Synonyms of shook out

shook out

verb

past tense of shake out

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• proved
• fell out
• evolved
• came out
• turned out
• developed
• emerged
• panned out
• played out
• unfolded
• worked out
• germinated

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of shook out

One rainy afternoon in August, Jean Booth scurried up the stairs of a nondescript Thai restaurant tucked into a strip mall off the highway, shook out her blue, shoulder-length hair and took out her phone. — Juliet Linderman, Fortune, 16 July 2026

Laura shook out her new arms, from the socket to the fingertip. — Literary Hub, 13 July 2026

Another outing actually feels likely, and the way the last two movies shook out may hint at what the focus will be next time. — Brendan Morrow, USA Today, 20 June 2026

Police shook out his clothing and found a single shell casing. — Nick Ferraro, Twin Cities, 1 June 2026

And Desmond Bane finally shook out of a shooting funk and hit seven 3s for the Magic. — John Niyo, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 Apr. 2026

Here's how the voting shook out. — New York Times, 16 Mar. 2026

Here’s how The Post’s initial mock draft shook out. — Luca Evans, Denver Post, 18 Feb. 2026

Neither Nielsen nor NBCUniversal is offering a breakdown of how the audience shook out between NBC and Peacock, though clearly the vast majority of those viewers watched on the broadcast network. — Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 13 Feb. 2026