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shaker

[shey-ker] / ˈʃeɪ kər /


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

From BBC May 17, 2026

A seed shaker swaps the bouquet for something that actually grows.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 24, 2026

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

Before that, I only knew the Kraft shaker bottle.

From Salon May 23, 2025

Dad had weighted down the note with the salt shaker.

From "Doing Time Online" by Jan Siebold

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

Movers and shakers will gather at the Munich Security Conference on Saturday to hear U.S.

From Barron's Feb. 13, 2026

Self-proclaimed Parrot Heads—who still slap stickers on the building and leave flip-flops, salt shakers and other assorted memorabilia outside as a shrine to sunny good times—want instead to memorialize the studio forever.

From The Wall Street Journal Jan. 8, 2026

There were salt and pepper shakers stuck to it, the contents hard-ened.

From "Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel" by Harlan Coben




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