eye-opener
noun
eye-open·er
ˈī-ˌō-pə-nər 
-ˌōp-nər
1
: a drink intended to wake one up
2
: something startling, surprising, or enlightening
her biography is a real eye-opener
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The simple act of diligent expense tracking is a big eye-opener.
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True Tamplin, Forbes.com, 22 May 2025
The project has been an eye-opener for Collett and hopes the audience consuming the photo book will have the same experience.
—Hikmat Mohammed, Footwear News, 19 May 2025
Each team scored in Wednesday’s opening 2 minutes and 5 seconds, for a 1-1 eye-opener.
—Cam Inman, Mercury News, 16 May 2025
According to Bush Hager, that article was quite the eye-opener for her mother.
—Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 10 Apr. 2025
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True Tamplin, Forbes.com, 22 May 2025
The project has been an eye-opener for Collett and hopes the audience consuming the photo book will have the same experience.
—Hikmat Mohammed, Footwear News, 19 May 2025
Each team scored in Wednesday’s opening 2 minutes and 5 seconds, for a 1-1 eye-opener.
—Cam Inman, Mercury News, 16 May 2025
According to Bush Hager, that article was quite the eye-opener for her mother.
—Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 10 Apr. 2025
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“Eye-opener.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/eye-opener. Accessed 2 Jun. 2025.
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