shakeout
1 of 2noun
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
shake out
2 of 2verb
shook out; shaken out; shaking out; shakes out
intransitive verb
: to prove to be in the end : turn out
wait to see how things shake out
Synonyms
Verb
- come out
- fall out
- pan out
- prove
- turn out
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Example Sentences
Verb after hearing about all the elaborate planning, I can't wait to see how that wedding shakes out
Recent Examples on the Web
Milo F. Bryant, Men's Health, 6 Sep. 2022 The Impatience Economy, one of various waves of consumer revolution in which technology brings greater consumer centricity, suggests a coming competitive shakeout of platforms and attack to profit margins. Roslyn Layton, Forbes, 15 Aug. 2022 But Electric Last Mile’s demise just two years after its founding fits into a larger pattern of EV startups quickly hitting the skids, potentially signaling a faster-than-expected shakeout in the sector. Jacob Carpenter, Fortune, 13 June 2022 An easy 6 miles tonight put the day’s total at 20, and served as a nice shakeout from the morning. Outside Online, 13 Feb. 2020 There's going to be a shakeout when cutting through the expansive amount of NFTs being sold every day. Nathaniel Hunter, Forbes, 15 July 2022 As a similar shakeout happens today, consider that during the dot-com boom infrastructure companies built out broadband and developers created a few promising web sites. Kevin Kelleher, Fortune, 22 June 2022 According to the Corporate Finance Institute, the evolution of industries is usually described as a cycle of five phases: Introduction, growth, shakeout, maturity, and decline. Jon Younger, Forbes, 15 June 2022 In the months since, ESG has had something of a reckoning, and the shakeout is ongoing. Eamon Barrett, Fortune, 22 June 2022 See More
Noun
Take three steps forward to shake out your legs, and repeat the process.(Don’t skip the shakeout. Milo F. Bryant, Men's Health, 6 Sep. 2022 The Impatience Economy, one of various waves of consumer revolution in which technology brings greater consumer centricity, suggests a coming competitive shakeout of platforms and attack to profit margins. Roslyn Layton, Forbes, 15 Aug. 2022 But Electric Last Mile’s demise just two years after its founding fits into a larger pattern of EV startups quickly hitting the skids, potentially signaling a faster-than-expected shakeout in the sector. Jacob Carpenter, Fortune, 13 June 2022 An easy 6 miles tonight put the day’s total at 20, and served as a nice shakeout from the morning. Outside Online, 13 Feb. 2020 There's going to be a shakeout when cutting through the expansive amount of NFTs being sold every day. Nathaniel Hunter, Forbes, 15 July 2022 As a similar shakeout happens today, consider that during the dot-com boom infrastructure companies built out broadband and developers created a few promising web sites. Kevin Kelleher, Fortune, 22 June 2022 According to the Corporate Finance Institute, the evolution of industries is usually described as a cycle of five phases: Introduction, growth, shakeout, maturity, and decline. Jon Younger, Forbes, 15 June 2022 In the months since, ESG has had something of a reckoning, and the shakeout is ongoing. Eamon Barrett, Fortune, 22 June 2022 See More Word History
First Known Use
Noun
1895, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Verb
1982, in the meaning defined above
shook out
verb
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 Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- proved
- fell out
- turned out
- came out
- evolved
- panned out
- emerged
- played out
- developed
- unfolded
- worked out
- germinated