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Recent Examples of shake out
Chantel Jennings, The Athletic, 23 Feb. 2025
Step 3: Sow Seeds Gently shake out the seeds evenly across the moistened mix and do not cover them.
—Derek Carwood, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 Feb. 2025
Tina Reed, Axios, 9 Dec. 2024
Ohio State will see how the final College Football Playoff rankings shakeout on Dec. 8.
—Mitch Stacy, Chicago Tribune, 30 Nov. 2024
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Verb
Even though Sunday’s game might not change the ACC standings, depending on how the season’s final week shakes out, NC State’s win signals that the pool of potential NCAA title favorites this season is even wider than expected.
—Chantel Jennings, The Athletic, 23 Feb. 2025
Step 3: Sow Seeds Gently shake out the seeds evenly across the moistened mix and do not cover them.
—Derek Carwood, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 Feb. 2025
Noun
Between the lines: The study comes as major pharmacy chains including Walgreens and CVS continue to go through painful shakeouts.
—Tina Reed, Axios, 9 Dec. 2024
Ohio State will see how the final College Football Playoff rankings shakeout on Dec. 8.
—Mitch Stacy, Chicago Tribune, 30 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for shake out
Verb
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The screen has also proved useful for the goalkeepers playing behind Flick’s radical high line.—
Laia Cervelló Herrero,
The Athletic,
13 Mar. 2025
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Ciara On The Cover: Ciara is Evolution Personified Ciara had already proven herself a musical powerhouse when her second album, The Evolution, was released in 2006.—
Kindred Editors,
Parents,
12 Mar. 2025
Noun
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True Detective's Cary Joji Fukunaga directed the film, but since Craig's departure and the recent shake-up in proprietorship, no new Bond or Bond director has yet been announced.—
Ryan Coleman,
EW.com,
5 Mar. 2025
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Downe has remained the one consistent band member after several shake-ups to the roster throughout the years.—
Jordan Moreau,
Variety,
4 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Conversely, Jim cautioned against buying any restaurant stocks right now because the group has fallen out of favor.—
Kevin Stankiewicz,
CNBC,
10 Mar. 2025
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But on one subject, the whole dozen fell out of the cart and smashed on the floor.—
arkansasonline.com,
arkansasonline.com,
10 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Plus, with just days to go before a possible government shutdown, lawmakers unveil a new bill to avoid it.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
9 Mar. 2025
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Colin Kramer, a legislative representative and union steward for at the American Federation of Government Employees Local 704, said his local is doing something different this year by explicitly not calling for an avoidance of a government shutdown.—
Olivia Olander,
Chicago Tribune,
9 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Lage outlined the similarities of the two works in his closing.—
Andrew Dalton,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Mar. 2025
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Oracle, which is set to report earnings after the closing bell, has now seen its stock fall more than 10% this year.—
Sean Conlon,
CNBC,
10 Mar. 2025
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“Shake out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shake%20out. Accessed 15 Mar. 2025.
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