shake out 1 of 2

verb

Definition of shake outnext
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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Recent Examples of shake out
Verb
Laura shook out her new arms, from the socket to the fingertip. — Literary Hub, 13 July 2026 Both stocks spent the better part of this year trying to shake out anyone who wasn't paying attention to the right things. — Josh Brown,sean Russo, CNBC, 13 July 2026
Noun
After last week’s industrywide sell-off, the question is whether AI stocks broadly are heading for a long downturn or just needed a shakeout to get rid of excessive optimism. — Stan Choe, Los Angeles Times, 9 June 2026 Duffy said that as a result of a low-cost carrier like Spirit shutting down, the industry will experience a shakeout where larger carriers that provide better offers and service take complete control. — Yuliya Talmazan, NBC news, 2 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for shake out
Recent Examples of Synonyms for shake out
  1. prove
  2. shake-up
  3. fall out
  4. shutdown
  5. closing
  6. downsizing
Verb
  • The Save America Act would require Americans to prove their citizenship to register and to show photo identification when voting.
    — Theodoric Meyer, Washington Post, 27 July 2026
  • Unless, Goldman suggested, Memes Apps can prove that the deal is a common model in the meme generator industry.
    — Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 27 July 2026
Definition of prove
Noun
  • The problem is that the satellite industry is facing a shake-up as major players vie to create next-gen satellite-to-phone services.
    — Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 31 July 2026
  • Weiss believes the program is in dire need of a shake-up and has to be made more relevant to digital audiences and younger viewers.
    — Brian Steinberg, Variety, 28 July 2026
Definition of shake-up
Verb
  • But as America settled into an era of prosperity following World War II, potluck meals began to fall out of fashion.
    — Shoshi Parks, Popular Science, 30 July 2026
  • Carter, who joked that the bill would have been worth $100 if Hurts had signed it, said the bill kept falling out of his pocket all day, and his teammates kept handing it back to him.
    — Brooks Kubena, New York Times, 30 July 2026
Definition of fall out
Noun
  • New Leaf Community Markets did not immediately respond when asked for a comment about the shutdown.
    — George Avalos, Mercury News, 27 July 2026
  • Omar introduced the bill, the Maintaining Essential Access to Lunch for Students Act, that drastically relaxed eligibility requirements for food distributors to be able to receive reimbursements during the COVID-19 school shutdowns.
    — Mia Cathell, The Washington Examiner, 24 July 2026
Definition of shutdown
Noun
  • One of Reiter’s closing observations was that, in his view, nuclear power doesn’t belong on drones and airplanes.
    — John Werner, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026
  • The knockout finally arrived in the fourth, with France’s two-run single closing the book on the 25-year-old rookie.
    — Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of closing
Noun
  • The Comcast-NBCUniversal downsizing comes as other Hollywood players are bulking up.
    — Samantha Masunaga, Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2026
  • In recent decades, competition and changing readership patterns have led to the closure or downsizing of multiple city or state-wide newspapers.
    — The Christian Science Monitor, Christian Science Monitor, 6 July 2026
Definition of downsizing

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“Shake out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shake%20out. Accessed 4 Aug. 2026.

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