shock therapy
Example Sentences
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But the “Rite” came across as shock therapy.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 29, 2025
A former TV pundit, Milei came to power in December 2023 promising shock therapy for Argentina's long-ailing economy, revving a chainsaw as a symbol of his plan to slash state spending.
From Barron's • Oct. 25, 2025
Surviving many more months or years of this shock therapy treatment is likely impossible.
From Salon • May 5, 2025
When Milei assumed the presidency, he promised shock therapy, devaluing the peso by 50% and cutting the number of government ministries by half.
From BBC • Sep. 27, 2024
Perhaps just as important, Stalin and his compatriots found the prospect of “shattering” and “retraining” genes via shock therapy satisfying ideologically.
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
