Thesaurus results for SHOOK DOWN

shook down

verb

past tense of shake down

as in plucked

to rob by the use of trickery or threats the rumor is that he started his career shaking people down as an enforcer for the mob

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Recent Examples of shook down Bernthal played the real-life Baltimore policeman Wayne Jenkins, who led a crew of officers who shook down people for cash and drugs. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 16 July 2026

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The spa The on-site spa could never be a flashy, luxury spa plucked from any random resort.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Aug. 2026
Echoing his sentiment, Hinata’s hiking trails are full of nature scenes practically plucked from a storybook.

— Madeline Bilis, Travel + Leisure, 4 Aug. 2026

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The over-all technical director, Oscar Lopez, whose day job entails managing events at Resorts World, hustled crews carefully among setups and sites.

— Paige Williams, New Yorker, 3 Aug. 2026
During a break Saturday, Freeling hustled home and caught two episodes before returning to the hotel where the rookies and younger players stay during camp ahead of curfew.

— Joseph Person, New York Times, 27 July 2026

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These new provisions have been met with skepticism from human rights groups, including fears that deportation centers hosted abroad could morph into long-term holding facilities overflowing with asylum seekers stuck in legal limbo.

— ABC News, ABC News, 4 Aug. 2026
Bad cops are not being fired, and good cops who may be wrongfully accused are stuck in professional purgatory.

— Sam Charles, Chicago Tribune, 3 Aug. 2026

Definition of stuck

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Chad Gable won his first singles title in WWE after beating Penta for the WWE Intercontinental Championship in an emotional match.

— Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 3 Aug. 2026
Evander scored a go-ahead goal from distance in the 82nd minute and Cincinnati beat the San Jose Earthquakes 4-2 on Saturday night in a game delayed over two hours due to weather.

— ABC News, ABC News, 2 Aug. 2026

Definition of beat

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Is this guy just saying we were screwed before, and we're still screwed now, just with more velocity?

— RJ Friedman, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026
Thus, the outright majority of American voters, the Independents, get royally screwed again in favor of folks who represent about a quarter of Americans, thanks to the Supreme Court’s decision.

— Gary Franks, Hartford Courant, 6 July 2026

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