shake·out
ˈshāk-ˌau̇t 
1
: the failure or retrenchment of a significant number of firms in the economy or a sector or an industry that usually results in a depressed market
2
: a period or process in which the relatively weak or unessential are eliminated
shook out; shaken out; shaking out; shakes out
: to prove to be in the end : turn out
wait to see how things shake out
Examples of shakeout in a Sentence
Verb
after hearing about all the elaborate planning, I can't wait to see how that wedding shakes out
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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
Joe Salas, New Atlas, 28 Dec. 2024
Dafoe wonders how this year's awards race will shake out for Nosferatu.
—Nick Romano, EW.com, 20 Dec. 2024
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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
Verb
Two weeks of 24/7 nonstop simulator fatigue-testing therefore equates to about 186,000 road miles, sure to shake out any potential design issues.
—Joe Salas, New Atlas, 28 Dec. 2024
Dafoe wonders how this year's awards race will shake out for Nosferatu.
—Nick Romano, EW.com, 20 Dec. 2024
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“Shakeout.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shakeout. Accessed 6 Jan. 2025.
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