Thesaurus results for SHAKEN DOWN

shaken down

verb

past participle of shake down

as in cheated

to rob by the use of trickery or threats the rumor is that he started his career shaking people down as an enforcer for the mob

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Recent Examples of shaken down Law firms are shaken down into submission. — Christopher Bouzy, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Aug. 2025

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Bo told Lu that if the audit produced evidence that he had been cheated, Wang should go to prison.

— Hailey Wang, Los Angeles Times, 10 Aug. 2026
In one case, several systems worked on a problem in parallel, one cheated outright, and the system assigned to summarize their work did not flag it.

— Craig S. Smith, Forbes.com, 9 Aug. 2026

Definition of cheated

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But attorneys and housing advocates who work with struggling homeowners say household budgets are being squeezed from several directions.

— Nora O'Neill, Charlotte Observer, 11 Aug. 2026
Io is repeatedly squeezed and stretched by Jupiter and the gravitational pulls of neighboring moons Europa and Ganymede.

— Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 11 Aug. 2026

Definition of squeezed

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Doubs plucked the ball over Gonzalez, who had successfully backed him near the boundary but couldn’t box out the 6-foot-2 receiver entirely.

— Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 10 Aug. 2026
The bass player plucked each of his instrument’s four strings, one at a time, while turning the corresponding tuning pegs.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of plucked

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Leite made 5 of 12 shots with two 3-pointers and 15 of 17 free throws for Portland (11-19), which beat the Tempo 99-80 in Toronto on May 23 in the first matchup between the expansion teams.

— ABC News, ABC News, 7 Aug. 2026
The Sparks beat the Lynx for the first time in three tries this season.

— CBS News, CBS News, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of beaten

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The Sox lost to the Nationals the day after the text was sent, then ripped off 15 in a row, sweeping the Angels, White Sox, and Mets.

— Peter Chawaga, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026
When immigrants realize they’ve been ripped off, they’re often left with no money to secure real representation.

— Itzel Luna, Los Angeles Times, 31 July 2026

Definition of ripped off

Verb

Thomas Zordani flew from his home in Denver to Phoenix for a consultation with a Mayo Clinic neurosurgeon, hoping to find out what could be done to treat his debilitating headaches after worrisome brain scan findings.

— Julie Appleby, CBS News, 12 Aug. 2026
Pierce never disclosed what was causing the discomfort nor what the surgery was specifically done to correct.

— James Boyd, New York Times, 11 Aug. 2026

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