shell out

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Recent Examples of shell out Companies wanting to take advantage of that advertising opportunity could shell out up to $250,000 to procure naming rights to the 150-year-old event and place their logos outside the White House. Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 10 Apr. 2025 Robby Soave Robby Soave delivers radar on reporting that the Kamala Harris campaign shelled out $10 million for influencers to post content in her favor. The Hill, 1 Apr. 2025 Those who seek tickets on the secondary market can expect to shell out thousands to gain access to the hallowed grounds. Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 22 Mar. 2025 Homebuyers are shelling out big money up front to avoid high monthly payments as mortgage rates hover near 7%. Andrew Keatts, Axios, 2 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for shell out
Recent Examples of Synonyms for shell out
Verb
  • Consumers have been optimizing their spending for years, Thomas said, by making smart decisions to have the ability to still spend, particularly on discretionary items.
    Betty Lin-Fisher, USA Today, 20 Apr. 2025
  • Ripp is originally a linebacker but spent parts of last year playing edge.
    Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 20 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • Filers earning more than $100,000 per year pay 85% of the income tax, while those under $100,000, representing 72% of filers, pay the remaining 15%, according to the statistics.
    Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 27 Apr. 2025
  • In the next bracket up, 24%, most couples are also paying a 3.8% investment tax, for a combined federal rate of 27.8%.
    William Baldwin, Forbes.com, 27 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • In a new report published by the American Enterprise Institute, Joseph W. Glauber lays out the potential impacts of Trump’s tariffs on U.S. farmers.
    Adam A. Millsap, Forbes.com, 24 Apr. 2025
  • The Indus Waters Treaty lays out how India and Pakistan use water from six rivers that flow through both countries.
    Omkar Khandekar, NPR, 23 Apr. 2025

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“Shell out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shell%20out. Accessed 1 May. 2025.

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