shake out 1 of 2

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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shakeout

2 of 2

noun

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Recent Examples of shakeout
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
Programs will have a better grasp of how things could shake out in their respective divisions. Brendan Connelly, Boston Herald, 26 Sep. 2025 However things shake out on the course, NBC Sports analyst Brad McGinley expects to be in for a boisterous weekend. Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 25 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for shakeout
Recent Examples of Synonyms for shakeout
Verb
  • Whereas criminal suspects in this past may have been incriminated by a Google query on, say, how to clean up bloodstains, a more comprehensive, detailed back-and-forth with a tool like ChatGPT gives investigators far more opportunities to prove intent and mindset, Lee explains.
    Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 11 Oct. 2025
  • After all, even repeating the consensus of the time is far from a surefire way of looking clever in 25 years, because various elements of the sport where there was a broad agreement about the direction of travel have proved misguided.
    Michael Cox, New York Times, 11 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • For an actor who’s long mastered the art of subtlety, this role feels like a deliberate shake-up, and a reminder that Stanfield’s range still has new corners to reveal.
    Okla Jones, Essence, 9 Oct. 2025
  • What Parents Can Do While a shake-up of the technology industry may take some time, parents have the ability to make more immediate changes at home.
    Ashleigh N. DeLuca, Parents, 8 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Of course, all of that pales in comparison to Trump’s epic falling out with his first vice president, Pence.
    Jeremy Lott, The Washington Examiner, 3 Oct. 2025
  • Sign Pete Alonso The Red Sox need to fall out of love with Triston Casas.
    Michael Hurley, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Continue reading … ACTION ON THE HILL – Senate advances $925B defense bill as federal workers go unpaid in shutdown.
    , FOXNews.com, 10 Oct. 2025
  • However, alternative data by private companies and Federal Reserve regional banks, which aren’t as affected by the shutdown, showed that the labor market continued to slow last month.
    Bryan Mena, CNN Money, 10 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The full composition of the ownership group is expected to be finalized by the closing of the deal, which could come in early 2026.
    James Powel, USA Today, 7 Oct. 2025
  • In addition, Zacapa, the premium main sponsor of spirits at LAFS, will once again present the Visionary of the Year Award during the summit’s closing cocktail ceremony.
    Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 7 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • 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
  • Canoy, a single mom of two, is selling her home and downsizing.
    Becky Bohrer, Fortune, 28 Sep. 2025

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“Shakeout.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shakeout. Accessed 12 Oct. 2025.

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