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Recent Examples of shakes out
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.
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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
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
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
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for shakes out
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The pro-union, NYCHA-founding leader who fought Tammany Hall and improved New York City’s public infrastructure proves there’s precedent for big social change in this town.—
Brittany Allen,
Literary Hub,
6 Nov. 2025
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Despite looking like a fighter pilot who could win a game of dogfight football, Colin isn’t framed as a temptation for Marissa, and a lack of sexy secrets proves to be a recurring blind spot for the series, even if those two have plenty of other skeletons in their massive, boring closets.—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
6 Nov. 2025
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As Heather and Whitney hang out in their room, Whitney points out that anytime Lisa’s mad at someone, information on that person subsequently comes out.—
Tom Smyth,
Vulture,
5 Nov. 2025
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Get more East Valley news straight into your email inbox by signing up for our free weekly East Valley Newsletter, which comes out on Wednesdays.—
Maritza Dominguez,
AZCentral.com,
4 Nov. 2025
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“Shakes out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shakes%20out. Accessed 12 Nov. 2025.
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