as in shocked
to cause an unpleasant surprise for
the news that we had failed the auto inspection shook us up
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Recent Examples of shaken up
Trump certainly drew attention—much more so than Mayor Zohran Mamdani, who sat in the nosebleeds with state lawmakers and didn’t figure into the broadcast, unlike former mayor Michael Bloomberg, who looked a bit shaken up after Knicks point guard Jose Alvarado crashed into his courtside seat.
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Dan Adler, Vanity Fair, 9 June 2026
She was shaken up sliding into the catcher, but stayed in the game.
—Ren Clayton, CBS News, 6 June 2026
The 9-year-old child is especially shaken up, Coral Jogolev said.
—Noelle Phillips, Denver Post, 25 May 2026
Weiss has shaken up the news division, presiding over layoffs, reshaping CBS Evening News around new anchor Tony Dokoupil and reworking its digital strategy.
—Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 22 May 2026
He was shaken up by the incident, Moser said.
—Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 16 May 2026
The 2026 midterms are already being shaken up by populist firebrands and antiestablishment outsiders.
—James Desio, Washington Post, 15 May 2026
Hassan said he was too shaken up from the incident and declined to take the flight Frontier offered him for free to Los Angeles on Saturday morning.
—Matt Lavietes, NBC news, 9 May 2026
Chewy Bolivian cuñapes are shaken up with the aromatic flavors of garlic bread.
—Shilpa Uskokovic, Bon Appetit Magazine, 21 Apr. 2026
Dan Adler, Vanity Fair, 9 June 2026
She was shaken up sliding into the catcher, but stayed in the game.
—Ren Clayton, CBS News, 6 June 2026
The 9-year-old child is especially shaken up, Coral Jogolev said.
—Noelle Phillips, Denver Post, 25 May 2026
Weiss has shaken up the news division, presiding over layoffs, reshaping CBS Evening News around new anchor Tony Dokoupil and reworking its digital strategy.
—Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 22 May 2026
He was shaken up by the incident, Moser said.
—Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 16 May 2026
The 2026 midterms are already being shaken up by populist firebrands and antiestablishment outsiders.
—James Desio, Washington Post, 15 May 2026
Hassan said he was too shaken up from the incident and declined to take the flight Frontier offered him for free to Los Angeles on Saturday morning.
—Matt Lavietes, NBC news, 9 May 2026
Chewy Bolivian cuñapes are shaken up with the aromatic flavors of garlic bread.
—Shilpa Uskokovic, Bon Appetit Magazine, 21 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for shaken up
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In Game 3, Wembanyama shocked Knicks fans by pushing Jalen Brunson to the floor without drawing a foul.—
Alejandro Avila OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
11 June 2026
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Images from the confrontation shocked the nation and helped build support for passage of the Voting Rights Act later that year.—
USA TODAY Network,
USA Today,
10 June 2026
Verb
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The victim accelerated to escape, but the suspect continued to follow her, which frightened her.—
Peter D'Oench,
CBS News,
4 June 2026
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The Lord in your convent frightened me, Jesus with his bloody palms and gaping mouth, eyes rolled back in terror.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 May 2026
Verb
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However, the World Cup seems to have scared many of those other events away.—
Dylan Lysen,
Kansas City Star,
8 June 2026
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The rush of comments and backlash on it really scared the production.—
Mikey O'Connell,
HollywoodReporter,
4 June 2026
Cite this Entry
“Shaken up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shaken%20up. Accessed 11 Jun. 2026.
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