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 Regardless of what shakes out, expect anything with Zito. Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 25 June 2026 How that position group shakes out will likely depend on the health of DaRon Bland (foot) and Shavon Revel (knee). Jon MacHota, New York Times, 23 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 That shakes out to $650 in savings every month, freeing up $7,800 in just one year. Julia Hawkins, Idaho Statesman, 20 Apr. 2026 And then whatever shakes out, shakes out, and that’ll be that. Jason Beede, The Orlando Sentinel, 11 Apr. 2026 This outing could be embraced similarly depending on how the competition shakes out. Clayton Davis, Variety, 31 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for shakes out
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  • Burnham is the country’s seventh prime minister in a decade, as one political leader after another proves no match for a stubbornly weak economy, which has weighed on incomes and living standards, wearing down the electorate.
    Hanna Ziady, CNN Money, 20 July 2026
  • But their journey to catch up with the Rivermen proves increasingly difficult, after one of their horses gets caught in a trap.
    Matt Minton, Variety, 20 July 2026
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  • 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
  • The June jobs report comes out a day earlier due to the July 4 holiday and the weekly unemployment benefits report, which acts as a proxy for layoffs, is also scheduled for release.
    ABC News, ABC News, 2 July 2026

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“Shakes out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shakes%20out. Accessed 25 Jul. 2026.

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