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Recent Examples of shake out
Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 12 Dec. 2025
The Blue Jays, though, don't necessarily have to use Fairbanks as a closer if the market shakes out in their favor.
—Drew Vonscio, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2025
Devlina Sarkar, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Sep. 2025
All-Terrain Testing My first run in the shoe was a short 5k shakeout on the roads around downtown Chamonix.
—Will Porter, Outside, 13 Sep. 2025
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Verb
But in rap, where what looks like friendship can shake out to be performative business synergy, Drake and Savage seem to genuinely and fiercely respect one another.
—Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 12 Dec. 2025
The Blue Jays, though, don't necessarily have to use Fairbanks as a closer if the market shakes out in their favor.
—Drew Vonscio, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2025
Noun
But while fans eagerly await the leaderboard's final shakeout, one name has already slipped from contention: Robert MacIntyre.
—Devlina Sarkar, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Sep. 2025
All-Terrain Testing My first run in the shoe was a short 5k shakeout on the roads around downtown Chamonix.
—Will Porter, Outside, 13 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for shake out
Verb
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However, that land proved to be insufficient for the expansion plans, prompting the purchase of an additional 900-acre lot.—
Dylan Butts,Emily Tan,
CNBC,
16 Jan. 2026
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In fact, Bella Hadid has repeat-worn the style with many off-duty looks, proving that the timeless silhouette adds an outfit-elevating touch.—
Alyssa Morin,
InStyle,
16 Jan. 2026
Noun
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But the Falcons clearly needed a major shake-up.—
Michael Cunningham,
AJC.com,
12 Jan. 2026
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The Dolphins fired coach Mike McDaniel in the latest NFL shake-up.—
Nicole Fallert,
USA Today,
9 Jan. 2026
Verb
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That's when Osubor noticed an orange fall out of Rockwell’s shopping bag as Rockwell headed toward his car in the parking lot.—
Juliet Pennington,
PEOPLE,
12 Jan. 2026
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Monk, who fell out of coach Doug Christie’s rotation recently, went 9 of 15 from the field and 7 of 9 from 3-point range.—
Jason Anderson,
Sacbee.com,
12 Jan. 2026
Noun
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The Classic Outlook freezing bug, the Remote Desktop Bug, and the failure to shutdown bug.—
Zak Doffman,
Forbes.com,
21 Jan. 2026
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Kashiwazaki-Kariwa last operated in 2011, when the Fukushima disaster caused nationwide shutdowns.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
21 Jan. 2026
Noun
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The Stakes Of Getting This Right Fink's closing point highlighted a tension worth watching.—
Bernard Marr,
Forbes.com,
22 Jan. 2026
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Last week’s Celtics-Pacers matchup was decided by a controversial call in the closing seconds.—
Zack Cox,
Boston Herald,
22 Jan. 2026
Noun
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No structural downsizing or abrupt changes are planned for Calik Denim.—
Angela Velasquez,
Sourcing Journal,
9 Jan. 2026
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Yet those football sackings ate up 28 per cent of last season’s wage bill savings, and came at a time when the club is still incurring the costs of its sizeable downsizing.—
Chris Weatherspoon,
New York Times,
9 Jan. 2026
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