Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for shockers
Noun
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Keaton Wagler and David Mirković have been the revelations that have cemented this team as one of the best in Illinois history ahead of the Final Four.—
Josh Dubow,
Chicago Tribune,
1 Apr. 2026 -
Personal doubts and revelations about his own family shake his confidence.—
Hanna Wickes,
Charlotte Observer,
1 Apr. 2026
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These two series are eye-openers about some of the ways people outside our experiences live.—
Colleen Kujawa,
Chicago Tribune,
18 Mar. 2026
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The closeness in my race and the closeness in the president's race last year were real eye-openers.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
2 Nov. 2025
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Analysts partially credit the stability to a mature domestic biofuels industry that allows the country to withstand geopolitical shocks with minimal risk of fuel shortages.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
31 Mar. 2026
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That conflict has caused cascading global energy shocks as Iran has closed the Strait of Hormuz and effectively cut off a fifth of the world’s oil supply, and Middle Eastern countries have bombed each other’s oil and gas infrastructure.—
Ella Nilsen,
CNN Money,
31 Mar. 2026
Noun
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But less attention was given to other bombshells dropped about vaccines that day.—
Patricia Callahan,
ProPublica,
19 Mar. 2026
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That’s not to say there isn’t a company-wide stupor after last week’s bombshells.—
Michael Schneider,
Variety,
2 Mar. 2026
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With only a fraction of the boxes catalogued, there will undoubtedly be more surprises in store for archaeologists at the Valkhof Museum.—
Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
2 Apr. 2026
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The hosts talk about any surprises on the list, and also who would be the first of the current list to drop out of the top five.—
Eben Novy-Williams,
Sportico.com,
2 Apr. 2026
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“Shockers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shockers. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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