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

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noun

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Recent Examples of shake out
Verb
The pizza maker’s last quarter was disappointing in part due to weak business overseas, Cramer said, adding that analysts are mixed about how this report will shake out. Julie Coleman, CNBC, 4 Oct. 2024 Just as generative AI is being used as a means, and excuse, to decimate labor forces across several other industries, the same is shaking out to be especially true for a game-development world already struggling with the cost of endless corporate chicanery. Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 20 Sep. 2024
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Even as travel gets back to normal, the shakeout for Delta could be intense in the weeks ahead. Susan Tompor, USA TODAY, 26 July 2024 This is the stuff that jarring market shakeouts are made of. Michael Santoli, CNBC, 20 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for shake out 
Recent Examples of Synonyms for shake out
Verb
  • Ellison found junior Toray Davis for a pair of TDs and ran one in to give the Knights a 21-0 lead in the first half that proved too much for Chatfield (8-4) to overcome.
    Matt Schubert, The Denver Post, 17 Nov. 2024
  • These technical mishaps may prove highly consequential for Netflix; the streaming giant is scheduled to host several more high-profile sporting events in the coming months.
    Will McCurdy, PCMAG, 17 Nov. 2024
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  • The latest rumors ahead of the NFL trade deadline The NFL trade deadline is drawing close, with teams having one last chance to make a significant roster shake-up before forging on with the second half of the regular season.
    Nicole Fallert, USA TODAY, 5 Nov. 2024
  • The Garden Grove City Council will have a major shake-up post election with a new mayor and three new councilmembers joining the dais.
    Jonathan Horwitz, Orange County Register, 5 Nov. 2024
Verb
  • After selecting fellow cornerback Emmanuel Forbes in the first round of the 2023 NFL Draft, he’s fallen out of favor in Washington.
    Vincent Frank, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
  • Just this week, ballot drop boxes in Oregon and Washington were set ablaze, while in Miami, a stash of sealed ballots fell out of an election worker's truck, stoking concern among voters.
    Mary Cunningham, CBS News, 3 Nov. 2024
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  • This decline is attributed to the strategic exit from unprofitable customers in the Brick & Mortar channel and the shutdown of the direct-to-consumer channel.
    Quartz Bot, Quartz, 14 Nov. 2024
  • Trump could also count on the support of many Republicans and others who recalled that prior to COVID-19 shutdowns that began in March 2020, his term had been marked by gains in jobs and the stock market.
    Todd Spangler, Detroit Free Press, 6 Nov. 2024
Noun
  • The company has entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger with Angel Studios, Inc., which includes conditions such as the conversion of Angel Studios' capital stock into Southport Common Stock and the renaming of Southport to Angel Studios, Inc. upon closing.
    Quartz Bot, Quartz, 14 Nov. 2024
  • As part of his closing argument to voters on Monday (Nov. 4), former President Donald Trump took yet another shot at Beyoncé for the R&B superstar’s support of rival Kamala Harris.
    Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 5 Nov. 2024

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“Shake out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shake%20out. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.

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