as in proved
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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
And Desmond Bane finally shook out of a shooting funk and hit seven 3s for the Magic.
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John Niyo, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 Apr. 2026
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
John Niyo, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 Apr. 2026
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for shook out
Verb
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Roberts did bemoan a walk in each of the first two innings that proved costly.—
Doug Padilla,
Oc Register,
10 May 2026
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The sequence proved costly in what became a 4-3, 10-inning, series-losing defeat for the Yankees in Milwaukee.—
Gary Phillips,
New York Daily News,
10 May 2026
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Around the same time, the Homeless Trust and Camillus House, formerly one of the county’s largest homeless shelters, fell out over a pricing dispute, taking dozens of beds out of the county’s shelter system.—
Max Klaver,
Miami Herald,
6 May 2026
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Sheehan gave up four runs in 4 2/3 innings Friday, his velocity wavering as his delivery fell out of sync.—
Maddie Lee,
Los Angeles Times,
3 May 2026
Verb
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Following eight weeks of American and Israeli bombing that started in late February, the group has carved out a new power center through large street rallies in Tehran that have evolved into an influential bloc.—
Mostafa Salem,
CNN Money,
9 May 2026
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Researchers could directly study the chemistry of the moon’s deep interior, determine when the giant impact occurred, and better understand how rocky worlds evolved in the early solar system.—
Rupendra Brahambhatt,
Interesting Engineering,
9 May 2026
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