as in shock
informal
something that shows or teaches you something in a surprising way
Traveling abroad can be a real eye-opener to many people. They say her biography is quite an eye-opener.
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Recent Examples of eye-opener
But there is no substitute for experience, so what was the biggest eye-opener about the process?
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Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 23 July 2024
How about a 140-yard hole-out for an eagle on the third hole for an eye-opener?
—Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 22 June 2024
Marvel chief Kevin Feige holds a special place for Blade, considering the Snipes 1998 movie an eye-opener for him and one of the inspirations for focusing on B-list characters in the early days of the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
—Aaron Couch, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 June 2024
That was an eye-opener for me about how periods are stigmatized.
—Amy Schwabe, Journal Sentinel, 30 Apr. 2024
See all Example Sentences for eye-opener 
Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 23 July 2024
How about a 140-yard hole-out for an eagle on the third hole for an eye-opener?
—Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 22 June 2024
Marvel chief Kevin Feige holds a special place for Blade, considering the Snipes 1998 movie an eye-opener for him and one of the inspirations for focusing on B-list characters in the early days of the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
—Aaron Couch, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 June 2024
That was an eye-opener for me about how periods are stigmatized.
—Amy Schwabe, Journal Sentinel, 30 Apr. 2024
See all Example Sentences for eye-opener
Recent Examples of Synonyms for eye-opener
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Each insole features a shock absorbing cork material, a deep heel cup to stabilize your foot, a natural foam for cushioning and custom arch support.Maya Gandara, StyleCaster, 20 Nov. 2024
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The Season Two finale left fans in a whirlwind of shock as the adult version of Natalie (played by Juliette Lewis) died from a phenobarbital injection.Angie Martoccio, Rolling Stone, 19 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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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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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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Perhaps his most divisive film remains this 1997 shocker about a family who are essentially held hostage in their vacation home in Austria.Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 25 Oct. 2024
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Andrew Fleming, who is also an executive producer, talks about the major future implications of that final shocker.Lauren Huff, EW.com, 12 Sep. 2024
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The shrill blast of the whistle signaled their departure, and the locomotive strained to pull away from the station, making the carriage jolt.Rachel Raposas, People.com, 30 Oct. 2024
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How to prepare for the time change Some people try to prepare for a time change jolt by changing their bed times little by little in the days before the change.ASSOCIATED PRESS, TIME, 27 Oct. 2024
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“Eye-opener.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/eye-opener. Accessed 26 Nov. 2024.
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