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Recent Examples of shocker
The Cowboys pulled off the shocker in large part due to their defense, which held the Tigers to only 13 points in the first half.
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Rohan Nadkarni, NBC news, 21 Mar. 2025
After a walk through the woods, what seems like an innocuous tick bite has grotesquely unexpected consequences in this creepy little shocker from fest alum Pete Ohs (Jethica, Overlook ‘22).
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 6 Mar. 2025
The most glamourous night in Hollywood unfolds during three-and-a-half hours of live television, nearly ensuring some sort of unexpected shocker.
—Elizabeth Wagmeister, CNN, 28 Feb. 2025
But this rally at this time of year is kind of a shocker!
—Moneyshow, Forbes, 14 Mar. 2025
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Rohan Nadkarni, NBC news, 21 Mar. 2025
After a walk through the woods, what seems like an innocuous tick bite has grotesquely unexpected consequences in this creepy little shocker from fest alum Pete Ohs (Jethica, Overlook ‘22).
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 6 Mar. 2025
The most glamourous night in Hollywood unfolds during three-and-a-half hours of live television, nearly ensuring some sort of unexpected shocker.
—Elizabeth Wagmeister, CNN, 28 Feb. 2025
But this rally at this time of year is kind of a shocker!
—Moneyshow, Forbes, 14 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for shocker
Noun
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But the Bay Area revelation of Playoff Jimmy changes the calculus.—
Marcus Thompson II,
New York Times,
14 Apr. 2025
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To underline this point, the hour closes with the revelation that Abby’s group has finally tracked down its quarry, and are very close to Jackson.—
Alan Sepinwall,
Rolling Stone,
13 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The Loneliness Of The Founder’s Journey One of the biggest surprises was how isolating the founder’s role can be.—
Maks Dzherikhov,
Forbes.com,
14 Apr. 2025
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Coachella 2025 live updates: Zedd brings out Maren Morris, John Mayer, Julia Michaels Surprisingly, Post Malone brought no surprise guests to Coachella.—
Andrew John,
USA Today,
14 Apr. 2025
Noun
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An example would be a war or an oil price shock, or the coronavirus pandemic that caused the February to March 2020 bear market.—
Sarah Min,
CNBC,
8 Apr. 2025
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The biggest shock to anyone standing within that path and having clear weather — which certainly wasn’t everyone on April 8, 2024 — was the sight of the sun's corona, its wispy white outer atmosphere.—
Jamie Carter,
Forbes.com,
8 Apr. 2025
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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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That audition in that role is a big eye-opener for what Broberg can be going forward, and what the Blues can be with him.—
Dom Luszczyszyn,
New York Times,
10 Apr. 2025
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The bombshell decision arrives after Lawson's lackluster performance during the first two Grands Prix of the 2025 season.—
Paul Du Quenoy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 Mar. 2025
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Gabrielle Union’s bombshell style at the NAACP Image Awards is a gorgeous example, as is Tinashe’s slightly sleeker version at the Vanity Fair Oscar Party.—
Sophia Panych,
Allure,
27 Mar. 2025
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“Shocker.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shocker. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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