Thesaurus results for SHAKEN OUT

shaken out

verb

Definition of shaken out next

past participle of shake out

as in evolved

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 shaken out Price moved sideways to down while the trend held, momentum reset, and weak hands got shaken out. —

Josh Brown,sean Russo, CNBC, 13 Apr. 2026 The path to the Cup plays a massive role in odds and the way the East has shaken out has become a huge advantage for the Lightning. —

Dom Luszczyszyn, New York Times, 10 Mar. 2026 Clothes that get tangled during their cycle usually ends up requiring extra drying time, so having this fabric shaken out can promote quicker sessions since air is allowed to disperse evenly (which also helps with the wrinkles). —

Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 13 Feb. 2026 Or the fact that my beach towel would never go more than a few minutes unattended before it was neatly refolded, the sand shaken out by a pair of seemingly invisible hands. —

Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Jan. 2026

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Some insects and other animals have evolved to take pollen or nectar from specific plant species or flowers of a particular shape or a particular range of colors.

— Beth Botts, Chicago Tribune, 23 May 2026
Whereas the original approach to libations at Le Bus was cheap and easy, the vision in its new iteration has evolved into more sophisticated—and pricier—territory.

— Lindsey Tramuta, Travel + Leisure, 23 May 2026