shell out

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Recent Examples of shell out Major cloud providers such as Amazon and Microsoft are shelling out tens of billions of dollars a year to set up data centers to meet growing demand, particularly for AI. Jordan Novet, CNBC, 23 June 2025 All told, the couple expect to shell out roughly $25,000 of their own money before moving back to Olive Avenue. Melanie Stetson Freeman, Christian Science Monitor, 20 June 2025 Big Tech is shelling out jaw-dropping compensation amid a fierce AI talent war. Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 18 June 2025 Massachusetts taxpayers are shelling out an average of $3,496 a week for each family in the emergency shelter system, a decades-old program that was created to provide immediate, temporary housing to pregnant women and families with children, according to the report. Chris Van Buskirk, Boston Herald, 18 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for shell out
Recent Examples of Synonyms for shell out
Verb
  • The squad have spent the past week in nearby New York City, holed up in a hotel on affluent Fifth Avenue but occasionally allowed out to explore Manhattan between training sessions.
    Oliver Kay, New York Times, 12 July 2025
  • On July 12, 2015, Tiffany spent the day with her family.
    Alex Gurley, People.com, 12 July 2025
Verb
  • The work is being paid for by a nonprofit that also funded work at the Washington Monument.
    Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy, USA Today, 20 July 2025
  • But the borrower must still pay the mortgage every month.
    ProPublica, ProPublica, 20 July 2025
Verb
  • Using current examples as well as conflicts 35 and 80 years ago, the author lays out a compelling argument for the benefits of phasing out our dependence on oil and fossil fuels in general.
    Letters to the Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 13 July 2025
  • Officers eventually laid out spike strips and flattened tires on the fleeing vehicle.
    Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 July 2025

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“Shell out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shell%20out. Accessed 24 Jul. 2025.

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