as in proved
to come to be
after hearing about all the elaborate planning, I can't wait to see how that wedding shakes out
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Recent Examples of shook out
Afterward, as Reigns shook out the cobwebs, he was left in shock that his family members didn’t listen to him and ultimately cost him the match.
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Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 11 Oct. 2025
The governor’s map favored Republicans winning 20 of Florida’s 28 Congressional Districts — which is exactly how the results shook out on Election Day in 2022.
—Romy Ellenbogen, Miami Herald, 5 Aug. 2025
Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 11 Oct. 2025
The governor’s map favored Republicans winning 20 of Florida’s 28 Congressional Districts — which is exactly how the results shook out on Election Day in 2022.
—Romy Ellenbogen, Miami Herald, 5 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for shook out
Verb
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His favorite target proved to be Pickens, who finished with nine receptions for 168 yards and a 34-yard score.—
Nick Harris,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
13 Oct. 2025
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In 2001, Spielman and Teng proved that the tiniest bit of randomness can help prevent such an outcome.—
Quanta Magazine,
Quanta Magazine,
13 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Single-family homes in San Diego County fell out of the $1 million club with Orange County in August.—
Phillip Molnar,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
16 Oct. 2025
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While revising this novel, my left eyebrow fell out from stress.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
14 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Evolutionary thinkers have long argued that humans evolved to notice snakes, which might explain why these creatures slither into a vast number of mythologies, from Quetzalcoatl in Mexico and Damballa in West Africa to celestial dragons in China.—
Manvir Singh,
New Yorker,
13 Oct. 2025
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The model evolved from physical counters and a web portal to the super app Abu Dhabi uses today.—
Kelsey Warner,
semafor.com,
13 Oct. 2025
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“Shook out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shook%20out. Accessed 19 Oct. 2025.
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