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Recent Examples of shocker
Three nights ago, the league-worst Vancouver Canucks stunned the Avs in a 8-6 shocker.
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Corey Masisak, Denver Post, 4 Apr. 2026
The shocker deal, which was on very few people’s Holy Week and/or Passover bingo card, could prove transformative for how Hollywood labor works, literally and figuratively.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 4 Apr. 2026
In perhaps the biggest shocker, Bosnia and Herzegovina outlasted Italy on penalty kicks to return to the World Cup for the first time since 2014.
—Andrew Greif, NBC news, 1 Apr. 2026
Hoiberg’s adversary Thursday in Houston, Iowa’s Ben McCollum — in the first Sweet 16 ever for Nebraska and first in 27 years for Iowa — just sent it right back the other way to vicious trash-talker Todd Golden amid a shocker over Florida.
—Joe Rexrode, New York Times, 25 Mar. 2026
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Corey Masisak, Denver Post, 4 Apr. 2026
The shocker deal, which was on very few people’s Holy Week and/or Passover bingo card, could prove transformative for how Hollywood labor works, literally and figuratively.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 4 Apr. 2026
In perhaps the biggest shocker, Bosnia and Herzegovina outlasted Italy on penalty kicks to return to the World Cup for the first time since 2014.
—Andrew Greif, NBC news, 1 Apr. 2026
Hoiberg’s adversary Thursday in Houston, Iowa’s Ben McCollum — in the first Sweet 16 ever for Nebraska and first in 27 years for Iowa — just sent it right back the other way to vicious trash-talker Todd Golden amid a shocker over Florida.
—Joe Rexrode, New York Times, 25 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for shocker
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Because Hunt knows that McCartney has heard that several times a day for 50 years, and such revelations are at minimum uninteresting and often invasive for a mega-celebrity.—
Chris Jones,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Apr. 2026
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The Broward School Board plans to consider an outside investigation, more training and more oversight in response to the revelation that the district’s logo and $150 in district money were used in connection to a Democratic fundraiser.—
Scott Travis,
Sun Sentinel,
27 Apr. 2026
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Tom Brady, who was the victim of Netflix’s last celebrity roast in 2024, made a surprise appearance at Kevin Hart’s roast Sunday to launch a few jokes at the comedian before the night got underway.—
Payton Turkeltaub,
Variety,
11 May 2026
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Deadline also asked Coogan about the surprise exit of Helena Bonham Carter, who left The White Lotus around a week into production and was later replaced by Laura Dern.—
Jake Kanter,
Deadline,
10 May 2026
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Retail’s hiring surge reflects growing optimism that consumers will keep spending in the face of economic shocks, Stahle said.—
Alex Harring,
CNBC,
10 May 2026
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Strains of hantavirus can result in hantavirus pulmonary syndrome, characterized by fever, gastrointestinal symptoms, rapid progression to pneumonia, acute respiratory distress syndrome and shock, like in individuals on the MV Hondius cruise ship, according to the World Health Organization.—
Allison Kiehl,
Chicago Tribune,
9 May 2026
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Small temperature shifts tied to her hormonal cycle were also a factor, which was an important eye-opener and was the most consequential factor in connecting the dots.—
Allison Aubrey,
NPR,
20 Apr. 2026
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My shore excursion in Cartagena was an eye-opener.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
15 Apr. 2026
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Fernando Mendoza will go to the Las Vegas Raiders unless there's some sort of last-minute shocking development bombshell that nobody saw coming.—
Joe Kinsey OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
23 Apr. 2026
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Here are the 10 biggest bombshells from the WWE legend's final interview.—
Natasha Dye,
PEOPLE,
22 Apr. 2026
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“Shocker.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shocker. Accessed 13 May. 2026.
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