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shook up

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verb

past tense of shake up

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of shook-up
Verb
Most of these councilmember endorsements were publicly unveiled during the primary election, some of which were shared just days after a key filing deadline for the mayoral race in February — a day shook up by Raman’s last-minute joining. — Paris Barraza, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2026 The opening of the new Mystic Lake Amphitheater in Shakopee this summer shook up the local concert scene, with some 40 shows booked there that otherwise would have hit a local arena or the Minnesota State Fair Grandstand. — Ross Raihala, Twin Cities, 6 Sep. 2026 Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch, who shook up her top team on Monday by appointing new economy and foreign affairs spokespeople, finally gets a chance to grill Burnham on Tuesday when Parliament returns from its summer break. — ABC News, 1 Sep. 2026 By the Monitor's Editorial Board Yoav Segalovitz, a Zionist politician from a centrist Jewish party, shook up Israeli politics on Monday. — The Christian Science Monitor, Christian Science Monitor, 1 Sep. 2026 The Miami Marlins shook up their bullpen a bit on Sunday, designated for assignment veteran lefty reliever John King and recalling rookie Jack Ralston ahead of their series finale against the Washington Nationals. — Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 23 Aug. 2026 After the Warriors had been upset in the first round of the 1992 playoffs by Seattle despite a 55-27 record, the coach shook up the roster in an effort to take the next step toward a title. — Carl Steward, Mercury News, 9 Aug. 2026 At the midway point, this year has already produced the most billion-dollar blockbusters since the pandemic shook up the movie theater industry. — Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 7 Aug. 2026 Revealed in January and going on sale in June, the iPhone shook up an industry that was coming to terms with online app stores and touchscreens just as Apple steamrollered in with its own vision. — Ewan Spence, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for shook-up
Adjective
  • There was no upset this time in the season opener for TCU men’s basketball as the Horned Frogs rolled to a 98-59 win over Lindenwood Monday night at Schollmaier Arena.
    — Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Nov. 2026
  • Hafley was naturally upset about Ollie Gordon’s unsportsmanlike conduct penalty that turned into a 3rd and 5 into a 3rd and 20 that the Dolphins didn’t convert during the Patriots’ 21-0 run.
    — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 2 Nov. 2026
Verb
  • The case shocked her community and the fight to convict her killer proved difficult.
    — Madeleine Janz, PEOPLE, 1 Nov. 2026
  • Theiss’ wife filed a police complaint alleging that the men were shocked while trying to get out of the pool and drowned, NDTV reported.
    — Jessica Mekles, FOXNews.com, 31 Oct. 2026
Adjective
  • It was meant to give kids from troubled homes an opportunity to learn the skills and discipline of a sport.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 12 Nov. 2026
  • The health system, while under Sarian’s leadership, bought the hospitals from troubled Steward Healthcare System in 2024 as part of a deal Steward made to thin debt.
    — Michelle Marchante, Miami Herald, 11 Nov. 2026
Verb
  • Biss, however, said he is appalled by these actions and policies, calling them unconstitutional.
    — Russell Lissau, Chicago Tribune, 4 Nov. 2026
  • When James Kelman won the Booker Prize in 1994, the decision was met with disgust by the literary establishment, appalled by the profanity and the informality of the Glasgow drunk whose inner life the novel details.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 2 Nov. 2026
Adjective
  • Soon, other aggrieved groups—farmers, trade unionists, climate activists, yellow-vest protesters angered by rising costs—joined in, and the demonstrations that followed quickly became some of France’s most widespread and explosive since 1968.
    — Maurice Samuels, New Yorker, 29 Oct. 2026
  • The Panthers trailed, 33-6, at halftime in front of an aggrieved home crowd that rained boos on them at several junctures.
    — Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 26 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Three years ago, South Florida was stunned by a rainfall event so extreme it was classified as a 1-in-1,000-year occurrence.
    — Alex Harris, Miami Herald, 11 Nov. 2026
  • Lockwood initially bought the property secretly through a mystery corporation, Lake Osceola Holdings LLC, and the later revelation of the transaction stunned those who’ve been working for many months to save the house from demolition.
    — Brian Bell, The Orlando Sentinel, 10 Nov. 2026
Adjective
  • The victim’s distraught mother spoke briefly to the Daily News through the family’s apartment door.
    — Roni Jacobson, New York Daily News, 10 Nov. 2026
  • Owusu’s family, from Ghana, are distraught over the loss of the beloved and talented musician, ABC 7 NY reported.
    — Samira Asma-Sadeque, PEOPLE, 6 Nov. 2026
Adjective
  • It’s soon revealed that Anarion was right to feel ill at ease.
    — Keith Phipps, Vulture, 11 Nov. 2026
  • Dr Hoggett’s office was in a hospital across town, a building with long corridors, low ceilings, handwashing stations and works of art that were at once innocuous and ill at ease.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 5 Aug. 2026

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“Shook-up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shook-up. Accessed 15 Nov. 2026.

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