shake out 1 of 2

as in to prove
to come to be after hearing about all the elaborate planning, I can't wait to see how that wedding shakes out

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noun

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Recent Examples of shake out
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 See All Example Sentences for shake out
Recent Examples of Synonyms for shake out
Verb
  • Ellie Kemper is here to prove that it's never been easier to step out in style.
    Lizzie Hyman, People.com, 23 Mar. 2025
  • For the third time, the referee went to the monitor, and Cook’s claims were proven correct, as the ref overturned the call on replay.
    Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 23 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • What if the Avs reached a point and were just done with it, knowing the room needed a shake-up?
    Troy Renck, The Denver Post, 16 Mar. 2025
  • President Donald Trump is leaning into the recent shake-ups at the Department of Justice by making a rare appearance at its headquarters in Washington, D.C., alongside Attorney General Pam Bondi to deliver a speech late Friday afternoon.
    Ashley Oliver, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 14 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • Australia has fallen out of the top 10 global music markets for the first time in nearly three decades, according to the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry’s (IFPI) latest Global Music Report.
    Jessica Lynch, Billboard, 20 Mar. 2025
  • 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
  • Senator Chuck Schumer, the Senate Minority Leader, has found himself under a microscope since voting to keep the government open rather than causing a shutdown.
    Brian Steinberg, Variety, 21 Mar. 2025
  • 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
  • The Málaga Film Festival held the closing ceremony for its MAFIZ industry section on Friday evening.
    Jamie Lang, Variety, 22 Mar. 2025
  • Before the closing arguments, Chargualaf called his own expert witness, Mitchell Kirk, who has 30 years of experience as a car mechanic.
    Jim Woods, Chicago Tribune, 21 Mar. 2025

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“Shake out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shake%20out. Accessed 31 Mar. 2025.

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