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
But the way the CIF-SS rankings shook out, Tesoro was the top team in the Division 3 pool but was aced out of the playoffs because like other divisions Division 3 could not have an at-large team at the top.
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Steve Fryer, Oc Register, 23 Oct. 2025
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.
—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
Steve Fryer, Oc Register, 23 Oct. 2025
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.
—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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But the original plan for an open-air rooftop bar proved too open-air in Texas weather.—
Bud Kennedy,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
3 Nov. 2025
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Good teams get the job done with no empathy and little fuss, but a run of five victories in six fixtures in all competitions proved misleading.—
George Caulkin,
New York Times,
3 Nov. 2025
Verb
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After some years of power-sharing, Khan fell out of favor with the military establishment and was ousted from office after a parliamentary no-confidence vote in April 2022.—
Rafia Zakaria,
Time,
6 Nov. 2025
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That trend accelerated with the Great Recession, when the bottom fell out of the industry.—
Scott Neuman,
NPR,
6 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Advertisement Adams’ blog posts later evolved into daily videos shared on Periscope, which became an official video podcast in 2018.—
Miranda Jeyaretnam,
Time,
3 Nov. 2025
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Rodrik’s thinking about the global economy has evolved.—
John Cassidy,
New Yorker,
3 Nov. 2025
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