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 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 Here's how the voting shook out. — New York Times, 16 Mar. 2026

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Remote club-to-club conversations had proved fruitless, so senior figures travelled by Eurostar to Lille and an initial €60m deal was struck on Monday.

— George Caulkin, New York Times, 2 Sep. 2026
However, a 2026 paper on the subject has proved controversial; a formal rebuttal claims that the analysis is flawed.

— Carrie Arnold Contributing, Quanta Magazine, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of proved

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Whereas when the electrics went wrong, when the rhythm of the pump fell out of kilter, a little generator, a pacemaker, could be wired in under the collarbone to put it right.

— Helen Simpson, New Yorker, 30 Aug. 2026
That night, Stinedurf told troopers that Tisak fell out of his bunk bed three times, and each time, Stinedurf put him back in.

— Madeline Bartos, CBS News, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of fell out

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That concept evolved into Wednesday’s Wu-Day event, with the Boone becoming the centerpiece of the local celebration.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 2 Sep. 2026
In the 1920s, the envelope combination evolved into cami-knickers, the undergarment that would define the postwar Jazz Age.

— April White, JSTOR Daily, 2 Sep. 2026

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