SHAKE OUT Synonyms: 35 Similar and Opposite Words

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verb

Definition of shake out

as in to prove

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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noun

as in shake-up

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Recent Examples of shake out

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That’s a little bit about how the water and energy use shakes out. — John Werner, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2026 The defensive back, who’s fighting for a roster spot as a nickel corner, got shook out of his shoes on one run-stopping opportunity. — Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 21 Aug. 2026

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Tung predicts a multi-year shakeout that will ripple through the LP base, the venture market and even the buyout market, and all at once. — Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 11 June 2026 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. — Yuliya Talmazan, NBC news, 2 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for shake out

Recent Examples of Synonyms for shake out

Verb

Comfort and style aren’t oxymorons, and these pants prove it.

— Shea Simmons, PEOPLE, 1 Sep. 2026
Expressing positive sentiment, such as appreciation, also proved more effective than neutral or negative tones.

— Paul Hsieh, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of prove

Noun

In public, Lucas has not given a reason for the extraordinary shake-up at the city’s top development group, which oversees business incentives.

— Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 27 Aug. 2026
In mid-August, OpenAI announced a new chief revenue officer—its fifth C-suite shake-up in the past year, but arguably its most important as the company sprints toward what could be an historic IPO, Forlini writes.

— Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of shake-up

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Miley and Billy Ray reportedly had a falling out, seemingly after the split between her father and mother Tish Cyrus.

— McKinley Franklin, HollywoodReporter, 2 Sep. 2026
Diversification is one leg of the risk management stool, offering a hedge against market rotations that occur when certain sectors, industries, or themes fall out of favor.

— Zev Fima, CNBC, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of fall out

Noun

The Senate approved the measure overwhelmingly because lawmakers are eager to avoid another shutdown and to campaign before the midterms.

— Bart Jansen, USA Today, 1 Sep. 2026
The turbine room could have filled with water if the emergency shutdown systems failed, potentially drowning anyone inside.

— Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of shutdown

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Golden Tempo, meanwhile, assumed his position near the back of the field as his deep closing style has delivered huge glory in the past.

— Danny Brewer, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026
However, it’s best known for being an online-only provider, so the entire mortgage process, from first contact to closing, can take place online.

— Dan Simms, USA Today, 30 Aug. 2026

Definition of closing

Noun

As large employers moved from employment guarantees to frequent downsizing during the 1980s and 1990s, ideas of loyalty became passé.

— Matthew Bidwell, Fortune, 28 Aug. 2026
Lee has expanded upon his earlier, unrealized portrait of a couple in crisis to craft a thorny study of two couples — one affected by brutal downsizing, the other leading a lavish lifestyle with seemingly everything at their disposal.

— David Canfield, HollywoodReporter, 27 Aug. 2026

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