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shakeouts

noun

plural of shakeout
as in shake-ups

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  1. shutdowns
  2. closings
  3. firings
Noun
  • Meanwhile, at least two diamond mines have announced permanent shutdowns in 2026.
    — Liz Napolitano, CNBC, 26 Sep. 2026
  • Murphy warned that once the backlog clears, Golden Week factory shutdowns will crater demand just as capacity freed by vessels returning to the faster Suez Canal routing on the back-haul flood the market.
    — Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 23 Sep. 2026
Definition of shutdowns
Noun
  • Two uncontained wildfires near the coast had been causing evacuations and business closings in the weeks and days ahead of my visit.
    — David G. Allan, CNN Money, 22 Sep. 2026
  • Nearly 40 public elementary schools in Orange County now enroll fewer students than needed to be financially stable, raising the specter of more school closings in a district that shuttered seven campuses in May.
    — Steven Walker, The Orlando Sentinel, 19 Sep. 2026
Definition of closings
Noun
  • Patel later suggested that the scope of firings had been overblown, saying many agents had retired on their own.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 16 Sep. 2026
  • Meanwhile, the lawmakers, three former Education secretaries and the largest federal employee union are calling for an inspector general investigation into the mass firings made at the department last year.
    — Arthur Jones II, ABC News, 16 Sep. 2026
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“Shakeouts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shakeouts. Accessed 28 Sep. 2026.

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