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verb

Definition of shake outnext
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

as in shake-up

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Verb
Entering Cactus League play, Matos (121 MLB games) likely has the edge over McCray (37 MLB games) given the contrast in experience at the major-league level, but that could very well flip depending on how the next few weeks shake out. — Justice Delos Santos, The Mercury News, 21 Feb. 2025 With eyes toward Opening Day, here’s another look at how the roster could shake out when the Reds host the San Francisco Giants in the first game of the 2025 regular season. — C. Trent Rosecrans, The Athletic, 21 Feb. 2025
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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
  1. prove
  2. shake-up
  3. fall out
  4. shutdown
  5. closing
Verb
  • The screen has also proved useful for the goalkeepers playing behind Flick’s radical high line.
    — Laia Cervelló Herrero, The Athletic, 13 Mar. 2025
  • The bar for demonstrating a product’s value isn’t just about showing efficacy; companies must prove that new therapies offer meaningful advantages over existing options, including the standard of care.
    — Rita Numerof, Forbes, 12 Mar. 2025
Definition of prove
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
  • And this new blood promises a shake-up that might just bring everything back to life.
    — Erin Qualey, Vulture, 14 Mar. 2025
Definition of shake-up
Verb
  • But on one subject, the whole dozen fell out of the cart and smashed on the floor.
    — arkansasonline.com, arkansasonline.com, 10 Mar. 2025
  • Conversely, Jim cautioned against buying any restaurant stocks right now because the group has fallen out of favor.
    — Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 10 Mar. 2025
Definition of fall out
Noun
  • 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
  • Its temporary shutdown cut national printing capacity by 40%, driving up book prices.
    — Katya Soldak, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025
Definition of shutdown
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
Definition of closing

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