as in paid
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 shelled out
Organizations like Meta have shelled out billions of dollars to recruit top AI talent in an effort to try and gain an edge.
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Ashley Capoot,samantha Subin, CNBC, 24 Sep. 2025
Roku then picked up the rights for a spartan $10 million—about a third of what Peacock shelled out in each year of its contract.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 24 Sep. 2025
Key Facts LimeWire CEO Julian Zehetmayr, who helped acquire the company in 2022, told the Wall Street Journal his company shelled out $245,000 to win the rights to the Fyre Festival.
—Conor Murray, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Over that time, Kansas City has significantly reduced its investment in its skill positions and shelled out money for less-than-stellar play elsewhere.
—Rohan Nadkarni, NBC news, 15 Sep. 2025
All told, Norfolk Southern shelled out well north of $1 billion in settlements, fines, and other fees to clean up in and around East Palestine.
—Jeremy Lott, The Washington Examiner, 5 Sep. 2025
The Kardashian cohort is in good company with other stem cell therapy goers, who have shelled out cash in the hopes of reducing existing pain or inflammation.
—Alexa Mikhail, Flow Space, 5 Sep. 2025
But the Broncos just shelled out a massive extension for Zach Allen that’ll increase in cap figure for the next four years, and are now likely tasked with paying OLB Nik Bonitto upwards of $30 million a year.
—Luca Evans, Denver Post, 30 Aug. 2025
Ashley Capoot,samantha Subin, CNBC, 24 Sep. 2025
Roku then picked up the rights for a spartan $10 million—about a third of what Peacock shelled out in each year of its contract.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 24 Sep. 2025
Key Facts LimeWire CEO Julian Zehetmayr, who helped acquire the company in 2022, told the Wall Street Journal his company shelled out $245,000 to win the rights to the Fyre Festival.
—Conor Murray, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Over that time, Kansas City has significantly reduced its investment in its skill positions and shelled out money for less-than-stellar play elsewhere.
—Rohan Nadkarni, NBC news, 15 Sep. 2025
All told, Norfolk Southern shelled out well north of $1 billion in settlements, fines, and other fees to clean up in and around East Palestine.
—Jeremy Lott, The Washington Examiner, 5 Sep. 2025
The Kardashian cohort is in good company with other stem cell therapy goers, who have shelled out cash in the hopes of reducing existing pain or inflammation.
—Alexa Mikhail, Flow Space, 5 Sep. 2025
But the Broncos just shelled out a massive extension for Zach Allen that’ll increase in cap figure for the next four years, and are now likely tasked with paying OLB Nik Bonitto upwards of $30 million a year.
—Luca Evans, Denver Post, 30 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for shelled out
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Recipients born between the 11th and 20th are paid on the third Wednesday, and those born after the 20th of the month get payments on the fourth Wednesday, according to the SSA payment calendar.—
Fernando Cervantes Jr,
USA Today,
29 Sep. 2025
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If there is a shutdown, federal workers will not be paid, and federal buildings will close as Congress works to pass a deal to reopen the shuttered government.—
Rachel Schilke,
The Washington Examiner,
28 Sep. 2025
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From chunky cuties to thick teddies, these brown bears from Brooks River in Katmai National Park and Preserve in Alaska spent all summer chomping down on salmon to compete in this year's annual Fat Bear Week.—
Natalie Neysa Alund,
USA Today,
23 Sep. 2025
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One of its investigators had spent weeks undercover working and traveling with ShowMe Tigers, watching the animals being forced to perform tricks, said Humane World for Animals, formerly called the Humane Society of the United States, in a statement Sunday.—
CNN.com Wire Service,
Mercury News,
22 Sep. 2025
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“Shelled out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shelled%20out. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.
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