as in evolved
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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.
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Kate Bradshaw,
Mercury News,
9 June 2026
Price moved sideways to down while the trend held, momentum reset, and weak hands got shaken out.
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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.
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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).
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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.
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Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
30 Jan. 2026
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
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According to interior designer Courtney Blanton, pool houses have really evolved due to modern technology with materials that last longer and are heartier.
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Cruise ship spas have evolved from simple massage rooms into comprehensive wellness centers.
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Scheffler has come out on the winning side of it before, securing his 2024 win after a dramatic one-hole playoff against Tom Kim.
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But after the 2020 election, CISA, which is a nonpartisan agency, came out and said there was no interference in the 2020 election.
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The answer begins with understanding what has fallen out of alignment.
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As in American politics and homeownership, the middle has fallen out.
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Their play proved why, even in the face of adversity in the second half.
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The fear that Chinese telecommunications giant Huawei, established in Ethiopia, would reign supreme after Ethiopia deregulated the largest telecommunications market proved misplaced.
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Well, there wasn’t a single drop, and the fights turned out to be among the greatest in history, an event for the ages.
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Oviedo residents turned out by the hundreds for the sunny afternoon of crowd-pleasing contests and down-home edibles at tiny booths lining a grassy lot next to the Meat World parking lot.
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While this was one of the most popular series of the late ‘90s/early aughts, each week’s storyline unfolded in a bloodbath of intense violence.
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His father, Brady Kiser, said that he was momentarily distracted when the incident unfolded and that Emilie was away at the time.
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But if its job is to tower over Chinese operations, well, that has not panned out.
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The plan never panned out, but the name stuck.
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“Shaken out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shaken%20out. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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