shake up
IPA: ʃˈeɪkˈʌp
verb
- (transitive) To agitate by shaking.
- (transitive) To restore to its original shape by shaking.
- (transitive, informal) To upset or distress (a person).
- (transitive, informal) To reorganize, to make reforms in.
shakeup
IPA: ʃˈeɪkʌp
noun
- A vigorous reorganization, especially of the personnel or procedures of an organization.
shake-up
IPA: ʃˈeɪkʌp
noun
- Alternative spelling of shakeup [A vigorous reorganization, especially of the personnel or procedures of an organization.]
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Examples of "shakeup" in Sentences
Examples of "shake-up" in Sentences
- Google's was the biggest management shake-up since the Internet search giant was an obscure start-up.
- Then, two days later, Carter announced the cabinet shake-up, and our momentum instantly came to a halt.
- Google's unexpected shake-up marks a major test for its co-founder, Larry Page, and of its executive bench.
- Deval Patrick's decision to shake-up the parole board and pledged to continue a probe into the state probation department.
- Ms Berejiklian hasn't ruled out job cuts as part of the shake-up, which is being led by former CEO of Sydney Ferries David Callahan.
- In the day's second big Silicon Valley shake-up, four Hewlett-Packard directors will step down as a result of how they mishandled a scandal that ousted former CEO Mark Hurd.
- Marc Lasry 's Avenue Capital Group and other investors in the debt of distressed power producer Dynegy Inc. have asked a New York court to undo a restructuring engineered by shareholder Carl Icahn , calling the shake-up a fraud "unprecedented in the annals of corporate finance."
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