shivered

verb

Definition of shiverednext
past tense of shiver
1
as in shuddered

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2
as in splintered

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for shivered
  1. split
  2. shook
  3. destroyed
  4. wrecked
  5. ruined
  6. decimated
  7. devastated
  8. totaled
Verb
  • The two take the reins of the company as its corporate parent splits itself in two, keeping the NBC and Telemundo broadcast networks, the Bravo cable network, theme parks and movie operations in one entity and a passel of cable networks and digital properties in the other.
    Brian Steinberg, Variety, 20 Nov. 2024
  • The court recognized and held that the union’s regulations could and did govern the agents’ business entity, a decision which splits from the NFLPA’s regulation of agents.
    Chris Deubert, Forbes, 19 Nov. 2024
Definition of split
Verb
  • But, starting in the 1980s, the repression of 1968 was discussed more openly as demands for democratic change shook the dominance of the Institutional Revolutionary Party, or PRI, which ruled Mexico for most of the 20th century.
    Patrick J. McDonnell, Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2024
  • The two shook hands at the top of the evening and repeatedly agreed with each other throughout the debate on the major issues facing the country.
    Brooke Seipel, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2024
Definition of shook
Verb
  • Liber Pater wines are made on a tiny patch of land in the Graves region of Bordeaux, one of the few places unaffected by the phylloxera bacterium that destroyed vineyards across Europe in the mid-19th century.
    Matteo Atti, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
  • More than half of the deaths were in North Carolina, where several feet of fast-moving water destroyed entire communities.
    NBC News, NBC News, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of destroyed
Verb
  • Federal officials and experts are warning that the winds and floodwaters from Helene that wrecked the Southeast carry unscrupulous fraudsters amid the flotsam.
    Michael Loria, USA TODAY, 2 Oct. 2024
  • When the smoke cleared, 16 MT-LBs and a tank lay wrecked.
    David Axe, Forbes, 1 Oct. 2024
Definition of wrecked
Verb
  • Rescue crews are hindered by cell service outages and ruined roads and bridges as federal officials warn money to help people get back on their feet is tenuous with 57 days still left in the official hurricane season.
    Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Instead of basking at the park's desert ecosystem, visitors left graffiti and ruined trails.
    Louis Casiano, Fox News, 1 Oct. 2024
Definition of ruined
Verb
  • Clampdown on press freedom in Cambodia Rights groups say Cambodia’s once thriving media sector has been decimated in recent years by former strongman Hun Sen, who ruled the country for more than three decades before handing power to his eldest son Hun Manet in 2022.
    Helen Regan, CNN, 3 Oct. 2024
  • Nasrallah's assassination followed two weeks of precise Israeli strikes that have destroyed weapons sites, eliminated half of Hezbollah's leadership council and decimated its top military command.
    Samia Nakhoul and Laila Bassam, USA TODAY, 2 Oct. 2024
Definition of decimated
Verb
  • Almost 400,000 of those are in South Carolina, specifically in the mountains and foothills in the western part of the state, which has been devastated by floods.
    NBC News, NBC News, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Chief Cares continues to raise funds for North Carolina and other states devastated by Hurricane Helene.
    Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of devastated
Verb
  • Segment sales totaled roughly 312,500 units through September of this year.
    Michael Wayland, CNBC, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Since being drafted from Fresno State in 2014, Adams has totaled 10,990 receiving yards and 96 touchdowns across his 11 seasons in the NFL.
    Ben Morse, CNN, 2 Oct. 2024
Definition of totaled
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