shells out

present tense third-person singular of shell out

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Verb
  • Next summer, the Star Princess will be the first Sphere-class ship to sail Alaska, where half of Princess’s fleet spends its summers.
    Eve Chen, USA Today, 14 Oct. 2025
  • Gage also spends significant time reflecting on his childhood in San Diego and opens up about his recent borderline personality diagnosis.
    Seija Rankin, HollywoodReporter, 14 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Long before their food arrives, Maggie asks for the check, pays, and walks out.
    Barry Levitt, Time, 17 Oct. 2025
  • Meanwhile, the Queen B drink is a shoutout to Brittany Mahomes, the Showtime cocktail refers to Patrick’s lifelong nickname and the Big Yeti beverage pays tribute to Kelce’s pickup basketball nickname.
    Sabrina Weiss, PEOPLE, 17 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • While the bans would have only applied in California, the state’s sheer size gives it significant influence over what gets manufactured for sale across the nation.
    Rachel Frazin, The Hill, 14 Oct. 2025
  • Showgirl was introduced as an album that gives fans a look behind the Eras Tour curtain, so attendees of that tour were eager to not just relive the magic but learn more about Taylor’s thought processes during such a whirlwind time of her career.
    Eric Renner Brown, Billboard, 14 Oct. 2025
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“Shells out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shells%20out. Accessed 19 Oct. 2025.

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