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

Police shook out his clothing and found a single rifle casing. —Mara H. Gottfried, Twin Cities, 16 Mar. 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

In the center of Good’s memorial, a man gingerly brushed snow from cardboard signs, shook out bouquets of flowers and wiped off teddy bears. —Andrea Castillo, Los Angeles Times, 6 Feb. 2026

Read below to see how the rest of the games shook out. —Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 15 Dec. 2025

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. —Steve Fryer, Oc Register, 23 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