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shook up
verb as in upset, unsettle
Example Sentences
In 2022, the organization shook up nearly a century of tradition by moving the World Cup from summer to winter, because it was being held in the Gulf state of Qatar.
In the U.S., a string of executives have lost jobs over workplace relationships since the #MeToo movement first shook up American workplaces eight years ago, including former CEOs of McDonald’s and Intel.
The raids shook up the state’s cannabis industry since Glass House Farms is one of the most prominent companies in California’s legal cannabis industry.
She founded the software company Freelance Programmers in 1962, which shook up the tech industry by almost exclusively hiring women, and in later life donated almost £70m to help those with autism and to IT projects.
“The new biggest name in dance is Glorya Kaufman, who shook up the arts world last month when she gave the University of Southern California a gift that despite its undisclosed amount, has been called one of the largest donations in dance history.”
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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