as in evolved
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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Recent Examples of shaken out
But he’s been shaken out of his solipsistic reverie.
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A.o. Scott, New York Times, 27 Aug. 2025
A.o. Scott, New York Times, 27 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for shaken out
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As baseball has evolved starting pitchers have seen their usage rate drop, meaning nobody is ever going to post the gaudy totals seen throughout the 20th century.—
Mac Cerullo,
Boston Herald,
25 Jan. 2026
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The luxury travel landscape has evolved.—
Daniel Scheffler,
Forbes.com,
24 Jan. 2026
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There's been interest in different kinds of strobing ever since electroencephalograms (EEGs) came out.—
Cortney Harding,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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Utah came out of the gates blistering hot on offense.—
Oc Register,
Oc Register,
28 Jan. 2026
Verb
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And yet, despite the tenor of much political commentary right now, the bottom has not yet fallen out of his Presidency.—
Susan B. Glasser,
New Yorker,
29 Jan. 2026
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In fact, there are a few materials and finishes that design experts say have officially fallen out of favor in 2026.—
Helena Madden,
Martha Stewart,
28 Jan. 2026
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The Magna Reserva succeeded yet proved part of a policy that ensured the vast majority of Venezuela’s resource would remain exactly where Chávez found it—trapped in the heavy silence of the subsurface.—
Scott Montgomery,
Forbes.com,
25 Jan. 2026
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Prosecutors are confident the investigation proved the other men in Debe's life, including Jeff Freeburg, were not involved in her murder.—
Sarah Prior,
CBS News,
25 Jan. 2026
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To get to know Smith so early in the coach’s career, Kilgo said, turned out to be one of the most fortuitous moments of his life.—
Scott Fowler,
Charlotte Observer,
28 Jan. 2026
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That changed at age 15, when lingering leg pain turned out to be cancer.—
PJ Green,
Kansas City Star,
28 Jan. 2026
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As the night unfolded, the atmosphere shifted from elegant to electric.—
Michelle Edgar,
Daily News,
27 Jan. 2026
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This is exactly how Minnesota’s Feeding Our Future scandal unfolded.—
Jennifer Nassour,
Boston Herald,
27 Jan. 2026
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Getty Images The Toronto Blue Jays have had plenty of notable players in recent years, including some top prospects who panned out into superstars and some who did not.—
Peter Chawaga,
Forbes.com,
24 Jan. 2026
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None of those leads panned out until 1902 when new evidence placed the fugitive in Nome, Alaska, part of Klondike gold rush.—
Richard Selcer,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
24 Jan. 2026
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“Shaken out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shaken%20out. Accessed 30 Jan. 2026.
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