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
But the Clippers have shaken up their team quite a bit in the last few months and are a team worth watching this week.
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Tony East,
Forbes.com,
24 June 2026
And while certainly shaken up, the driver and passenger (also test dummies in this case) likely could have walked away without being struck by shattered glass or a protruding antler.
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Mack Degeurin,
Popular Science,
18 June 2026
Nimmo, who was teammates with Lugo with the Mets, was visibly shaken up while running to first base.
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Zach Dean,
FOXNews.com,
12 June 2026
The kids were not hurt but they were shaken up.
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Tammy Mutasa,
CBS News,
11 June 2026
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
The 9-year-old child is especially shaken up, Coral Jogolev said.
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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.
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Katie Kilkenny,
HollywoodReporter,
22 May 2026
He was shaken up by the incident, Moser said.
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Kendrick Calfee,
Kansas City Star,
16 May 2026
Tony East,
Forbes.com,
24 June 2026
And while certainly shaken up, the driver and passenger (also test dummies in this case) likely could have walked away without being struck by shattered glass or a protruding antler.
—
Mack Degeurin,
Popular Science,
18 June 2026
Nimmo, who was teammates with Lugo with the Mets, was visibly shaken up while running to first base.
—
Zach Dean,
FOXNews.com,
12 June 2026
The kids were not hurt but they were shaken up.
—
Tammy Mutasa,
CBS News,
11 June 2026
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.
—
Dan Adler,
Vanity Fair,
9 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for shaken up
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The exact same thing happened back in 2018 when Hirving Lozano shocked Germany.
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No More Mega Deals In late 2023, the Los Angeles Dodgers shocked the world by signing the game’s best player, Shohei Ohtani, to a ten-year, $700 million contract.
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But her outbursts frightened the children too.
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What frightened me most was what might happen to my children.
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Don’t be scared by his blue eyes.
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Lendeborg being 24 when camp opens rightly scared away some of the rebuilding teams picking ahead of Golden State, especially in concert with his iffy outside shot.
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