as in to spend
to hand over or use up in payment
we shelled out an obscene amount of money for those concert tickets
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Recent Examples of shell out
So, county leaders are shelling out money for hotel vouchers.
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Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 21 Jan. 2026
Still, shelling out that money could be worth it for the access granted to Davos delegates.
—Sydney Lake, Fortune, 20 Jan. 2026
That's right, there's no need to shell out thousands of dollars on luxe custom drapery.
—Sarah Lyon, The Spruce, 19 Jan. 2026
Apple Valley is shelling out millions to level up its youth sports facilities.
—Mars King, Twin Cities, 18 Jan. 2026
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Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 21 Jan. 2026
Still, shelling out that money could be worth it for the access granted to Davos delegates.
—Sydney Lake, Fortune, 20 Jan. 2026
That's right, there's no need to shell out thousands of dollars on luxe custom drapery.
—Sarah Lyon, The Spruce, 19 Jan. 2026
Apple Valley is shelling out millions to level up its youth sports facilities.
—Mars King, Twin Cities, 18 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for shell out
Recent Examples of Synonyms for shell out
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Conservative talk radio has long dominated the commutes of California Republicans, many of whom once spent their mornings reading local newspaper opinion pages that leaned right.—
Max Tani,
semafor.com,
2 Feb. 2026
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But the Rabelaisian playwright and novelist developed a deep interest in French literature, nourished by a transformative period spent living in post-war Paris.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
2 Feb. 2026
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In this Gothic fantasy debut, Leena Al-Sayer bargains her ability to see the dead in order to pay for the expensive medicine her brother Rami needs to live.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
2 Feb. 2026
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The Illinois Department of Natural Resources and the legislature should act on the report’s recommendations with actions to strengthen reporting, enforce existing laws, prevent further abandonment of wells and ensure polluters pay for cleanup.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
1 Feb. 2026
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Court documents obtained by Fox News lay out the actions that the government believes Al-Bakoush performed on the day of the attack.—
Rachel Wolf , David Spunt , Jake Gibson , Louis Casiano,
FOXNews.com,
6 Feb. 2026
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And those books lay out certain possibilities of in those three cases of redemption.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
2 Feb. 2026
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