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Recent Examples of shake out
Randall Colburn, EW.com, 16 May 2025
Things are still fresh for Pickens after a 24-hour stretch that will ultimately define how his career shakes out.
—Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 May 2025
Steve Case, Time, 1 Apr. 2025
With so much uncertainty looming over the EV charging industry — plus the shakeout that typically occurs among nascent tech industries — there’s bound to be consolidation this year.
—Bob Woods, CNBC, 16 Mar. 2025
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Verb
The thing about prequels is that audiences typically know how things eventually shake out for the characters.
—Randall Colburn, EW.com, 16 May 2025
Things are still fresh for Pickens after a 24-hour stretch that will ultimately define how his career shakes out.
—Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 May 2025
Noun
In reality, the shakeout led to hundreds of companies falling by the wayside, but the strongest companies—Google and Amazon among them—really thrived.
—Steve Case, Time, 1 Apr. 2025
With so much uncertainty looming over the EV charging industry — plus the shakeout that typically occurs among nascent tech industries — there’s bound to be consolidation this year.
—Bob Woods, CNBC, 16 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for shake out
Verb
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This could prove to be especially dangerous given the hilly terrain and the influx of campers and people planning on spending time outdoors in the area.—
Joe Edwards,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 May 2025
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Cruise and McQuarrie have proven that their oversimplified mission to save us from Hollywood ineptitude is impossible.—
Armond White,
National Review,
23 May 2025
Noun
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Survivor: Marquesas An underrated season that saw the first totem pole shake-up: where people on the bottom got together to overthrow those on the top.—
Dalton Ross,
EW.com,
15 May 2025
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UnitedHealth Group announced a new CEO, a surprising shake-up as the company navigates the aftermath of UnitedHealthcare leader Brian Thompson’s killing.—
Elizabeth Robinson,
NBC news,
14 May 2025
Verb
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Harrison caught it with 0.7 yards of separation and had just 0.7 yards to get his feet down before falling out of bounds.—
Doug Haller,
New York Times,
20 May 2025
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But the market has changed character since the April low and these stocks have now fallen out of favor.—
Josh Brown,Sean Russo,
CNBC,
19 May 2025
Noun
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McNally blames that mismatch on the shutdown of refineries around the United States as forecasters projected weaker gasoline demand due to the rise of electric vehicles.—
Matt Egan,
CNN Money,
20 May 2025
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The last of the businesses at the once-popular Festival Marketplace mall in Pompano Beach are packing up to leave as the decades-old retail spot that hosted boutiques, jewelers, electronics, furniture shops and eateries nears a June 1 shutdown.—
David Lyons,
Sun Sentinel,
19 May 2025
Noun
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But a filing in Massachusetts tied to the closing of the state’s only Bahama Breeze location reported that 73 workers lost their jobs.—
Ron Hurtibise,
The Orlando Sentinel,
20 May 2025
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The cases prompted a several-day closing of the entire campus, Nevada County health officer Sherilynn Cooke said.—
Darrell Smith,
Sacbee.com,
20 May 2025
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“Shake out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shake%20out. Accessed 30 May. 2025.
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