shaken out

past participle of shake out
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 To be fair, not everyone in Palo Alto is happy with how things have shaken out. — Kate Bradshaw, Mercury News, 9 June 2026 Price moved sideways to down while the trend held, momentum reset, and weak hands got shaken out. — Josh Brown,sean Russo, CNBC, 13 Apr. 2026 The path to the Cup plays a massive role in odds and the way the East has shaken out has become a huge advantage for the Lightning. — Dom Luszczyszyn, New York Times, 10 Mar. 2026 Clothes that get tangled during their cycle usually ends up requiring extra drying time, so having this fabric shaken out can promote quicker sessions since air is allowed to disperse evenly (which also helps with the wrinkles). — Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 13 Feb. 2026 Or the fact that my beach towel would never go more than a few minutes unattended before it was neatly refolded, the sand shaken out by a pair of seemingly invisible hands. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for shaken out
Verb
  • How has that evolved over your career and especially with this album?
    — Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 23 Sep. 2026
  • The third season evolved into The Vampire Lestat, exploring Lestat’s time as a rock star in a modern context alongside his origin story in the 18th century.
    — Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 23 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • The Rams’ pass rush will be aided by the addition of lineman Aaron Donald, the three-time NFL defensive player of the year who will make his season debut after coming out of two-year retirement.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 21 Sep. 2026
  • Celebrities have always come out to enjoy Styles’ concerts, and the Together, Together tour is no exception.
    — Angie Martoccio, Rolling Stone, 21 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Bottom line One of my favorite ways to invest is finding a great brand that has fallen out of favor, but where new management is making the right moves.
    — Stephanie Link, CNBC, 23 Sep. 2026
  • Alvarez spent last season on loan at Turkish side Fenerbahce, having fallen out with ex-manager Graham Potter, who was replaced by Nuno Espirito Santo in September 2025.
    — Roshane Thomas, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Despite a loss to Arlington Bowie, Arlington Lamar proved itself as a top competition, forcing the Volunteers into overtime.
    — Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 Sep. 2026
  • Its rapid ascent is proved by revenues growing tenfold in the past five years and projected to hit the 450-million-euro milestone in 2026.
    — Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 21 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • What was initially diagnosed as a Grade 1 ulnar collateral ligament (UCL) sprain turned out to be much worse for the now 29-year-old reliever.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 24 Sep. 2026
  • Upon closer examination, beats like the ones that Fleming’s team described turned out to reflect not quantum coherence, but a resonance between wiggling molecular bonds.
    — Elise Cutts, Quanta Magazine, 23 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Significant moment for konpa Larivière’s tour has unfolded at a particularly significant moment for konpa, which was created in 1955 by Haitian saxophonist and bandleader Nemours Jean-Baptiste and marked its 70th birthday last year.
    — Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 23 Sep. 2026
  • In the paper, the team reconstructed how the collapse of the Hunga volcano unfolded.
    — Yook Ji Hun, ArsTechnica, 23 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • The location was supposed to be the city of Gary at the time and that never panned out.
    — Ryan Canfield OutKick, FOXNews.com, 20 Sep. 2026
  • For one thing, similar pledges he's made in the past haven't panned out.
    — Zachary Schermele, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2026

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“Shaken out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shaken%20out. Accessed 26 Sep. 2026.

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