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Recent Examples of shake out
Sam Sweeney, ABC News, 11 Mar. 2025
The Crown is positioning itself to rival the 32-team NIT, but how that shakes out this season is to be determined.
—Andy Greder, Twin Cities, 10 Mar. 2025
Chris Westfall, Forbes, 2 Mar. 2025
And many trips to the Eagle Gold mine in Julian, Calif. (still a 3-hour drive from us) for testing and shakeout.
—IEEE Spectrum, 14 Aug. 2019
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Verb
Consumer confidence is unsettled and companies are waiting to see how things shake out.
—Sam Sweeney, ABC News, 11 Mar. 2025
The Crown is positioning itself to rival the 32-team NIT, but how that shakes out this season is to be determined.
—Andy Greder, Twin Cities, 10 Mar. 2025
Noun
What Lies Ahead for Retail? Retailers that survive this ongoing shakeout will likely do so by adapting to changing consumer behaviors.
—Chris Westfall, Forbes, 2 Mar. 2025
And many trips to the Eagle Gold mine in Julian, Calif. (still a 3-hour drive from us) for testing and shakeout.
—IEEE Spectrum, 14 Aug. 2019
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for shake out
Verb
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Ellie Kemper is here to prove that it's never been easier to step out in style.—
Lizzie Hyman,
People.com,
23 Mar. 2025
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However, in practice, enforcing VAT compliance for B2B services has proven difficult.—
Aleksandra Bal,
Forbes,
23 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Photograph: Google; Getty Images Google is giving its smart-home range a shake-up, and is discontinuing two of its products to replace them with third-party collaborations.—
Julian Chokkattu,
Wired News,
29 Mar. 2025
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Secretary Kennedy’s announcement of a shake-up at the Department of Health and Human Services spotlights the need for major reform at the bloated agency.—
Ryan Long,
National Review,
28 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Then the market fell out, said Patrick Boel, managing director of development for Roundhouse.—
Marcus Dorsey,
Idaho Statesman,
20 Mar. 2025
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Last year, the U.S. fell out of the top 20 for the first time in the report's history, landing at No. 23.—
Anthony Robledo,
USA TODAY,
20 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Its temporary shutdown cut national printing capacity by 40%, driving up book prices.—
Katya Soldak,
Forbes,
21 Mar. 2025
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After the resort was forced to close, Hopkin recalls how approximately ten staff members, including the general manager, showed up the day after the shutdown – without any discussion of salary.—
Melissa Noel,
Essence,
21 Mar. 2025
Noun
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The Málaga Film Festival held the closing ceremony for its MAFIZ industry section on Friday evening.—
Jamie Lang,
Variety,
22 Mar. 2025
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Since reaching a closing high of $467.56 in July 2024, Microsoft is down about 16%, pushing its market cap to $2.9 trillion.—
Jordan Novet,
CNBC,
21 Mar. 2025
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“Shake out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shake%20out. Accessed 4 Apr. 2025.
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