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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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Even as Paraguay continues to shock CONMEBOL and Africa’s state of qualifying has sprung some surprises, New Zealand, 86th in FIFA’s world ranking, will need to incorporate at least some of the hard-nosed approach that made 2010 a galvanizing moment.—
Jeff Rueter,
New York Times,
14 Apr. 2025
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That result was no surprise, according to Mitchell Elkind, MD, the chief clinical science officer at the American Heart Association.—
Emily Kay Votruba,
EverydayHealth.com,
14 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Officers evacuated students from classrooms, as students walked away in shock.—
Graham Hurley, Aaron Fisher and Katherine Jennings,
CNN Money,
19 Apr. 2025
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Julian arrives at the bank as Olympia is standing in the vault, looking at the papers in shock.—
Noel Murray,
Vulture,
18 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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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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After Kev drops that bombshell on Harry, the two laugh over the fact that that's far from the worst thing Conrad has ever done.—
Matt Cabral,
EW.com,
20 Apr. 2025
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Prince Andrew stepped back from his public duties in 2019 following his bombshell interview with the BBC about his ties to Epstein.—
Stephanie Petit,
People.com,
20 Apr. 2025
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“Shocker.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shocker. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.
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