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

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noun

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Recent Examples of shakeout
Verb
The only question is which enterprises will survive the shakeout and lead the next industrial revolution. Mark Minevich, Forbes.com, 27 Aug. 2025 That said, the large-cap benchmarks are looking moderately overbought technically — not a bearish condition necessarily, but one that can lead to chop and churn, fatigue and shakeouts over the next little while. Michael Santoli, CNBC, 9 June 2025
Noun
That's compared to a 44% approval rating of his immigration policies, shaking out to a 55% majority disapproval. Kathryn Palmer, USA Today, 21 Sep. 2025 Here's how the staff at Newsweek Sports expects things to shake out. Noah Camras, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for shakeout
Recent Examples of Synonyms for shakeout
Verb
  • Master classes with Mann and Kogonada drew capacity crowds, while the Actors’ House program featuring Lee Byung-hun, Son Ye-jin, and Ninomiya Kazunari proved particularly popular.
    Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 27 Sep. 2025
  • Could prove revolutionary for photonics This new material could be very useful in things like photonics, where computing and devices that use light (photons) instead of electricity (electrons) are used.
    Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 27 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Week 2 of Dancing With the Stars delivered its first major shake-up of Season 34, as the ballroom bid farewell to two celebrity contestants.
    Amanda Castro, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Sep. 2025
  • House Democrats also face a major wave of retirements and turnover for higher offices following the party’s major loss in 2024, which will lead to a shake-up in the makeup of both sides of the aisle in the House.
    Lauren Green, The Washington Examiner, 21 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The Trojans fell out after a close loss to Illinois, and their spot was taken by Virginia.
    Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 Sep. 2025
  • Not long after Brandon returned, his father, Richard, and Skeet had had a falling out.
    Mitch Moxley, Rolling Stone, 27 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Gallego also discussed the looming government shutdown, expressing concern over rising health insurance premiums for Americans.
    Ronald J. Hansen, AZCentral.com, 26 Sep. 2025
  • In the past, when a government shutdown has occurred, nonessential federal workers have been temporarily furloughed, and essential workers have stayed on the job without pay while Congress resolves funding disputes and then votes to pay the workers back retroactively.
    Jordan Green, Nashville Tennessean, 26 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Brendan McDermid | Reuters Stocks registered gains for September and the third quarter, with the Dow ending yesterday's session at an all-time closing high.
    Alex Harring, CNBC, 1 Oct. 2025
  • The closing of the more than 50-year-old plant in Shelby was not a surprise as Solero announced its 18- to 24-month consolidation plan last November, Chris Byrd, Solero’s senior vice president of global human resources said in a statement Tuesday to The Charlotte Observer.
    Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 30 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Canoy, a single mom of two, is selling her home and downsizing.
    Becky Bohrer, Fortune, 28 Sep. 2025
  • The latest job cuts are part of an ongoing move toward corporate efficiency and cost-cutting measures, and are in line with similar downsizing at rival media companies in Hollywood after the end of the Peak TV era and the impact of the 2023 Hollywood strikes.
    Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 18 Sep. 2025

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“Shakeout.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shakeout. Accessed 1 Oct. 2025.

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