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Recent Examples of shocker
After last week's 9-1-1 shocker, The Last of Us said hold my golf club.
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Ew Staff, EW.com, 25 Apr. 2025
Now, Fyre Festival 2 is indefinitely postponed (shocker) and McFarland seeks to distance himself from the event, putting the Fyre brand up for sale.
—Alexandra Del Rosario, Los Angeles Times, 24 Apr. 2025
Last word The Red Sox’s trade of Rafael Devers was a shocker, and the timing of it, killing the buzz after their sweep of the Yankees, was rough to swallow.
—Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 21 June 2025
Breslow and San Francisco Giants President Buster Posey executed the season’s biggest shocker Sunday, with the Red Sox sending slugger Rafael Devers to the Giants for four players in a blockbuster that busted baseball’s norms.
—Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 16 June 2025
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Ew Staff, EW.com, 25 Apr. 2025
Now, Fyre Festival 2 is indefinitely postponed (shocker) and McFarland seeks to distance himself from the event, putting the Fyre brand up for sale.
—Alexandra Del Rosario, Los Angeles Times, 24 Apr. 2025
Last word The Red Sox’s trade of Rafael Devers was a shocker, and the timing of it, killing the buzz after their sweep of the Yankees, was rough to swallow.
—Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 21 June 2025
Breslow and San Francisco Giants President Buster Posey executed the season’s biggest shocker Sunday, with the Red Sox sending slugger Rafael Devers to the Giants for four players in a blockbuster that busted baseball’s norms.
—Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 16 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for shocker
Noun
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The department’s disclosure that Epstein took his own life is hardly a revelation even though conspiracy theorists have continued to challenge that conclusion.—
Sydney Lake,
Fortune,
8 July 2025
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The skinny fry has the potential to be a spud revelation.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
7 July 2025
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However, when Dawkins walked into the Longhorns’ gym at 7:15 a.m., well in advance of the team’s early morning practice time, Johnson caught Dawkins by surprise.—
Josh Robbins,
New York Times,
9 July 2025
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News accounts indicated that campers at Camp Mystic — where 27 campers and counselors were killed by floodwaters — were caught by such surprise that the girls needing rescue, some as young as 7 and 8, were found in their pajamas.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
9 July 2025
Noun
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Clark’s ranking was a shock to many across the social media landscape.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
1 July 2025
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But when faced with financial shocks or broader economic uncertainty, many businesses reduce their credit card payments by an average of 3.2%.—
Juliana Berger,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2025
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The Space Economy Is Already Here Another eye-opener in our chat was just how much space already affects daily life.—
Bernard Marr,
Forbes.com,
19 June 2025
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The Trump administration’s fights with Harvard and Columbia are eye-openers for other universities that are trying to decipher how to handle the president and his desire to exert control over their policies.—
Lexi Lonas Cochran,
The Hill,
13 June 2025
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After weeks spent locked in with Huda Mustafa, Jeremiah began exploring other options, first with Iris Kendall, and then with bombshell Adreina Santos.—
Julia Moore,
People.com,
26 June 2025
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The Bronx bombshell addressed the critics once and for all with a stern message to X on Wednesday evening (June 25).—
Michael Saponara,
Billboard,
26 June 2025
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“Shocker.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shocker. Accessed 14 Jul. 2025.
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