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Recent Examples of shocker
Stoker’s gothic shocker explores the dark corners of Victorian-age sexuality, fear and desire.
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Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 12 May 2025
If the Hornets had captured the Flagg, now that would have been the shocker.
—Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 13 May 2025
The trade was a shocker to fans, and probably to Gimenez’ teammates.
—Bernie Pleskoff, Forbes.com, 8 May 2025
While not a surprise to those who have played The Last of Us Part II video game, the second episode of Season 2 was a shocker to many, but not Pascal.
—Denise Petski, Deadline, 21 Apr. 2025
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Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 12 May 2025
If the Hornets had captured the Flagg, now that would have been the shocker.
—Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 13 May 2025
The trade was a shocker to fans, and probably to Gimenez’ teammates.
—Bernie Pleskoff, Forbes.com, 8 May 2025
While not a surprise to those who have played The Last of Us Part II video game, the second episode of Season 2 was a shocker to many, but not Pascal.
—Denise Petski, Deadline, 21 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for shocker
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Aziza is, in many ways, the audience surrogate, which requires Young to really be present with her venom-spewing costars as new lies and revelations are unfurled.—
Patrick Ryan,
USA Today,
3 June 2025
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Jessica Biel and Elizabeth Banks star in this juicy domestic thriller where every revelation brings new questions about what really happened the night of the murder.—
Emily Blackwood,
People.com,
3 June 2025
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Even still, King says that being chosen for Reese’s Book Club was a surprise.—
Carly Tagen-Dye,
People.com,
3 June 2025
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This strike, as far east as Siberia and as far north as the Arctic, was only a surprise insofar as Ukrainian security forces cleverly organized it in a way that the Russians could not effectively counter.—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
3 June 2025
Noun
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In Kevin Day’s case, the initial sense of shock eventually gave way to tears in, of all places, his local supermarket.—
Stuart James,
New York Times,
7 June 2025
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Narrating what happened with the boy in the autopsy room turned out to be wholly different from experiencing it; the riptide shock of that moment slowed to a largo of painful excavation.—
Danielle Ofri,
New Yorker,
7 June 2025
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The simple act of diligent expense tracking is a big eye-opener.—
True Tamplin,
Forbes.com,
22 May 2025
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The project has been an eye-opener for Collett and hopes the audience consuming the photo book will have the same experience.—
Hikmat Mohammed,
Footwear News,
19 May 2025
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The rift deepened with bombshell interviews, their Netflix docuseries and Harry’s best-selling memoir Spare, which alleged a physical altercation with his brother, Prince William.—
Simon Perry,
People.com,
5 June 2025
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Last Thursday, May 30, when The New York Times (NYT) published a bombshell story about Elon Musk’s drug use, erratic behavior, and political entanglements, Tesla’s volume spiked to more than 123 million shares.—
Catherine Baab,
Quartz,
5 June 2025
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“Shocker.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shocker. Accessed 12 Jun. 2025.
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