SHAKE OUT Synonyms: 35 Similar and Opposite Words

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verb

Definition of shake out

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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noun

as in shake-up

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The two men are similar, Jordan almost a mirror image of who Eddy could’ve become had things shook out differently. — Tembe Denton-Hurst, Vulture, 4 Sep. 2026 Read below for a list of the match card, a preview and predictions for how All In will shake out. — Ryan Gaydos Outkick, FOXNews.com, 29 Aug. 2026

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The industry has weathered a brutal shakeout, with major operators merging, downsizing or shutting down entirely. — Hanna Wickes, Sacbee.com, 17 June 2026 Tung predicts a multi-year shakeout that will ripple through the LP base, the venture market and even the buyout market, and all at once. — Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 11 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for shake out

Recent Examples of Synonyms for shake out

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Jury nullification occurs when a jury finds a defendant not guilty, even if the prosecution has proved its case beyond a reasonable doubt.

— Monu Bedi, Chicago Tribune, 20 Sep. 2026
The company says the coating has already been proven and is in use on its advanced coating line in Germany.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 19 Sep. 2026

Definition of prove

Noun

Hours after Apple unveiled the biggest shake-up to its iPhone release cadence in seven years — including its first foldable phone — Samsung rolled out a campaign aimed squarely at iPhone loyalists.

— Anniek Bao, CNBC, 11 Sep. 2026
The development provokes a leadership shake-up on both committees, prompting speculation on who will fill the spots when the next Congress opens in January.

— Emily Hallas, The Washington Examiner, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of shake-up

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Journalists identified the source of the album as Beck’s falling out with Leigh, and critics revered the LP as proof Beck had grown up as a songwriter, abandoning the old doggerel.

— Josephine Reisman, Vulture, 24 Sep. 2026
Bottom line One of my favorite ways to invest is finding a great brand that has fallen out of favor, but where new management is making the right moves.

— Stephanie Link, CNBC, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of fall out

Noun

Back in 2006, estimates for stopping and restarting C-17 production ranged from about $918 million to $2 billion, and that was assuming a much shorter shutdown.

— Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 19 Sep. 2026
The ongoing conflict that has driven people from their homes in Iran as well as an internet shutdown and a lack of full cooperation from the two governments partially impeded the team's efforts to get information.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of shutdown

Noun

Nearly 40 public elementary schools in Orange County now enroll fewer students than needed to be financially stable, raising the specter of more school closings in a district that shuttered seven campuses in May.

— Steven Walker, The Orlando Sentinel, 19 Sep. 2026
Four plays after his big return, Cawthon grabbed a 15-yard TD catch to spark a 38-3 closing run.

— Patrick Z. McGavin, Chicago Tribune, 19 Sep. 2026

Definition of closing

Noun

On the brick-and-mortar front, Talbots closed dozens of stores over the last few years but the downsizing has stopped.

— David Moin, Footwear News, 18 Sep. 2026
The downsizing comes amid a particularly challenging stretch for film and TV productions in California.

— Cerys Davies, Los Angeles Times, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of downsizing

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