shakedowns

plural of shakedown

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for shakedowns
Noun
  • The library also has an expansive TryIts collection, a lending library where the public can check out and take home items like kites, board games, guitars, and outdoor gear including snowshoes, binoculars, and hammocks.
    Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 26 Aug. 2026
  • Land targeted for conservation makes up a quilt of South Florida wilderness, from coastal wetland to tropical hammocks, inhabited by rare plants, butterflies, bats, snakes and other critters.
    Jenny Staletovich, Miami Herald, 21 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • Hall of Fame wide receiver Randy Moss, who was in Minnesota this week as a guest of the Vikings, sat in on a position group meeting, spent time with players and watched both days of dual workouts with the Ravens.
    CBS News, CBS News, 21 Aug. 2026
  • The Vols starter declared for the NFL Draft but withdrew his name from consideration after discovering a few weeks into the process that a foot injury would prevent him from participating in pre-draft workouts.
    Trey Wallace OutKick, FOXNews.com, 21 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • Two crew members from the cargo ship MV Ocean Winner were rescued late Saturday while three ships were deployed to conduct surface searches for the remaining crew members in a joint operation by the Indian Coast Guard and Indian Navy.
    ABC News, ABC News, 23 Aug. 2026
  • In response, the company last week announced a host of changes, including reducing its data retention period and emphasizing safeguards around local data searches.
    Jaclyn Diaz, NPR, 22 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • For over a year, 50 women slept on bunk beds in an area that’s now a computer/community room decorated with mid-century modern couches and chairs.
    Trevor Morgan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Aug. 2026
  • After checking in at this beautiful boutique hotel myself, I was impressed by the spacious rooms accented by velvet couches, bathrooms equipped with large showers and clawfoot tubs, the all-day restaurant, Kingswood, and the speakeasy, Nightbird.
    Karla Walsh, Travel + Leisure, 18 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • Baum und Pferdgarten’s collection was inspired by what dancers wear offstage between rehearsals and classes.
    Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 19 Aug. 2026
  • Cameras were given access to rehearsals, backstage and onstage, while the documentary also includes the first joint interviews with the brothers in over 25 years.
    Alex Ritman, Variety, 18 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • Grinter said dragonflies are among the most effective predators in nature, with more than 90% of their hunts ending successfully.
    Olga R. Rodriguez, Los Angeles Times, 25 Aug. 2026
  • In a few months, Abdeen’s siblings, cousins, and uncles would go off on their annual Christmastime hunts.
    Rozina Ali, New Yorker, 21 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • The unit was nearly full, and the only empty spaces were on the top bunks.
    Jonathan Blitzer, New Yorker, 13 July 2026
  • Whatever its former luxury, the boat now had cabins crammed with four-person bunks and an atmosphere thick with the scent of unwashed bodies and the steam of rations.
    Kevin Maurer, The Atlantic, 6 June 2026
Noun
  • North Carolina, where Diaz Stransky practices, has a specialized phone line doctors can call to consult a reproductive psychiatry expert and ask for resources.
    Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN Money, 23 Aug. 2026
  • There have been joint practices during the past decade when the Eagles were the superior team.
    Brooks Kubena, New York Times, 22 Aug. 2026
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“Shakedowns.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shakedowns. Accessed 28 Aug. 2026.

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