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Recent Examples of shakes out
Depending on how this week shakes out, this could be the Dodgers’ worst division-winning team since 2008 (84-78).
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Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Sep. 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
How that shakes out will determine how the other dominoes fall on the back end.
—Jonas Siegel, New York Times, 13 Sep. 2025
As many fans have pointed out online, this marks brand-new territory for the franchise, which could come with many pros and cons depending on how everything shakes out.
—Kelsie Gibson, PEOPLE, 11 Sep. 2025
Salt Lake City is a two-hour flight from Seattle and less than that from both Los Angeles and Las Vegas, where the Athletics will presumably be by the time all this shakes out.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 7 Sep. 2025
Here’s how the IRS budget generally shakes out.
—Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2025
Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Sep. 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
How that shakes out will determine how the other dominoes fall on the back end.
—Jonas Siegel, New York Times, 13 Sep. 2025
As many fans have pointed out online, this marks brand-new territory for the franchise, which could come with many pros and cons depending on how everything shakes out.
—Kelsie Gibson, PEOPLE, 11 Sep. 2025
Salt Lake City is a two-hour flight from Seattle and less than that from both Los Angeles and Las Vegas, where the Athletics will presumably be by the time all this shakes out.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 7 Sep. 2025
Here’s how the IRS budget generally shakes out.
—Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for shakes out
Verb
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This double release proves that their most ambitious and incisive work may still lie ahead.—
Tere Aguilera,
Billboard,
26 Sep. 2025
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At $25,000, this buzzy Amazon find proves that creating extra space doesn’t require a hefty mortgage or months of construction.—
Mariana Best,
Better Homes & Gardens,
26 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The review comes out in 1983 just as The Witches nears publication and a lunch is convened with his ex-mistress, new girlfriend and his British book publisher and sales director at his American publisher, who push him to make an apology.—
Caitlin Huston,
HollywoodReporter,
16 Sep. 2025
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Watching or listening to a case unfold, and then feeling that relief when the truth comes out or justice is served.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
10 Sep. 2025
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“Shakes out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shakes%20out. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.
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