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Recent Examples of shakeout
Will Porter, Outside, 13 Sep. 2025
So many startups have launched over the last five years that many close observers in the space expect there to be a shakeout soon.
—Natalie Jarvey, Fortune, 1 Sep. 2025
Catherine Santino, PEOPLE, 10 Oct. 2025
The lead pair will be something to shake out.
—Eric Stephens, New York Times, 9 Oct. 2025
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Verb
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
So many startups have launched over the last five years that many close observers in the space expect there to be a shakeout soon.
—Natalie Jarvey, Fortune, 1 Sep. 2025
Noun
The look channels the glitz and glamour of showgirl style, which is shaking out to be a major theme this year.
—Catherine Santino, PEOPLE, 10 Oct. 2025
The lead pair will be something to shake out.
—Eric Stephens, New York Times, 9 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for shakeout
Verb
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Spring is quick to acknowledge that Macy’s still has much to prove.—
Phil Wahba,
Fortune,
18 Oct. 2025
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But those ties aren't proven, and Venezuelan drugs make up a tiny fraction of those trafficked into the United States.—
Cybele Mayes-Osterman,
USA Today,
18 Oct. 2025
Noun
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While an unprecedented move, the Giants need a shake-up on the top step.—
Hunter Mulholland,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 Oct. 2025
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All seats up for grabs in Matthews Matthews voters will see a major shake-up on their town board this year.—
Nora O'Neill,
Charlotte Observer,
15 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The sense of economic precarity is coming from many different directions, with indications that many think middle-class stability is falling out of reach.—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
19 Oct. 2025
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Then the company went under, and the films fell out of circulation in most parts of the world.—
Peter Debruge,
Variety,
19 Oct. 2025
Noun
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As the federal government shutdown drags into its 24th day, millions of American families are bracing for the possibility that November’s Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits will not arrive on time.—
Aliss Higham,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Oct. 2025
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The ongoing government shutdown continues to disrupt flights at times and put pressure on air traffic controllers who are working without pay.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
25 Oct. 2025
Noun
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In his closing remarks on Friday, IMO Secretary-General Arsenio Dominguez urged member states to work together and arrive at an accord over the next year.—
Jasmin Malik Chua,
Sourcing Journal,
21 Oct. 2025
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Since the April 2022 closing of the $43 billion merger of WarnerMedia and Discovery, investors have been dragged into the muck.—
Dade Hayes,
Deadline,
21 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The move will be a downsizing for EOG.—
Matthew Geiger,
Denver Post,
16 Oct. 2025
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Yet those football sackings ate up 28 per cent of their 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,
1 Oct. 2025
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“Shakeout.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shakeout. Accessed 25 Oct. 2025.
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