shakes out

present tense third-person singular of shake out
as in proves
to come to be after hearing about all the elaborate planning, I can't wait to see how that wedding shakes out

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Recent Examples of shakes out And yes, Paramount did agree to hold off on the merger while litigation shakes out. Victoria Bekiempis, Vulture, 3 Aug. 2026 Garcia, 26, will be an interesting fit for the Yankees, though, considering how their roster shakes out. Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 2 Aug. 2026 Others worry that changing the rules could make the program more expensive or even lead to smaller increases in some years, depending on how the math shakes out. Jason St. Angelo, USA Today, 29 July 2026 This season, Philadelphia’s Eli Stowers and the Rams’ Max Klare, second-rounders in promising situations with strong receiving skills, may be potential pickups depending on how the season shakes out. John Riker, New York Times, 20 July 2026 Regardless of what shakes out, expect anything with Zito. Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 25 June 2026 How this class action suit shakes out remains to be seen, but no matter the outcome, one takeaway may be that most AI companies, at the end of the day, are just tech companies. Maggie Harrison Dupré, Futurism, 14 May 2026 Apple is likely still deciding on how to price it depending on how the memory crisis shakes out. Janhoi McGregor, Forbes.com, 14 May 2026 How the race shakes out is up to the voters of Louisiana. Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 24 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for shakes out
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  • But if Murray proves a strong match with O’Connell and Justin Jefferson, this team will be difficult to beat.
    Jacob Robinson, New York Times, 11 Aug. 2026
  • Gen immediately proves Aesha right by hoping the next guests are more demanding so cracks will show.
    Emma Soren, Vulture, 11 Aug. 2026
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  • Those limits determine how much material reaches refiners and manufacturers, regardless of how much ore comes out of the ground.
    Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 7 Aug. 2026
  • And Cody still comes out before the season starts and takes BP, hooks up the kids with some Nike stuff.
    Tyler Kepner, New York Times, 17 July 2026

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“Shakes out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shakes%20out. Accessed 15 Aug. 2026.

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