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
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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Over the longer term, the curbs proved far from a death knell, with the country’s production rising in subsequent years.—
Anthony Di Paola,
Fortune,
2 May 2026
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But the combination of rising fuel costs and changes in the industry proved too much to overcome.—
Joel Rose,
NPR,
2 May 2026
Verb
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And, really, a good portion of those misses were shooter’s luck or lack of it, balls that rolled or bounced around the rim and fell out rather than falling in.—
Jim Alexander,
Oc Register,
30 Apr. 2026
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Arbeloa was one of Jose Mourinho’s staunchest defenders during the Portuguese manager’s divisive time in charge from 2010-2013 — when Mourinho fell out with then-captain and Spain icon Iker Casillas.—
Guillermo Rai,
New York Times,
23 Apr. 2026
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But K-pop has evolved differently; from the very start in the 1990s, groups worked to cultivate fanbases in Japan and China, said Lie, who wrote a 2014 book on the topic.—
Jessie Yeung,
CNN Money,
2 May 2026
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By March 2026, this evolved into a broad AI hiring freeze.—
Katica Roy,
Fortune,
2 May 2026
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