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as in jerked
to make a series of small irregular or violent movements
the bus rattled and shook as it barreled down a rutted road
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as in avoided
to get or keep away from (as a responsibility) through cleverness or trickery
we shook our pursuers by cutting through the abandoned lot
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Recent Examples of shook
Thousands of fans in Mexico lost their minds and shook the earth.
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Alejandro Avila Outkick,
FOXNews.com,
2 July 2026
Multiple explosions shook central Kyiv and reverberated across the capital throughout the night as thousands of residents rushed to bomb shelters and underground metro stations.
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Gleb Garanich,
USA Today,
2 July 2026
Loud explosions shook the Ukrainian capital, where more than 50,000 people sheltered in subway stations after authorities issued air raid warnings, the Kyiv Metro said.
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Hanna Arhirova,
Los Angeles Times,
2 July 2026
During 2002 and 2006 World Cups, cascading rallies shook the stadiums and filled the streets, galvanizing the home team to play at new heights.
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Michael Morris,
Time,
1 July 2026
The Harvard Business School graduate wiped away tears as supporters offered prayers, embraced him and shook his hand.
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Chandra Asmara,
Fortune,
30 June 2026
In Venezuela, rescue teams have been racing against the clock to pull survivors from the rubble after two powerful earthquakes shook the northern state of La Guaira last Wednesday.
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ABC News,
29 June 2026
The quake, which struck during morning rush hour, also mildly shook Tokyo.
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Will Clark,
NBC news,
26 June 2026
Emmanuel shook his dreadlocks in disbelief, pointed to the sky, dropped to one knee and slapped the concrete three times.
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Ben Church,
CNN Money,
25 June 2026
Alejandro Avila Outkick,
FOXNews.com,
2 July 2026
Multiple explosions shook central Kyiv and reverberated across the capital throughout the night as thousands of residents rushed to bomb shelters and underground metro stations.
—
Gleb Garanich,
USA Today,
2 July 2026
Loud explosions shook the Ukrainian capital, where more than 50,000 people sheltered in subway stations after authorities issued air raid warnings, the Kyiv Metro said.
—
Hanna Arhirova,
Los Angeles Times,
2 July 2026
During 2002 and 2006 World Cups, cascading rallies shook the stadiums and filled the streets, galvanizing the home team to play at new heights.
—
Michael Morris,
Time,
1 July 2026
The Harvard Business School graduate wiped away tears as supporters offered prayers, embraced him and shook his hand.
—
Chandra Asmara,
Fortune,
30 June 2026
In Venezuela, rescue teams have been racing against the clock to pull survivors from the rubble after two powerful earthquakes shook the northern state of La Guaira last Wednesday.
—
ABC News,
29 June 2026
The quake, which struck during morning rush hour, also mildly shook Tokyo.
—
Will Clark,
NBC news,
26 June 2026
Emmanuel shook his dreadlocks in disbelief, pointed to the sky, dropped to one knee and slapped the concrete three times.
—
Ben Church,
CNN Money,
25 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for shook
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Once the squid gather near the surface, lines fitted with bait are lowered into the water and rapidly jerked up and down to imitate small prey such as shrimp, triggering strikes before the catch is reeled aboard.
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Suddenly, the tent jerked and wobbled.
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Malepeai, her co-defendant Freddie Lee Davis III, and two others who avoided federal charges were identified by police as members of a robbery crew that committed violent purse snatchings around the Bay Area.
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After not being present for voluntary activities throughout the offseason, Pickens avoided a contract holdout situation and reported to The Star for the first time since the conclusion of the 2025 season.
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The way the stadium shuddered with noise.
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At least the elevator still creaked and shuddered, as in the old days, finally trembling open on the eighth floor.
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On the phone, my friend Monika is telling me about a lost dog in her Salt Lake City neighborhood, a blue heeler who’s been seen limping and has evaded capture.
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Russia intercepts most Ukrainian long-range drones but some have evaded Russian air defenses.
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Each time, brown leaves that had drifted from distant trees quivered and spun on the surface.
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Her papers quivered in her hand.
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Emilio Buitrago, who was born in Venezuela but moved to Philadelphia in the 1990s, says his cousin narrowly escaped her apartment building during the earthquakes.
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And this has not escaped Justice Alito's notice.
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THe morning after Louisiana’s House primaries were scheduled to take place, worshippers at Mount Zion First Baptist Church in Baton Rouge were on their feet, swaying to the gospel music that vibrated through the wooden pews.
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The pilot of a helicopter that crashed on a sightseeing flight off the Hawaiian island of Kauai last month, killing three passengers, told investigators that the aircraft vibrated and spun before plunging into the water, according to report released Friday.
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“Shook.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shook. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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