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as in stressed
suffering from high levels of physical and especially psychological stress
even after the long furlough, the returning soldiers still felt a little shell-shocked
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as in dazed
suffering from mental confusion
shell-shocked survivors who were in dire need of every kind of help
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Recent Examples of shell-shocked
His family, including his wife, actor and singer Mandy Moore, and their three children, were fortunate that their main house survived, yet Goldsmith is shell-shocked by the Eaton fire’s toll.
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August Brown, Los Angeles Times, 15 Jan. 2025
The best way to describe Storr’s play this season is shell-shocked.
—Shreyas Laddha, Kansas City Star, 9 Jan. 2025
Last December, Gilman was seated in front of the exact same locker, shell-shocked by what had just transpired on the field.
—Daniel Popper, The Athletic, 5 Jan. 2025
The Magic at first appeared shell-shocked by Wagner’s injury.
—Josh Robbins, The Athletic, 22 Dec. 2024
Between the lines: Builders were shell-shocked by the housing crash and barely added any new stock to the market for almost a decade.
—Jessica Boehm, Axios, 9 Dec. 2024
Acknowledging that many on the left are shell-shocked by the breadth of Trump’s win, the firebrand Bronx/Queens lawmaker told her followers to sit tight while the left regroups and figures out how best to push back.
—Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 11 Nov. 2024
In the immediate term, business leaders woke up this morning to the reality that a sizable percentage of their customers and employees are shell-shocked and deeply upset.
—Diane Brady, Fortune, 6 Nov. 2024
Nothing to be shell-shocked about As part of his overhaul, Sawan scrapped some offshore wind and hydrogen projects, sparking concerns over whether the company’s transition to low-carbon fuels is taking a backseat.
—Byprarthana Prakash, Fortune Europe, 23 Oct. 2024
August Brown, Los Angeles Times, 15 Jan. 2025
The best way to describe Storr’s play this season is shell-shocked.
—Shreyas Laddha, Kansas City Star, 9 Jan. 2025
Last December, Gilman was seated in front of the exact same locker, shell-shocked by what had just transpired on the field.
—Daniel Popper, The Athletic, 5 Jan. 2025
The Magic at first appeared shell-shocked by Wagner’s injury.
—Josh Robbins, The Athletic, 22 Dec. 2024
Between the lines: Builders were shell-shocked by the housing crash and barely added any new stock to the market for almost a decade.
—Jessica Boehm, Axios, 9 Dec. 2024
Acknowledging that many on the left are shell-shocked by the breadth of Trump’s win, the firebrand Bronx/Queens lawmaker told her followers to sit tight while the left regroups and figures out how best to push back.
—Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 11 Nov. 2024
In the immediate term, business leaders woke up this morning to the reality that a sizable percentage of their customers and employees are shell-shocked and deeply upset.
—Diane Brady, Fortune, 6 Nov. 2024
Nothing to be shell-shocked about As part of his overhaul, Sawan scrapped some offshore wind and hydrogen projects, sparking concerns over whether the company’s transition to low-carbon fuels is taking a backseat.
—Byprarthana Prakash, Fortune Europe, 23 Oct. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for shell-shocked
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Julia loved to express herself through art, piercings and tattoos, or really whatever made her parents the most stressed.—
Contributed Content,
Twin Cities,
6 Feb. 2025
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Of course, the hydration is phenomenal, too, with ingredients like hyaluronic acid providing long-lasting moisture, passionflower seed oil to soothe stressed skin, and bacuri butter that replenishes the skin barrier by restoring essential fatty and amino acids.—
Alexandra Folino,
Glamour,
4 Feb. 2025
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American Primeval’s second episode wastes no time, picking up mere moments after the end of the premiere, which left a dazed Jacob looking for his wife in the middle of a field filled with dead bodies.—
Keith Phipps,
Vulture,
9 Jan. 2025
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Other tribes of music-heads danced through dawn on muddy hillsides, barely sleeping or eating through the driving rain, dazed but giddy to take part in a massive, improbable event.—
Phillip Valys,
Sun Sentinel,
9 Jan. 2025
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Anyone else is likely to emerge unharmed, if a little bewildered that these good-looking but skin-deep figures merited feature treatment.—
Dennis Harvey,
Variety,
22 Jan. 2025
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Unleashed upon an unsuspecting public in 1977, Eraserhead initially left crowds confused and bewildered.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
16 Jan. 2025
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From there, the show spun outward, presenting a whole cast of shadowy doubles and mysteriously cosmic back doors—during which distance grew between us, the confused audience, and Laura’s death, which had kicked off the entire franchise.—
K. Austin Collins,
The Atlantic,
7 Feb. 2025
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The bride was confused at this, and even more taken back by her hostility.—
Rachel Raposas,
People.com,
6 Feb. 2025
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It was also found that Texas is the eighth-worst state for distracted driving, per a study from Bader Law.—
Ella Gonzales,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
25 Jan. 2025
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State of play: In Iowa, there were 123 deaths and over 8,000 injuries caused by distracted driving from 2019 to 2023 — and this is likely underreported, according to a recent policy brief from the University of Iowa's Injury Prevention Research Center.—
Linh Ta,
Axios,
24 Jan. 2025
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Foreman tumbled downward in a dizzy, slow-motion-like crash, full-weight, a helpless giant, insensible.—
Mikal Gilmore,
Rolling Stone,
17 Jan. 2025
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And now, filmmaker Gia Coppola has constructed a dreamy character piece around Anderson and her dizzy megawatt grin.—
Amy Nicholson,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Jan. 2025
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“Shell-shocked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shell-shocked. Accessed 10 Feb. 2025.
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