shaken out

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 To be fair, not everyone in Palo Alto is happy with how things have shaken out. — Kate Bradshaw, Mercury News, 9 June 2026 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for shaken out
Verb
  • Fortunately for Anderson and countless others, the landscape around hepatitis C quickly evolved.
    — Philip A. Chan, STAT, 8 Oct. 2026
  • During the 20th century the trench coat and Burberry check evolved from functional design elements into enduring fashion symbols.
    — Frannie Comstock, Encyclopedia Britannica, 7 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • The more casual El Mercado has a traditional adobe oven from which meats and vegetables come out perfectly cooked.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
  • Police said security camera footage showed the man believed to be the suspect entering the hotel with the victim and coming out alone.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 5 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • But what is Baltimore getting in the two-time Pro Bowler who had fallen out of favor with the Eagles?
    — Matt Weyrich, Baltimore Sun, 8 Oct. 2026
  • Another friend, Marie Rivera, 39, said Perez had fallen out with her family and had even stayed with her for a brief time.
    — Rebecca White, New York Daily News, 3 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Reworking catalog hits of the past — albeit by other artists — has previously proved to be a formula for chart success, given how TikTok and social media have disrupted traditional music consumption methods.
    — Michael Saponara, Billboard, 5 Oct. 2026
  • That campaign managed to expel the rebels from Aden, but the Houthis — tough mountain fighters who received Iranian training to field and eventually manufacture drones and missiles — proved a difficult adversary.
    — Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 5 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Still, Terry Strada, whose husband, Tom Strada, was killed in the attacks, said she was encouraged that more than 100 family members of 9/11 victims turned out and by the judges’ questions.
    — Tom Winter, NBC news, 8 Oct. 2026
  • Video review determined the fan did interfere, the play was scored an RBI double for Volpe but the run that did not turned out to be the difference.
    — Stephen Whyno, Chicago Tribune, 8 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Cohen says the past year has unfolded a fresh post-traumatic process in her native country.
    — Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 7 Oct. 2026
  • That part of the writing process unfolded over years and relied on a lot of different strategies.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 7 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • The location was supposed to be the city of Gary at the time and that never panned out.
    — Ryan Canfield OutKick, FOXNews.com, 20 Sep. 2026
  • For one thing, similar pledges he's made in the past haven't panned out.
    — Zachary Schermele, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2026

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“Shaken out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shaken%20out. Accessed 10 Oct. 2026.

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