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as in collision
a forceful coming together of two things
pack the glass vase so that it won't fall victim to any hard jolts in transit
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as in surprise
something that makes a strong impression because it is so unexpected
the news of the CEO's sudden retirement was a jolt to us all
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as in to shake
to make a series of small irregular or violent movements
the roller coaster car jerked and jolted as it coursed along the old wooden tracks
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as in to yank
to move or cause to move with a sharp quick motion
she jolted the door open with her elbow
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as in to shock
to cause an unpleasant surprise for
the sneak terrorist attack jolted the country out of its indolence and indifference
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Recent Examples of jolt
Daniel R. Epstein, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024
That peace has been recently shaken by several quakes that jostled the region to attention, including a 4.4-magnitude under Pasadena in mid-August that sent a jolt across Los Angeles.
—Stephanie Elam, CNN, 16 Oct. 2024
Pete Gannon, Axios, 7 Oct. 2024
Coffee lovers are increasingly getting their java jolt away from home, too.
—Mike Snider, USA TODAY, 28 Sep. 2024
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Noun
The Angels will welcome Soler’s bat into a lineup in need of a jolt.
—Daniel R. Epstein, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024
That peace has been recently shaken by several quakes that jostled the region to attention, including a 4.4-magnitude under Pasadena in mid-August that sent a jolt across Los Angeles.
—Stephanie Elam, CNN, 16 Oct. 2024
Verb
Just news of a campaign from Starboard is often enough to jolt a stock.
—Pete Gannon, Axios, 7 Oct. 2024
Coffee lovers are increasingly getting their java jolt away from home, too.
—Mike Snider, USA TODAY, 28 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for jolt
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The woman’s death is the 12th fatal traffic collision in Fremont this year, police said.Harry Harris, The Mercury News, 5 Nov. 2024
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It was recorded that for the 2012 election there were 138 fatal motor vehicle collisions, in 2016, there were 150 and in 2020, there were 173.Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 1 Nov. 2024
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In 2001, my father left my mother, my three siblings, and me a surprise inheritance in a Swiss bank account.Suzanne Seggerman, Curbed, 14 Nov. 2024
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Donald Trump’s head-turning pick for attorney general takes some federal officials by surprise.Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 14 Nov. 2024
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Over the next few years, a plague of disorder will descend upon America, and maybe the world, shaking everything loose.David Brooks, The Mercury News, 9 Nov. 2024
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Maybe that’s why World Cups end with the two teams shaking hands, one offering congratulations and the other condolences, and elections don’t.Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2024
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If the court doesn’t grant them that injunction, NASCAR is ready to yank those Charters and let the team’s race as open entries.Greg Engle, Forbes, 9 Oct. 2024
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This noted, what Mother is brilliant at is showing us the rug being yanked from under her feet, again and again, in terse, breathless prose—sometimes girlishly purple, at others brusque with the idioms of the era.Will Self, Harper's Magazine, 23 Sep. 2024
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Upstart Indiana, who have shocked even the most seasoned college football experts this year with the Hoosiers unblemished 9-0 record, come in at No. 8.David Close, CNN, 5 Nov. 2024
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Tens of thousands of people who had invested their savings in the bank lost money, shocking the communist nation and prompting rare protests from the victims.Jason Ma, Fortune Asia, 4 Nov. 2024
Noun
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The single shot rings out and then a thump as the animal hits the ground.Britta Lokting, Rolling Stone, 13 Oct. 2024
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The group’s classic instrumentation got a new scaffolding of Jersey club drums, roiling sub-bass and reggaeton thump.August Brown, Los Angeles Times, 8 Oct. 2024
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The 2005 revelation set off a chain of events that led to Pluto’s still-controversial demotion from planet status the following year.Jacopo Prisco, CNN, 5 Nov. 2024
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Bungie recently acknowledged the existence of arguably the worst bug in Destiny 2’s entire history, the revelation that for years now, loot drops have been bugged to make certain perk combinations close to impossible to get, when all combinations were supposedly supposed to be weighted equally.Paul Tassi, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
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But this year, polls showed a trend that would have made my mother and aunt shudder.Suzette Hackney, USA TODAY, 8 Oct. 2024
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At this point, phrases like ambient computing, ubiquitous computing, and even (shudder) Internet of Things may be zipping and popping around your brain.Sophie Charara, WIRED, 28 Sep. 2024
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“Jolt.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jolt. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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