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Recent Examples of shake out
Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 12 Dec. 2025
The Blue Jays, though, don't necessarily have to use Fairbanks as a closer if the market shakes out in their favor.
—Drew Vonscio, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2025
Devlina Sarkar, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Sep. 2025
All-Terrain Testing My first run in the shoe was a short 5k shakeout on the roads around downtown Chamonix.
—Will Porter, Outside, 13 Sep. 2025
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Verb
But in rap, where what looks like friendship can shake out to be performative business synergy, Drake and Savage seem to genuinely and fiercely respect one another.
—Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 12 Dec. 2025
The Blue Jays, though, don't necessarily have to use Fairbanks as a closer if the market shakes out in their favor.
—Drew Vonscio, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2025
Noun
But while fans eagerly await the leaderboard's final shakeout, one name has already slipped from contention: Robert MacIntyre.
—Devlina Sarkar, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Sep. 2025
All-Terrain Testing My first run in the shoe was a short 5k shakeout on the roads around downtown Chamonix.
—Will Porter, Outside, 13 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for shake out
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Los Alamitos coach Maya De Anda made the 3-point shot a priority on nearly every possession and that strategy proved successful, as the Griffins hit nine 3-pointers by halftime and finished with 13 in the game.—
Lou Ponsi,
Oc Register,
23 Jan. 2026
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BitLocker’s encryption algorithms have proven impenetrable to prior law enforcement attempts to break in, according to a Forbes review of historical cases.—
Thomas Brewster,
Forbes.com,
23 Jan. 2026
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But the Falcons clearly needed a major shake-up.—
Michael Cunningham,
AJC.com,
12 Jan. 2026
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The Dolphins fired coach Mike McDaniel in the latest NFL shake-up.—
Nicole Fallert,
USA Today,
9 Jan. 2026
Verb
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The book begins by the deathbed of an elderly sister whose two remaining sisters have a falling out over cake—the kind of domestic spat that becomes mythic and completely unspecific, the details lost in a lingering fog of resentment.—
Chloe Schama,
Vogue,
24 Jan. 2026
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For making the introductions to Gorrin, Rivera paid Perera about $5 million, but has since had a falling out with him.—
Jay Weaver,
Miami Herald,
24 Jan. 2026
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Negotiations to avert a partial government shutdown are being complicated by Democratic demands that any changes to Immigration and Customs Enforcement policy be written into law by Congress.—
David Sivak,
The Washington Examiner,
28 Jan. 2026
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If the Senate doesn't pass that package of bills by the end of the day Friday, a partial government shutdown will begin.—
Joe Walsh,
CBS News,
27 Jan. 2026
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The Stakes Of Getting This Right Fink's closing point highlighted a tension worth watching.—
Bernard Marr,
Forbes.com,
22 Jan. 2026
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Last week’s Celtics-Pacers matchup was decided by a controversial call in the closing seconds.—
Zack Cox,
Boston Herald,
22 Jan. 2026
Noun
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No structural downsizing or abrupt changes are planned for Calik Denim.—
Angela Velasquez,
Sourcing Journal,
9 Jan. 2026
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Yet those football sackings ate up 28 per cent of last season’s wage bill savings, and came at a time when the club is still incurring the costs of its sizeable downsizing.—
Chris Weatherspoon,
New York Times,
9 Jan. 2026
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