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Recent Examples of shakeout
Natalie Jarvey, Fortune, 1 Sep. 2025
The only question is which enterprises will survive the shakeout and lead the next industrial revolution.
—Mark Minevich, Forbes.com, 27 Aug. 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
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
The only question is which enterprises will survive the shakeout and lead the next industrial revolution.
—Mark Minevich, Forbes.com, 27 Aug. 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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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
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Just last Friday, the company released a number of other Performance Center talents, suggesting a significant roster shake-up is underway as the brand heads towards the Halloween Havoc special.—
Andrew Ravens,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 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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About two weeks into the shutdown, reporters from the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Appleton Post-Crescent and Green Bay Press-Gazette visited downtown areas to ask residents and visitors how the shutdown is impacting them — and who, if anyone, is to blame.—
Hope Karnopp,
jsonline.com,
17 Oct. 2025
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Hundreds of congressional staffers lined up on what was the 15th day of the shutdown for a chance to snap a picture with the senator and his 60-pound bulldog, whose face donned custom cakes and cake pops.—
Ramsey Touchberry,
The Washington Examiner,
17 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 23 Oct. 2025.
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