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Recent Examples of shake out
The Athletic Nba Staff, New York Times, 11 May 2026
With that being said, there are still a lot of questions about how things will shake out when the team heads to training camp in late July.
—Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 May 2026
Bloomberg, Chicago Tribune, 14 Apr. 2026
Kirby told employees in a memo last month that the carrier would benefit from any shakeout in the industry as part of rising oil and fuel prices, potentially providing purchase opportunities.
—Siddharth Philip, Fortune, 13 Apr. 2026
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Verb
Our draft expert Sam Vecenie has already shared his view of how the lottery will shake out, but let’s dive into how others on The Athletic NBA staff see the top-14 picks unfolding.
—The Athletic Nba Staff, New York Times, 11 May 2026
With that being said, there are still a lot of questions about how things will shake out when the team heads to training camp in late July.
—Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 May 2026
Noun
Kirby told employees in a memo last month that the carrier would benefit from any shakeout in the industry as part of rising oil and fuel prices, potentially providing purchase opportunities.
—Bloomberg, Chicago Tribune, 14 Apr. 2026
Kirby told employees in a memo last month that the carrier would benefit from any shakeout in the industry as part of rising oil and fuel prices, potentially providing purchase opportunities.
—Siddharth Philip, Fortune, 13 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for shake out
Verb
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But the team’s youth and inexperience proved to be a strength, not a weakness.—
Kevin Baxter,
Los Angeles Times,
15 May 2026
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But claims that Los Angeles — alongside New York — was the safest big city are generally considered overstated rather than conclusively proven.—
James Ward,
USA Today,
15 May 2026
Noun
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Some of these changes are available in the current Windows Insider Preview builds in the Experimental channel (which replaced the Canary and Dev channels in Microsoft’s latest beta program shake-up).—
Andrew Cunningham,
ArsTechnica,
18 May 2026
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Cooper, who also hosts a news program on CNN, announced in February his plans to leave CBS, months after an internal shake-up that followed the arrival of Editor in Chief Bari Weiss.—
Cerys Davies,
Los Angeles Times,
18 May 2026
Verb
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With Tiger Woods falling out of the top 50, James also stands as the only member of the ranking to have appeared on the Forbes list of the world’s billionaires.—
Brett Knight,
Forbes.com,
22 May 2026
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Over the last two decades backside grazing tats fell out of favor, with some expressing regret over their youthful decisions.—
Diana Tsui,
Footwear News,
22 May 2026
Noun
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The move follows historically high airport security wait times this spring resulting from a partial government shutdown that led to widespread TSA agent callouts and staffing shortages.—
Kelly McCarthy,
ABC News,
19 May 2026
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China has also become Russia’s top trading partner and the biggest buyer of its oil and gas, a strategic bet now somewhat insulating Beijing from the impact of Iran’s effective shutdown of the crucial Strait of Hormuz trade route.—
Mithil Aggarwal,
NBC news,
19 May 2026
Noun
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Richard Lovelady was designated for assignment nine times in the last two years, including once by the Nats, and is now closing games for them.—
Spencer Nusbaum,
New York Times,
21 May 2026
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In the movie’s closing credits, Hansen-Løve is among the names singled out for a thank you from the director.—
Josh Slater-Williams,
IndieWire,
20 May 2026
Noun
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The current downsizing follows cuts of about 1,000 staffers in January in the company's Reality Labs unit, and reductions in March impacting hundreds more workers, along with the decision to shift away from third-party vendors and contractors tasked with content moderation tasks.—
Jonathan Vanian,Julia Boorstin,
CNBC,
18 May 2026
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Pope gained responsibility for the unscripted TV business earlier this spring as part of a restructuring and downsizing, which resulted in hundreds of layoffs in the Japanese company’s entertainment business.—
Meg James,
Los Angeles Times,
18 May 2026
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“Shake out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shake%20out. Accessed 26 May. 2026.
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