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Recent Examples of shake out
Zac Jackson,
New York Times,
25 June 2026
Regardless of what shakes out, expect anything with Zito.
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Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
25 June 2026
Yuliya Talmazan,
NBC news,
2 May 2026
Things apparently went well on the flight, which was a brief suborbital shakeout cruise.
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Stephen Clark,
ArsTechnica,
1 May 2026
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Verb
Who else could be in the mix, and how might the early rotation shake out?
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Zac Jackson,
New York Times,
25 June 2026
Regardless of what shakes out, expect anything with Zito.
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Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
25 June 2026
Noun
Duffy said that as a result of a low-cost carrier like Spirit shutting down, the industry will experience a shakeout where larger carriers that provide better offers and service take complete control.
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Yuliya Talmazan,
NBC news,
2 May 2026
Things apparently went well on the flight, which was a brief suborbital shakeout cruise.
—
Stephen Clark,
ArsTechnica,
1 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for shake out
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Ecuador boasts proven talent such as Moisés Caicedo of Chelsea in England; William Pacho of Paris Saint-Germain in France; Piero Hincapié of Arsenal; and Joel Ordóñez of Club Brugge in Belgium.
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Investors have a love-hate relationship with stocks Investment experts say the survey results prove, more than anything, that American investors don’t entirely trust the stock market.
Noun
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The producer's departure also adds to the staffing shake-up that's been taking place at CBS under new editor-in-chief Bari Weiss.
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The new spinoff would be the latest shake-up in an industry that has lately been jolted by various mergers and acquisitions.
Verb
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Dimitrov fell out of the top 10 in 2018, and didn’t come particularly close to it again until 2024.
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The answer begins with understanding what has fallen out of alignment.
Noun
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By 1776, that grievance was likely aimed at Britain’s punitive wartime shutdowns of Colonial commerce.
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Meanwhile, Democrats insisted on extending the premium tax credits as part of a bill to end the shutdown, warning that their expiration could be detrimental for millions of American families.
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Attorneys posed dueling accounts of Payton and Martin’s roles in the deadly 2022 K Street shootings as closing arguments resumed Wednesday in the pair’s murder trial in Sacramento Superior Court.
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The first half of the sentiment, the closing lines of a Zillow ad for an Idaho home listed for sale earlier this month, is pretty common.
Noun
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Retirement often arrives suddenly and unexpectedly, triggered by health setbacks or corporate downsizing.
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Bloomingdale’s is capitalizing on the bankruptcy and downsizing of Saks Global.
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“Shake out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shake%20out. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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