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as in shaking
marked by or given to small uncontrollable bodily movements
the old man's hands were so shaky that I was afraid he'd drop the glass
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as in questionable
giving good reason for being doubted, questioned, or challenged
results that were arrived at using some shaky experimental procedures
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Recent Examples of shaky
Whiskey in the ultra-premium segment has shown resilience in holding value throughout a shaky 2024, where products in lower luxury segments have struggled in an apparent overcorrection from the COVID-era mini boom.
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Chris Perugini, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
Other companies in the industrial gas space have a shakier track record at this, especially for clean hydrogen projects.
—Jeff Marks, CNBC, 31 Oct. 2024
The company's shaky financial position has invited short sellers, or investors that bet that a company's stock price will sink, to pile into DJT shares.
—Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 29 Oct. 2024
The defense bailed him out during another shaky inning.
—Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 20 Oct. 2024
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Chris Perugini, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
Other companies in the industrial gas space have a shakier track record at this, especially for clean hydrogen projects.
—Jeff Marks, CNBC, 31 Oct. 2024
The company's shaky financial position has invited short sellers, or investors that bet that a company's stock price will sink, to pile into DJT shares.
—Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 29 Oct. 2024
The defense bailed him out during another shaky inning.
—Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 20 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for shaky
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My main goal was to save the questionable, fragile relationship, whatever the cost.Taylor Eff, Los Angeles Times, 22 Nov. 2024
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Her Twitter feed contains questionable information, to put it nicely, on a wide range of topics, including vaccines and immigrants.Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 21 Nov. 2024
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With a popular-vote victory in hand, returning to Washington having previously served as president, and not under the sort of dubious investigation that dogged him in 2017, Trump ought to be better able to navigate the existing structures of our Constitution.The Editors, National Review, 22 Nov. 2024
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Trump has promised to deport 11 million people, mostly to Latin America — though experts are dubious that such a feat is even feasible.New York Times, New York Times, 3 Nov. 2024
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But golden mussels could be particularly problematic for water infrastructure and the Delta’s ecosystem if the species spreads and flourishes, said Andrew Rypel, a professor of fish ecology and director of UC Davis’ Center for Watershed Sciences.Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 6 Nov. 2024
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Evaluating these systems, researchers found a high benchmark for staying focused on tasks and weeding out potentially problematic inputs.John Werner, Forbes, 6 Nov. 2024
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The Grizzlies said his return to the game was doubtful because of a right hamstring issue.Khobi Price, Orange County Register, 6 Nov. 2024
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Whether the Wildcats can win two more games is doubtful.Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 4 Nov. 2024
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Asked at a press conference whether suspicious activity was possible, officials said there's not been any evidence of foul play.Connor Giffin, The Courier-Journal, 22 Nov. 2024
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Detectives don't believe the community is in danger, but asked anyone who sees suspicious activity or has information about this morning's robbery to call 911.Ryan Murphy, The Indianapolis Star, 21 Nov. 2024
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But so far only one institution, Houston Christian University, has taken the formal–if legally debatable– next step in attempting to halt the case’s impending resolution.Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 18 July 2024
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Now, as for whether or not Donald Trump is not at all Taylor Swift fan, that's actually debatable.Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 11 Sep. 2024
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“Shaky.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shaky. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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