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shaker

[shay-ker] / ˈʃeɪ kər /


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I have my little shaker cups ready to go.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 8, 2026

"So he was a real mover and shaker of the movement".

From BBC ● May 17, 2026

That said, there are ways to evaluate the quality of surveys and determine which are best consumed with a healthy shaker of salt and which should be dismissed altogether.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 24, 2025

He held up a shaker filled with salt and spices and pointed out the little holes on the shaker’s cover.

From Slate ● Aug. 11, 2025

For example, a wood block corresponds to a hop, a xylophone glissando is a leap, a shaker means to shake.

From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin

He also spent nearly £2,000 on umbrellas and bought two Lalique salt and pepper shakers costing £2,618.16.

From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026

There, Chip stands in front of the cheese case for a moment, brushing past the string cheese and the Parmesan shakers before settling on a packet of American singles.

From Salon ● Jun. 30, 2026

It’s all part of an effort, observers say, for the companies to properly position themselves with the movers and shakers in town.

From MarketWatch ● Apr. 24, 2026

These were some of the movers and shakers of Black foundation, of Black American society.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 13, 2026

Then we looked at each other, or the table, or the salt and pepper shakers, for what, seemed like a very long time.

From "The Miseducation of Cameron Post" by emily m. danforth




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