shaken up

past participle of shake up

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of shaken up The two sisters are shaken up when a mysterious figure (Pace) arrives in their quaint New England town. Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 3 Aug. 2026 Naylor was shaken up on the slide, but walked off the field under his own power and was replaced by Fairchild, who came up from Triple-A Tacoma on Saturday. ABC News, 2 Aug. 2026 Schmitt was visibly shaken up and could be seen rubbing his left knee in discomfort. Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 28 July 2026 Spain’s dismantling of favourites France has certainly shaken up The Athletic’s ranking of the top 50 players at the World Cup, but just how much? Liam Twomey, New York Times, 16 July 2026 Ahead of his final year at the prestigious Buckley School, Bret (Igby Rigney) is shaken up by a mysterious new student, Robert Mallory (Homer Gere), who arrives just as a serial killer called the Trawler is terrorizing LA. Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 13 July 2026 The Industrial Revolution had shaken up the economy, and there was a feeling from people in the country of suspicious of people in the city. NBC news, 5 July 2026 But the Clippers have shaken up their team quite a bit in the last few months and are a team worth watching this week. 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for shaken up
Verb
  • While the devices are marketed as nonlethal and safe for the heart, a pending lawsuit alleges a 43-year-old man died in 2024 after he was shocked 27 times with the gloves and 13 more times by a Taser at a jail in Richmond, Kentucky.
    ABC News, ABC News, 12 Aug. 2026
  • In fact, so political has Tafoya gotten in her hometown of Edina, an upscale Twin Cities suburb, that many people were shocked the 61-year-old didn’t take a run at public office earlier.
    Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 12 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Fig, a dog from Tulare County, disappeared after becoming frightened by fireworks and gunfire during Fourth of July celebrations, according to authorities.
    Denis Akbari, USA Today, 22 July 2026
  • Fig, an Australian shepherd, ran away from home after getting frightened by July Fourth fireworks.
    ABC News, ABC News, 21 July 2026
Verb
  • The ones who are guessing or scared or covering a gap in their own thinking are the ones who dress uncertainty up in language that sounds important.
    Jeremy Macliver, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Gamache immediately raced his boat toward the group, and the approaching vessel apparently scared the alligator away.
    Amber Harding OutKick, FOXNews.com, 10 Aug. 2026

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“Shaken up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shaken%20up. Accessed 13 Aug. 2026.

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