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Recent Examples of shake out
Brittney Melton, NPR, 5 June 2025
Pricing may eventually shift though, depending how tariffs shake out.
—Mike Dojc, Forbes.com, 5 June 2025
Elaine Pofeldt, Forbes.com, 22 Apr. 2025
Run with Mad Miles, Urban Run Club and Nike for a one-and-a-half or three-mile shakeout run starting at The Venue in Raleigh.
—Alexis Clinton, Axios, 1 Apr. 2025
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Verb
Life Kit breaks down the guidance with a comic:
➡️ Calm your body by shaking out your hands to release tension, unclenching and relaxing your jaw, and breathing slowly and steadily to lower your anxiety levels.
—Brittney Melton, NPR, 5 June 2025
Pricing may eventually shift though, depending how tariffs shake out.
—Mike Dojc, Forbes.com, 5 June 2025
Noun
In the meantime, Huang is seeing a shakeout on the Amazon platform—and a shift to new markets.
—Elaine Pofeldt, Forbes.com, 22 Apr. 2025
Run with Mad Miles, Urban Run Club and Nike for a one-and-a-half or three-mile shakeout run starting at The Venue in Raleigh.
—Alexis Clinton, Axios, 1 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for shake out
Verb
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If the family is traveling, requiring reading can prove to be beneficial.—
Jerald McNair,
Chicago Tribune,
16 June 2025
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After nearly three years of sleeping on this Avocado, it's proven its durability—there's zero sagging or other issues.—
Scott Gilbertson,
Wired News,
16 June 2025
Noun
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The scandal, which sparked widespread anger in the country, brings fresh uncertainty to a country roiled by years of political turbulence and leadership shake-ups.—
Helen Regan,
CNN Money,
19 June 2025
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Moreover, The Telegraph reported last week that Maines recently oversaw yet another Sussex staff shake-up.—
Martha Ross,
Mercury News,
18 June 2025
Verb
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One by one, the other options outside of the Steelers began falling out of the running for Rodgers.—
Evan Massey,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 June 2025
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Gap was one of the most popular retail names of the 1980s and 1990s, but fell out of favor among consumers at the start of the new millennium.—
Ryan Baker,
CNBC,
14 June 2025
Noun
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That would easily replace the supply lost from a total shutdown of the Straits of Hormuz for sixty days.—
Michael Lynch,
Forbes.com,
13 June 2025
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More recently during years of divided government, GOP leaders had to rely on Democrats to approve must-pass funding bills to avoid shutdowns.—
Deirdre Walsh,
NPR,
12 June 2025
Noun
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Prosecutors and defense attorneys will begin delivering their closing arguments Friday in Read’s second murder trial over the death of her Boston cop boyfriend John O’Keefe.—
Karissa Waddick,
USA Today,
14 June 2025
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After both sides gave their closing arguments Friday morning, Judge Beverly Cannone spent the early afternoon reading jury instructions before alternates were selected and the remaining jurors were sent to the deliberation room.—
Michael Ruiz,
FOXNews.com,
13 June 2025
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“Shake out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shake%20out. Accessed 27 Jun. 2025.
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