shaken up

past participle of shake up

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of shaken up The Dancing With the Stars leaderboard has officially shaken up. Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 22 Oct. 2025 Cincinnati's burger landscape is being shaken up once again. Kaycee Sloan, Cincinnati Enquirer, 20 Oct. 2025 The debate comes less than two weeks after the race was shaken up by the revelation that the National Archives accidentally disclosed too much information about Sherrill’s military records to a Ciattarelli ally. Jared Gans, The Hill, 8 Oct. 2025 Eric Melcher, a spokesperson with WeGo, said the bus driver was shaken up by the crash and has been interviewed by police. Craig Shoup, Nashville Tennessean, 2 Oct. 2025 Other big stories ➤ David Schweikert's entrance into the Arizona governor's race has shaken up competition for the Republican nomination. Lorenzino Estrada, AZCentral.com, 2 Oct. 2025 According to Northern Virginia Magazine, the football team was shaken up when the city of Alexandria moved students around from different high schools, effectively combining three different junior and senior classes. Jessica Booth, PEOPLE, 29 Sep. 2025 The incident had also left a mark on the singer after she was shaken up by stalker attempts. Stylecaster Editors, StyleCaster, 24 Sep. 2025 If the draft board had shaken up differently, perhaps the group looks a bit better and different. Charlotte Observer, 24 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for shaken up
Verb
  • However, many of those watching Ray’s video were shocked at how long his daughter’s day at school was.
    Jack Beresford, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Oct. 2025
  • Then, when the movie came to Netflix in 2021 and there was an online resurgence, she was once again shocked to learn about the series' impact.
    Meredith Wilshere, PEOPLE, 18 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • One, frightened, pressed her belly into the pavement.
    Rachel Monroe, New Yorker, 16 Oct. 2025
  • Carley Coleman, operations director at adjacent Via Vite, said her staff and guests dining at the restaurant were frightened when gunshots rang out.
    David Ferrara, Cincinnati Enquirer, 14 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Few books have scared me as much.
    Brian Truitt, USA Today, 22 Oct. 2025
  • And don’t be ashamed to straight-up ask if the route is appropriate for someone who has never rock climbed or is scared of climbing a ladder.
    Jen Murphy, Outside, 8 Oct. 2025

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“Shaken up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shaken%20up. Accessed 24 Oct. 2025.

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