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Recent Examples of shakeout
Michael Santoli, CNBC, 9 June 2025
Be sure to give your towels a thorough shakeout after hitting the beach to avoid costly repairs and other appliance issues due to sand buildup.
—Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 27 May 2025
Kelsie Gibson, PEOPLE, 11 Sep. 2025
Virginia and New Jersey gubernatorial races The only governor's races in the country this year are in Virginia and New Jersey and are drawing national attention, heavy outside spending, and interest as early indicators for how the 2026 midterms could shake out.
—Grace Sandman, ABC News, 8 Sep. 2025
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Verb
That said, the large-cap benchmarks are looking moderately overbought technically — not a bearish condition necessarily, but one that can lead to chop and churn, fatigue and shakeouts over the next little while.
—Michael Santoli, CNBC, 9 June 2025
Be sure to give your towels a thorough shakeout after hitting the beach to avoid costly repairs and other appliance issues due to sand buildup.
—Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 27 May 2025
Noun
As many fans have pointed out online, this marks brand-new territory for the franchise, which could come with many pros and cons depending on how everything shakes out.
—Kelsie Gibson, PEOPLE, 11 Sep. 2025
Virginia and New Jersey gubernatorial races The only governor's races in the country this year are in Virginia and New Jersey and are drawing national attention, heavy outside spending, and interest as early indicators for how the 2026 midterms could shake out.
—Grace Sandman, ABC News, 8 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for shakeout
Verb
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Hawaiian Airlines, meanwhile, proved why it's historically dominated the on-time performance category.—
Christopher Elliott,
Forbes.com,
14 Sep. 2025
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In the end, the Viking landers found no creatures, and biological experiments proved inconclusive.—
David W. Brown,
New Yorker,
13 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Horror Gets a Makeover During a public talk about the state of the industry, NBCUniversal chief Donna Langley revealed that horror, one of the most reliable box office forces, is undergoing a shake-up.—
Brent Lang,
Variety,
9 Sep. 2025
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Deadline understands that the cast shake-up, which saw four people including Heidi Gardner exit and five people including Please Don’t Destroy’s Ben Marshall join, is now complete, according to industry sources.—
Peter White,
Deadline,
7 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Formerly the county’s largest shelter, Camillus House and the Homeless Trust had a falling out late last year over a bed-pricing dispute.—
Max Klaver,
Miami Herald,
12 Sep. 2025
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Swift and Lively’s long friendship had been a distinct sub-plot in the IEWU legal battles, with tabloid fodder that the duo have fallen out over the controversy adverse Eras Tour performer getting tainted with the whole thing.—
Dominic Patten,
Deadline,
12 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Many are signaling a willingness to dig in during this round of funding negotiations after many, including Schumer, got blowback from the Democratic base for delivering the votes to offset a March shutdown without securing any substantial GOP concessions.—
Allison Pecorin,
ABC News,
12 Sep. 2025
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And, if Congress doesn't finalize a funding bill by the end of the month, NASA will face a government shutdown that will see most employees furloughed and programs halted.—
Josh Dinner,
Space.com,
12 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Buoyed by those gains, the S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite secured new closing highs, with the former exceeding the 6,600 level for the first time.—
Yeo Boon Ping,
CNBC,
16 Sep. 2025
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However, grosses had already been trending down ahead of the closing notice amid mixed to negative word-of-mouth about Porter’s performance.—
Caitlin Huston,
HollywoodReporter,
16 Sep. 2025
Noun
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This decision was made due to companywide downsizing, according to Joe Kave, vice president and general counsel.—
Chase Jordan,
Charlotte Observer,
10 Sep. 2025
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In April, Hammacher Schlemmer laid off nearly a dozen employees, according to John Gagliardi, the company’s creative manager of 18 years, who was let go during the downsizing.—
Robert Channick,
Chicago Tribune,
29 Aug. 2025
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“Shakeout.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shakeout. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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