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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shakeout

2 of 2

noun

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Recent Examples of shake out
Verb
Dafoe wonders how this year's awards race will shake out for Nosferatu. Nick Romano, EW.com, 20 Dec. 2024 Einstein spends a year in Prague trying to shake out the problems in his theory of relativity and finds inspiration in the insurance bureaucrat Kafka, who is also finding his literary voice. Rob Salkowitz, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
Noun
Clearly, there are some steps left to go in legacy media’s shakeout during the months ahead, following an eventful summer. Ryan Faughnder, Los Angeles Times, 4 Sep. 2024 Now, many say, all that expansion is setting the stage for a shakeout. Robert Frank, CNBC, 16 Aug. 2024 See all Example Sentences for shake out 
Recent Examples of Synonyms for shake out
Verb
  • How to Make Betty's Banana Bread This banana bread recipe proves simple is best.
    Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 Jan. 2025
  • Whatever equation proves free trade also necessarily proves zero rates in other tax domains, first and foremost the domain of income.
    Brian Domitrovic, Forbes, 11 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • The Giants’ shocking win in Week 17 against the Indianapolis Colts provided the second major shake-up to the top-pick order in as many weeks, with the first new No. 1 since this series began.
    Cale Clinton, The Athletic, 29 Dec. 2024
  • Over the course of 2024, many staffers questioned Pichai’s vision following product mishaps in the first half of the year as well as internal shake-ups and layoffs, according to conversations with more than a dozen employees, audio recordings and internal correspondence.
    Jennifer Elias, CNBC, 27 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • Polaroid photos and video tapes fell out of the building’s walls during the renovation, the district attorney’s office said.
    Hank Sanders, New York Times, 9 Jan. 2025
  • That came a year after the death of a freshman who fell out of a bunk bed and cracked his skull after drinking with his fraternity the night before.
    Landon Mion, Fox News, 8 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Trump previously called on Republicans to act on the nation’s debt ceiling as part of a bipartisan deal that averted a government shutdown in December.
    Aris Folley, The Hill, 8 Jan. 2025
  • In the final hours of the 2024 congressional session, lawmakers voted on a number of high-profile bills, including expanding Social Security and funding the government to avert a looming shutdown.
    Erin Spencer Sairam, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • The Star-Telegram put together a list of all the closings, which can be found here.
    Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Jan. 2025
  • The closing of Shabazz led to a period of change for the bean pie, but many new institutions arose to carry on the torch.
    Ahmed Ali Akbar, Chicago Tribune, 8 Jan. 2025

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“Shake out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shake%20out. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.

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