as in to shock
to cause an unpleasant surprise for
the news that we had failed the auto inspection shook us up
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Recent Examples of shake up
Madeline Fitzgerald, Quartz, 17 Jan. 2025
Some represented smaller firms that want to shake up the way contracting is done and gain a slice of the Pentagon's spending — for emerging tech, AI research and more.
—Cuneyt Dil, Axios, 16 Jan. 2025
Seema Mody,ece Yildirim, CNBC, 16 Jan. 2025
Chanel has seen a far-reaching management shake-up since the arrival of Leena Nair as global CEO in 2021, charged with implementing a long-term succession plan.
—Joelle Diderich, WWD, 16 Jan. 2025
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Verb
Experts note, however, that recent political changes could still shake up the world order.
—Madeline Fitzgerald, Quartz, 17 Jan. 2025
Some represented smaller firms that want to shake up the way contracting is done and gain a slice of the Pentagon's spending — for emerging tech, AI research and more.
—Cuneyt Dil, Axios, 16 Jan. 2025
Noun
Canada is currently in the midst of a leadership shake-up.
—Seema Mody,ece Yildirim, CNBC, 16 Jan. 2025
Chanel has seen a far-reaching management shake-up since the arrival of Leena Nair as global CEO in 2021, charged with implementing a long-term succession plan.
—Joelle Diderich, WWD, 16 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for shake up
Verb
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Tyrese Haliburton Honestly, I'll be shocked if Haliburton DOESN'T enter the event.—
Justin L. Mack,
Axios,
31 Jan. 2025
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When people did see her, they were shocked by her yellow skin and skeletal appearance, prosecutors said, WA Today reports.—
KC Baker,
People.com,
31 Jan. 2025
Noun
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The post-Hollywood strikes shakeout seems to be stabilizing.—
Michael Schneider,
Variety,
2 Jan. 2025
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Between the lines: The study comes as major pharmacy chains including Walgreens and CVS continue to go through painful shakeouts.—
Tina Reed,
Axios,
9 Dec. 2024
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Since the jarring days in March 2020, when government shutdown orders silenced concerts in Nashville, the city's independent music venues have struggled to find a foothold.—
Nate Rau,
Axios,
31 Jan. 2025
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However, some legal scholars say that lawsuits brought by faith groups during the pandemic over shutdown orders could provide a guide.—
Sarah Matusek,
The Christian Science Monitor,
30 Jan. 2025
Verb
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Dismay or appall you, sure, but never surprise you.—
Patt Morrison,
Los Angeles Times,
31 Dec. 2024
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That kind of appalls me to think that people need not expect that of themselves.—
David Marchese Photograph by Mamadi Doumbouya,
New York Times,
15 Feb. 2024
Noun
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Here’s a roundup of all of last month’s restaurant openings and closings: Need a break?—
Hadley Hitson,
The Tennessean,
3 Feb. 2025
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Something else that was new in January: the highest-ever closing level for the S&P 500.—
Yeo Boon Ping,
CNBC,
3 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Legal Challenges Image Legal scholars and immigration advocates said on Tuesday that they were stunned by the breadth of the order.—
Michael D. Shear,
New York Times,
22 Jan. 2025
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Director Mohammad Rasoulof tracks social and moral collapse with the kind of unnerving calm and visual precision that made the Iranian New Wave so striking when Abbas Kiarostami’s Through the Olive Trees and Mohsen Makhmalbaf’s A Moment of Innocence first stunned the film world in the 1990s.—
Armond White,
National Review,
22 Jan. 2025
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