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Recent Examples of shake out
Claire Hoppe Norgaard, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Apr. 2025
What comes next — whether the Panthers re-establish control or the Lightning finds a way to even things up — will be telling in how the series shakes out.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 26 Apr. 2025
Steve Case, Time, 1 Apr. 2025
With so much uncertainty looming over the EV charging industry — plus the shakeout that typically occurs among nascent tech industries — there’s bound to be consolidation this year.
—Bob Woods, CNBC, 16 Mar. 2025
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Verb
For outdoor rugs, shake out small mats and use a vacuum on larger area rugs.
—Claire Hoppe Norgaard, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Apr. 2025
What comes next — whether the Panthers re-establish control or the Lightning finds a way to even things up — will be telling in how the series shakes out.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 26 Apr. 2025
Noun
In reality, the shakeout led to hundreds of companies falling by the wayside, but the strongest companies—Google and Amazon among them—really thrived.
—Steve Case, Time, 1 Apr. 2025
With so much uncertainty looming over the EV charging industry — plus the shakeout that typically occurs among nascent tech industries — there’s bound to be consolidation this year.
—Bob Woods, CNBC, 16 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for shake out
Verb
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The regular wide version has been my go-to choice for trips for the past year, proving itself a capable all-round pad.—
Scott Gilbertson,
Wired News,
11 May 2025
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What began as a typical squabble between siblings, Clementine, 6, and Maisie, 3, quickly turned into a beautiful moment of understanding, proving that even the youngest of children can navigate difficult emotions with empathy and care.—
Tereza Shkurtaj,
People.com,
11 May 2025
Noun
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Survivor: Marquesas An underrated season that saw the first totem pole shake-up: where people on the bottom got together to overthrow those on the top.—
Dalton Ross,
EW.com,
15 May 2025
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UnitedHealth Group announced a new CEO, a surprising shake-up as the company navigates the aftermath of UnitedHealthcare leader Brian Thompson’s killing.—
Elizabeth Robinson,
NBC news,
14 May 2025
Verb
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Imran Khan was a nationalist leader himself, who was very closely allied with the military before their falling out.—
Isaac Chotiner,
New Yorker,
9 May 2025
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The pair's first falling out was in 1995 over creative differences.—
Jay Stahl,
USA Today,
7 May 2025
Noun
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McNally blames that mismatch on the shutdown of refineries around the United States as forecasters projected weaker gasoline demand due to the rise of electric vehicles.—
Matt Egan,
CNN Money,
20 May 2025
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The visitors also got 9 1/3 innings of one-run baseball from a shutdown bullpen featuring former Padres reliever Andrés Muñoz.—
Dennis Lin,
New York Times,
19 May 2025
Noun
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But a filing in Massachusetts tied to the closing of the state’s only Bahama Breeze location reported that 73 workers lost their jobs.—
Ron Hurtibise,
The Orlando Sentinel,
20 May 2025
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The cases prompted a several-day closing of the entire campus, Nevada County health officer Sherilynn Cooke said.—
Darrell Smith,
Sacbee.com,
20 May 2025
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“Shake out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shake%20out. Accessed 24 May. 2025.
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