shake·out
ˈshāk-ˌau̇t 
1
: the failure or retrenchment of a significant number of firms in the economy or a sector or an industry that usually results in a depressed market
2
: a period or process in which the relatively weak or unessential are eliminated
shook out; shaken out; shaking out; shakes out
: to prove to be in the end : turn out
wait to see how things shake out
Examples of shakeout in a Sentence
Verb
after hearing about all the elaborate planning, I can't wait to see how that wedding shakes out
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Neil Winton, Forbes, 16 Oct. 2024
Clearly, there are some steps left to go in legacy media’s shakeout during the months ahead, following an eventful summer.
—Ryan Faughnder, Los Angeles Times, 4 Sep. 2024
Halee Miller Van Ryswyk, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Oct. 2024
How might taxes on the Ohtani record-setting ball shake out?
—Robert W. Wood, Forbes, 17 Oct. 2024
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Noun
This was followed by a management shakeout in the U.S. and Europe, and a profit warning at the end of last month.
—Neil Winton, Forbes, 16 Oct. 2024
Clearly, there are some steps left to go in legacy media’s shakeout during the months ahead, following an eventful summer.
—Ryan Faughnder, Los Angeles Times, 4 Sep. 2024
Verb
First, shake out any dust and debris into a trash can.
—Halee Miller Van Ryswyk, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Oct. 2024
How might taxes on the Ohtani record-setting ball shake out?
—Robert W. Wood, Forbes, 17 Oct. 2024
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“Shakeout.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shakeout. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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