shook out

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

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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. 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
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  • Relentless resilience The stock market has proved more resilient this year than many on Wall Street thought.
    John Towfighi, CNN Money, 27 Oct. 2025
  • Age proved to be a crucial issue ahead of the 2024 presidential election, undermining former President Joe Biden's bid for reelection as political rivals and many voters expressed concerns over his health and his fitness for office.
    Shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Oct. 2025
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  • The biggest glitch came nine weeks out when Andrew Garfield fell out of availability.
    Anne Thompson, IndieWire, 24 Oct. 2025
  • But language is always evolving, and these meanings fell out of use long ago.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 20 Oct. 2025
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  • Eight years on, FII has evolved from a stage for shock-and-awe reveals into a reflection of Saudi Arabia’s maturing economic strategy, and of Public Investment Fund’s (PIF) central role in driving it.
    Wael Mahdi, semafor.com, 27 Oct. 2025
  • His entrepreneurial leap, Soloclusión, started as a digital library and evolved into a global stage where the world’s leading orthodontists and emerging voices converge.
    Malana VanTyler, USA Today, 27 Oct. 2025

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“Shook out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shook%20out. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.

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