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
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
But he’s been shaken out of his solipsistic reverie.
—A.o. Scott, New York Times, 27 Aug. 2025
Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Jan. 2026
But he’s been shaken out of his solipsistic reverie.
—A.o. Scott, New York Times, 27 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for shaken out
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The frogs have evolved to be resistant to the toxins.—
Dinah Voyles Pulver,
USA Today,
15 Feb. 2026
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Death is an inescapable part of French life, and the layers on layers of Parisian history on display at Père Lachaise Cemetery are a fascinating peek into how the city has evolved over time.—
Todd Plummer,
Condé Nast Traveler,
15 Feb. 2026
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Some have come out of nowhere, others have taken months to catch on, and all of them could become ubiquitous in the blink of a TikTok clip.—
Andrew Unterberger,
Billboard,
11 Feb. 2026
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While Sundance 2026 is already in our rearview, some of the best films of the previous year’s festival are just now getting ready to come out for wider audiences.—
Kate Erbland,
IndieWire,
11 Feb. 2026
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Mann has fallen out of the Hornets’ main rotation, appearing in just 30 of the Hornets’ 51 games.—
Roderick Boone,
Charlotte Observer,
5 Feb. 2026
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The bottom has since fallen out of that market.—
Peter Debruge,
Variety,
4 Feb. 2026
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Improvisation proved central to his process and gave the film a sort of hybrid nature, blending fiction with bits of documentary.—
Elsa Keslassy,
Variety,
14 Feb. 2026
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Our leadership blames wind and solar for grid issues, but the 2021 freeze proved the real culprit was a lack of preparation by the state and power generators.—
Eleanor Dearman,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
14 Feb. 2026
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But one of those clusters later turned out to be a glitch in the data, and another only lasted for a few days before completely dissipating.—
Kiona N. Smith,
Space.com,
11 Feb. 2026
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People with lifelong musical anhedonia, which Weiss turned out to have, easily recognize music.—
Shayla Love,
New Yorker,
11 Feb. 2026
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An unprecedented wave of Chinese AI listings has also unfolded in Hong Kong.—
John Liu,
CNN Money,
11 Feb. 2026
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As the investigation into the shooting unfolded, detectives showed still images of Neves-Valente taken from surveillance video to several shooting victims.—
Ashley Carnahan,
FOXNews.com,
10 Feb. 2026
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Neither attempt panned out, leaving her in limbo for now.—
Jonathan Wosen,
STAT,
30 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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“Shaken out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shaken%20out. Accessed 16 Feb. 2026.
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