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
Georg Szalai, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 Jan. 2025
Perhaps the Browns will shake up the coaching staff again.
—Zac Jackson, The Athletic, 3 Jan. 2025
Nick Suss, The Tennessean, 20 Dec. 2024
Fresh off the Supreme Court's affirmative action shake-up in education, this ruling hits differently.
—Kori Hale, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024
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Verb
Kicking off the new year with a surprising move, Disney unveiled a deal to merge its multichannel streaming service Hulu + Live TV with its competitor Fubo TV, shaking up the streaming TV business.
—Georg Szalai, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 Jan. 2025
Perhaps the Browns will shake up the coaching staff again.
—Zac Jackson, The Athletic, 3 Jan. 2025
Noun
Maybe there are some coaching changes or personnel shake-ups.
—Nick Suss, The Tennessean, 20 Dec. 2024
Fresh off the Supreme Court's affirmative action shake-up in education, this ruling hits differently.
—Kori Hale, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for shake up
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His statements — including Holocaust denial, racist denunciations of Muslims and immigrants, and his 1987 proposal to forcibly isolate people with AIDS in special facilities — shocked his critics and strained his political alliances.Thomas Adamson, Los Angeles Times, 7 Jan. 2025
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During a pre-show red carpet stroll, Gomez was shocked when House of Gucci star Salma Hayek interrupted her live spot with carpet co-host and Variety senior culture and events editor Mark Malkin, to give Sel, 32, a hug.Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 6 Jan. 2025
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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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Trump previously called on Republicans to act on the nation’s debt ceiling as part of a bipartisan deal that averted a government shutdown in December.Aris Folley, The Hill, 8 Jan. 2025
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In the final hours of the 2024 congressional session, lawmakers voted on a number of high-profile bills, including expanding Social Security and funding the government to avert a looming shutdown.Erin Spencer Sairam, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025
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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
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The Star-Telegram put together a list of all the closings, which can be found here.Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Jan. 2025
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The closing of Shabazz led to a period of change for the bean pie, but many new institutions arose to carry on the torch.Ahmed Ali Akbar, Chicago Tribune, 8 Jan. 2025
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Joao Fonseca of Brazil, 18, stunned No. 9 Andrey Rublev in straight sets in the first round after winning the Next Gen ATP Finals title last month in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.Adam Zagoria, Forbes, 15 Jan. 2025
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The Dallas Cowboys stunned the NFL world when it was announced that the team had chosen to move on from Mike McCarthy as head coach.Michael Gfoeller And David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 15 Jan. 2025
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“Shake up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shake%20up. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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