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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Give me the Bulldogs to pull the biggest upset of the second round.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
22 Mar. 2025 -
In 2018, Ryan Odom led UMBC to the first ever No. 16 upset of a No. 1 in the NCAA Tournament.—
Adam Zagoria,
Forbes,
22 Mar. 2025
Verb
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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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The former had Tom Hardy as a troubled guy named Locke watching his life unravel during a feature-length road trip.—
Pete Hammond,
Deadline,
20 Mar. 2025
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Setting: The Maldives Main Characters Patrick Schwarzenegger as Tristan Kennedy A charismatic but troubled political scion trying to escape his family’s legacy.—
Martine Paris,
Forbes,
20 Mar. 2025
Verb
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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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Especially watching Linklater—who’s giving by far the most compelling performance in the production—coming to gruff, aggrieved life by degrees.—
Sara Holdren,
Vulture,
10 Mar. 2025
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Disneyland rolls out 12 Star Wars popcorn buckets and collectible novelties The Small World outcry prompted Disney Legend Marty Sklar to pen an open letter to aggrieved fans.—
Brady MacDonald,
Orange County Register,
6 Mar. 2025
Verb
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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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The victim’s parents were too distraught to speak to reporters Wednesday.—
Thomas Tracy,
New York Daily News,
13 Mar. 2025
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At the start of court Wednesday, a visibly distraught Lopes had a sidebar with White and prosecutors; following that meeting, White cleared the courtroom.—
Jakob Rodgers,
The Mercury News,
5 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Kennedy gave a rather general and broad-based answer, and perhaps more problematically appeared ill at ease with the question.—
Niall Stanage,
The Hill,
29 Jan. 2025
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The difference is that these are Civil Service employees, many with union protection — to say nothing of a Congress increasingly ill at ease with the blowback over how they're being fired.—
Ben Berkowitz,
Axios,
22 Feb. 2025
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“Shook-up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shook-up. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.
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