Synonyms of shakes out

shakes out

verb

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• proves
• comes out
• turns out
• falls out
• evolves
• emerges
• develops
• pans out
• unfolds
• plays out
• works out
• germinates

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of shakes out

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

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