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Recent Examples of shake out
Julia Hawkins, Idaho Statesman, 20 Apr. 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
Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 24 Mar. 2026
The runners met for the first time during race weekend, bonding through shakeout runs and shared training stories.
—Michelle Edgar, Daily News, 8 Mar. 2026
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Verb
That shakes out to $650 in savings every month, freeing up $7,800 in just one year.
—Julia Hawkins, Idaho Statesman, 20 Apr. 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
Noun
The question is whether this is a black eye for the whole industry or a shakeout that boosts better managers and kills off the sloppy ones.
—Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 24 Mar. 2026
The runners met for the first time during race weekend, bonding through shakeout runs and shared training stories.
—Michelle Edgar, Daily News, 8 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for shake out
Verb
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The idea that transparency offers a route to closure is already proving illusory.—
Jon Allsop,
New Yorker,
24 Apr. 2026
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Ultimately, neither proved disqualifying for the mild-mannered tackle.—
Andrew Callahan,
Boston Herald,
24 Apr. 2026
Noun
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As Uranus journeys through Gemini and your fourth house of home, your emotional foundations are in for a major shake-up.—
Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
24 Apr. 2026
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Miller’s casting came after the Summer House shake-up, Rob Mills, executive vice-president of unscripted at Disney, tells Vulture.—
Josef Adalian,
Vulture,
23 Apr. 2026
Verb
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The Lakers were cooked, the playoff magic finally drained from a team without its two leading scorers, a team in the process of making every conceivable mistake, reality bouncing off their feet and ricocheting off their hips and falling out of their hands.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Apr. 2026
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By 1967, however, the show went from having millions of viewers to falling out of the Top 30.—
Angela Andaloro,
PEOPLE,
25 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The shooting has also intensified calls by conservatives to fully fund DHS through a single bill — blaming Democrats for the shutdown and arguing that splitting apart ICE and Border Patrol funding will only give the minority party leverage.—
Mike Lillis,
The Hill,
28 Apr. 2026
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That means the knock-down, drag-out government shutdown battles that have become a Washington ritual are, in effect, a fight over a little more than a quarter of the federal ledger.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
28 Apr. 2026
Noun
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If that timeline holds, closing arguments would take place on May 5, and a sentencing verdict could come that same day.—
Amelia Mugavero,
CBS News,
22 Apr. 2026
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Most occur as the closing credits roll, whether pretending to be viciously mauled by a bear or, even more unnervingly, clearly superimposing his face onto the body of a performing cellist.—
Jon O'Brien,
IndieWire,
22 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Previously, warfare was about expensive platforms and precision strikes, driving a downsizing in military forces as countries increasingly relied on cutting-edge technology, said Blythe Crawford, former commandant of the RAF’s Air and Space Warfare Centre.—
Elsa Ohlen,
CNBC,
10 Apr. 2026
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That raised concerns about layoffs in an industry that has sustained significant downsizing in recent years as viewers and advertisers migrate to streaming options and social media platforms like TikTok.—
Meg James,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Apr. 2026
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“Shake out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shake%20out. Accessed 30 Apr. 2026.
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