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Recent Examples of jolt
Noun
The Raiders could give this unit a jolt by signing or drafting an impact guard. 3. Vic Tafur, The Athletic, 24 Feb. 2025 The financial outlook from nation’s largest retailer, which has thrived amid stubborn inflation, delivered a jolt across the retail sector. Anne D’innocenzio, Los Angeles Times, 21 Feb. 2025
Verb
In addition, his waves of federal job firings are jolting the unemployment rate. Mark Joseph, Newsweek, 24 Feb. 2025 Butler has been terrific so far, jolting a previously weak offense with his paint attacking. The Athletic Nba Staff, The Athletic, 14 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for jolt
Recent Examples of Synonyms for jolt
Noun
  • Sheriff’s deputies are searching for a vehicle involved in a hit-and-run collision that seriously injured a motorcyclist Saturday night.
    Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Mar. 2025
  • The researchers estimate the space rock responsible for the crater was traveling at 36,000 kilometers per hour, with the collision scattering debris across the planet.
    Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com, 7 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Through their discussion, Kantrowitz was proven right as the room filled with collective gasps of surprise and groans of frustration.
    Carmen Rios, Flow Space, 11 Mar. 2025
  • The couple kept their second pregnancy under wraps, making Thunder and Saint's debuts a surprise.
    Nasha Smith, People.com, 11 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • George may be wild about her, but his trust in her is shaken.
    Stephanie Zacharek, TIME, 6 Mar. 2025
  • What’s a deadline without a head-scratcher to shake things up?
    Shayna Goldman, The Athletic, 6 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • That insurance goal proved to be invaluable two minutes later, when Dougherty’s defenders yanked down a De La Salle player in the box on a set piece and were called for a penalty.
    Joseph Dycus, The Mercury News, 3 Mar. 2025
  • But at the very end, the movie features a giant song-and-dance routine – a shout-out to traditional Bollywood – that a little-too-seamlessly transitions out of the final scene and yanks you out of a satisfying ending.
    Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 27 Feb. 2025
Verb
  • When Dutchman opened at the Cherry Lane Theater in 1964, its acerbic take on the relationship between white and Black Americans shocked audiences.
    Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 8 Mar. 2025
  • Washington’s pivot toward Moscow has not only shocked European allies but left open an opportunity for Beijing to push back against longstanding criticism of its close ties with Moscow, which have only expanded since Putin’s invasion of Ukraine.
    Simone McCarthy, CNN, 7 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Still, despite how hip all the kids were, when the music picked up, the crowd had trouble syncing their bouncing to the thump of the beats—understandable because the StepTeam production style is based around sporadic bursts of rattling percussion with the wobbly rhythms of a mountain bike race.
    Alphonse Pierre, Pitchfork, 28 Feb. 2025
  • For those who want a deeper and more resonant sound, there’s a bass boost button to add more thump to the beat.
    Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • The revelation actually turned out to be good news, though.
    Julia Moore, People.com, 11 Mar. 2025
  • The revelation was contained in a letter Reps. Dan Goldman (D-Brooklyn, Manhattan), Paul Tonko (D-Albany) and Timothy Kennedy (D-Buffalo) sent Monday to Scott Turner, Trump’s new housing and urban development secretary.
    Chris Sommerfeldt, New York Daily News, 10 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • But that steady flow of income and improvement came to a shuddering halt on October 7 as Hamas militants poured across the Gaza border and began their murder and kidnap spree across southern Israel.
    Kocha Olarn, CNN, 21 Feb. 2025
  • Mount Spurr, an Alaskan volcano shuddering with small earthquakes for 10 months, could erupt soon.
    Dan Perry, Newsweek, 13 Feb. 2025

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“Jolt.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jolt. Accessed 15 Mar. 2025.

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