shaken out
Removed by agitation
Shaken out is the past participle of shake out, meaning removed or dislodged by shaking: She shaken out the crumbs from the tablecloth.
In business contexts, it describes what remains after weak competitors or positions have been eliminated: The market has shaken out the smaller players.
Something shaken out has been sorted, tested, or clarified through a process of elimination or adjustment.
- rearrangedAltered the arrangement
- dislodgedMoved from fixed position
- alteredChanged from before
- rattledDisturbed and unsettled
- winnowSort by blowing air
turned upside down · jolted · moved · changed · come undone · disentangle · purged · upset · sift · emptied · extract · expel · unburdened · let go of · disturbed · stirred · freed · agitated
shaken outwashed
Cleaned with water
scrubbed · laundered · rinsed · soaked · dry cleaned
shaken outunresolved
Lacking final determination
unsettled · up in the air · undetermined · uncertain · unclear
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