Thesaurus results for SHOOK OUT

shook out

verb

past tense of shake out

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 The two men are similar, Jordan almost a mirror image of who Eddy could’ve become had things shook out differently. — Tembe Denton-Hurst, Vulture, 4 Sep. 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 The timing shook out nicely, considering Berg would go on to be tapped to succeed Don Garber as MLS’ next commissioner and has subsequently been tasked with unloading his sizable ownership stake in LAFC. — Justin Birnbaum, Sportico.com, 7 Aug. 2026 One rainy afternoon in August, Jean Booth scurried up the stairs of a nondescript Thai restaurant tucked into a strip mall off the highway, shook out her blue, shoulder-length hair and took out her phone. — Juliet Linderman, Fortune, 16 July 2026 Laura shook out her new arms, from the socket to the fingertip. — Literary Hub, 13 July 2026 Another outing actually feels likely, and the way the last two movies shook out may hint at what the focus will be next time. — Brendan Morrow, USA Today, 20 June 2026 Police shook out his clothing and found a single shell casing. — Nick Ferraro, Twin Cities, 1 June 2026 And Desmond Bane finally shook out of a shooting funk and hit seven 3s for the Magic. — John Niyo, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 Apr. 2026

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But the talent for going viral that helped Ramaswamy gain a national profile has proved less successful this election cycle in Ohio.

— Philip Elliott, Time, 19 Oct. 2026
Riemann himself proved that nontrivial zeros of the zeta function can only be found in a vertical strip between zero and 1.

— Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 19 Oct. 2026

Definition of proved

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Heintz fell out of her vehicle, and police said Royce Moser picked her up, put her in the hatch of her Jeep Cherokee and drove her to his mom's house in Beallsville.

— Madeline Bartos, CBS News, 13 Oct. 2026
Below, Bourne explains how and why Black in the British Frame fell out of print.

— Zac Ntim, Deadline, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of fell out

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Chen consulted Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige about how Hulk’s appearance had evolved across the franchise.

— Davide Abbatescianni, Variety, 15 Oct. 2026
Sullivan has evolved into the stardom predicted for him since his days kicking the ball around with his brothers inside and outside of his northeast Philadelphia home.

— CBS News, CBS News, 14 Oct. 2026

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