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Recent Examples of shakes out
However the tariff ruling shakes out, the port is projecting another high-volume year.
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Kate Nishimura, Sourcing Journal, 15 Jan. 2026
Trump, however, cast himself as the final decider of how a possible peace deal shakes out.
—Mabinty Quarshie, The Washington Examiner, 28 Dec. 2025
That sets up a month of must-win games and playing wait and see with how the rest of the college football landscape shakes out.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 3 Nov. 2025
That shakes out to an annual income of about $37,200 to $74,450 for a three-person household.
—Blake Nelson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Oct. 2025
With two new teams, the schedule could also feature more than 44 games, depending on how the CBA shakes out.
—Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 21 Oct. 2025
No matter how this shakes out, the Nets are the only team not expected to start a player with NBA experience at the position.
—Law Murray, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
No matter how all this shakes out, OpenAI's demand for training large language models and inference — or running them to serve millions of customers — has translated into new customers and boosted overall cloud spending on Azure.
—Paulina Likos, CNBC, 17 Sep. 2025
Anime tends to be front-loaded at the box office, as eager fans flock to the earliest screenings possible, so how the rest of the weekend shakes out depends on Saturday holds.
—J. Kim Murphy, Variety, 13 Sep. 2025
Kate Nishimura, Sourcing Journal, 15 Jan. 2026
Trump, however, cast himself as the final decider of how a possible peace deal shakes out.
—Mabinty Quarshie, The Washington Examiner, 28 Dec. 2025
That sets up a month of must-win games and playing wait and see with how the rest of the college football landscape shakes out.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 3 Nov. 2025
That shakes out to an annual income of about $37,200 to $74,450 for a three-person household.
—Blake Nelson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Oct. 2025
With two new teams, the schedule could also feature more than 44 games, depending on how the CBA shakes out.
—Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 21 Oct. 2025
No matter how this shakes out, the Nets are the only team not expected to start a player with NBA experience at the position.
—Law Murray, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
No matter how all this shakes out, OpenAI's demand for training large language models and inference — or running them to serve millions of customers — has translated into new customers and boosted overall cloud spending on Azure.
—Paulina Likos, CNBC, 17 Sep. 2025
Anime tends to be front-loaded at the box office, as eager fans flock to the earliest screenings possible, so how the rest of the weekend shakes out depends on Saturday holds.
—J. Kim Murphy, Variety, 13 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for shakes out
Verb
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Jane Fonda’s courtside look proves that the best outfits are built on pieces that do the work for you.—
Nicol Natale,
PEOPLE,
29 Jan. 2026
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This particularly applies to an opening visual metaphor, in which an old veteran is haunted by a vision of his past, which proves more excessive and obvious than enlightening.—
Wilson Chapman,
IndieWire,
29 Jan. 2026
Verb
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When a new album comes out, a representative single is featured on an editorial or algorithmicized playlist alongside a hundred other new songs.—
Brady Brickner-Wood,
New Yorker,
21 Jan. 2026
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The resulting casserole comes out tender and saucy, with a light creaminess, lovely aroma and a savory richness.—
The Washington Post,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
14 Jan. 2026
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