as in upset
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as in shocked
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 Synonyms for shook-up
Adjective
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Notre Dame must either score on defense or special teams to pull off the upset or at least set up Leonard with a short field.—
The Athletic College Football Staff,
The Athletic,
20 Jan. 2025 -
In the courtside footage, the mom — who was holding one child’s hand and had another kid on her hip — becomes visibly upset, stepping forward and moving very close to the principal.—
Bailey Richards,
People.com,
20 Jan. 2025
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The Context The incident is the latest in series of high-profile crimes on New York subway trains that have shocked the city.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
23 Dec. 2024
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And the art world is no different — some artists are using it to help generate work, and others are shocked by its capabilities.—
Lucy Handley,
CNBC,
23 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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Torn between chasing her dream and protecting her troubled brother, Suado must confront the price this unwarranted success has.—
Callum McLennan,
Variety,
31 Jan. 2025
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Listen to this article A correction officer at the troubled MDC Brooklyn federal jail showed up to work wearing a protective vest stuffed with pot, cigarettes and other contraband, federal prosecutors allege.—
John Annese,
New York Daily News,
30 Jan. 2025
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Intelligence officials were appalled.—
Shane Harris,
The Atlantic,
3 Jan. 2025
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At the time, we were appalled to learn that some twenty thousand Syrians had died.—
Jon Lee Anderson,
The New Yorker,
30 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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But then there’s Trump the aggrieved nationalist, who seems to want to get into conflicts with just about anybody, including allies.—
Isaac Chotiner,
The New Yorker,
21 Jan. 2025
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At least until the next aggrieved litigant weighs in.—
Howard Homonoff,
Forbes,
7 Jan. 2025
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However, most were stunned at Dawn's story.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
3 Jan. 2025
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For the coveted shoot, the Olympic athlete stunned in a variety of looks.—
Angel Saunders,
People.com,
3 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Thirty minutes later, the Sun reported, medics still had not tended to a distraught woman half-buried by the shattered stands, groaning, with both legs apparently broken.—
Mike Klingaman,
Baltimore Sun,
21 Jan. 2025
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Viel found a distraught Pasadena woman who saw flames approaching a coop that housed pet chickens and ducks behind her home on Altadena Drive.—
Stephen Battaglio,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Why is this beautiful woman so ill at ease on her way to church?—
Brigit Katz,
Smithsonian Magazine,
15 Jan. 2025
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Husband and wife then head to the former’s book launch, where Lidia again feels ill at ease.—
Hazlitt,
Hazlitt,
19 Dec. 2024
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