as in nerves
a sense of panic or extreme nervousness
looking down from the window ledge sent shivers up my spine
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Recent Examples of shivers
The Ai Insider, Interesting Engineering, 27 Oct. 2025
Dividend cuts ‘would send shivers through Wall Street’ Clark Williams-Derry, energy finance analyst at the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA), a non-profit organization, said trimming the share buybacks is likely Big Oil’s easiest option.
—Sam Meredith, CNBC, 13 Oct. 2025
Grab this sweatsuit and kiss mid-flight shivers goodbye.
—Amelia McBride, Travel + Leisure, 7 Oct. 2025
Hearing McCartney play Beatles classics, in particular, sends shivers down one’s spine.
—John Wenzel, Denver Post, 24 Sep. 2025
National Hispanic Heritage Month falls at the perfect time for catching up on all the summer fantasy romance reads before Halloween swoops in to give us the shivers.
—Lia Amador, PEOPLE, 20 Sep. 2025
Hank is a Dallas Cowboys diehard; the idea of Bobby getting into the Premier League sends him into full-body shivers.
—Jeremy Gordon, The Atlantic, 22 Aug. 2025
Verb
That’s partly why the Atlas launch sent shivers through Silicon Valley.
—The Ai Insider, Interesting Engineering, 27 Oct. 2025
Dividend cuts ‘would send shivers through Wall Street’ Clark Williams-Derry, energy finance analyst at the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA), a non-profit organization, said trimming the share buybacks is likely Big Oil’s easiest option.
—Sam Meredith, CNBC, 13 Oct. 2025
Grab this sweatsuit and kiss mid-flight shivers goodbye.
—Amelia McBride, Travel + Leisure, 7 Oct. 2025
Hearing McCartney play Beatles classics, in particular, sends shivers down one’s spine.
—John Wenzel, Denver Post, 24 Sep. 2025
National Hispanic Heritage Month falls at the perfect time for catching up on all the summer fantasy romance reads before Halloween swoops in to give us the shivers.
—Lia Amador, PEOPLE, 20 Sep. 2025
Hank is a Dallas Cowboys diehard; the idea of Bobby getting into the Premier League sends him into full-body shivers.
—Jeremy Gordon, The Atlantic, 22 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for shivers
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As estrogen decreases during menopause, nerves in the hypothalamus — an almond-size region deep inside the brain whose functions include helping regulate the body’s thermostat — become hyperactive and produce an overabundance of chemical signals called neurokinins.—
Jacqueline Howard,
CNN Money,
24 Oct. 2025
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In these conditions, the gut’s nerves and the brain’s emotion-processing circuits are in unusually close communication.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
24 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Regretting You essentially splits itself into two occasionally intersecting plots, that of Morgan and Jonah’s healing and of Clara’s nascent romance.—
Richard Lawson,
HollywoodReporter,
22 Oct. 2025
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Stretching the limits The clip is reportedly designed to showcase Oli’s stability, joint articulation as well as movement control, through a series of exercises including side bends, leg lifts and splits.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
17 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Each participant had lost central vision in one eye due to dry AMD, which destroys light-sensitive macular cells over time.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
20 Oct. 2025
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An arson fire destroys the 43-year-old Globe Theatre on March 8 (the arsonist was never caught, but a firebug had set several blazes in the park that winter).—
Pam Kragen,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
19 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Occasional use of those protein powders isn’t as concerning as a person making protein shakes three times a day.—
Madeline Holcombe,
CNN Money,
25 Oct. 2025
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Today, Braum’s sells hamburgers, sundaes, banana splits, malts, shakes.—
Jenna Thompson,
Kansas City Star,
22 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Rumors are swirling in Kansas political circles that Republican leaders are considering initiating a special session like the one that just concluded in Missouri and produced a new map that splinters Kansas City into three congressional districts.—
Matthew Kelly,
Kansas City Star,
18 Sep. 2025
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Instead of picking a single character to follow for the duration of the film, Cregger splinters the mystery among six people, separated into distinct chapters, beginning with Justine.—
Peter Debruge,
Variety,
5 Aug. 2025
Verb
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The music of home often quivers with nostalgia.—
Justin Davidson,
Vulture,
22 Sep. 2025
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There’s a breathless mood in the air that quivers and quakes at the protests to come.—
Sara Stridsberg
September 15,
Literary Hub,
15 Sep. 2025
Verb
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As sunlight heats that nucleus, the ice vaporizes, releasing jets of gas and dust that form the comet's signature tail.—
Joe Rao,
Space.com,
8 Oct. 2025
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However, as seals in the engines, designed to stop leaks, wear and degrade, oil seeps in and vaporizes in the heat, releasing toxic compounds onboard.—
Colson Thayer,
PEOPLE,
16 Sep. 2025
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“Shivers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shivers. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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