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came out; come out; coming out; comes out
Definition of come out
1a : to come into public view : make a public appearance
a new magazine has come out
b : to become evident
his pride came out in his refusal to accept help
2 : to declare oneself especially in public utterance
came out in favor of the proposal
3 : to turn out in an outcome : end up
everything came out all right
4 : to make a debut
5a : to openly declare one's homosexuality
b : to openly declare something about oneself previously kept hidden
—often used with asblew his cover and came out as a CIA agent— William Prochnau
come out with
1 : to give expression to
came out with a new proposal
2 : publish
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Other Words from come out
coming-out \ ˌkə-miŋ-ˈau̇t 
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Examples of come out in a Sentence
in the end everything came out OK come out, come out wherever you are!
Recent Examples on the Web Taylor, who died in 1987, is widely considered one of the greatest baseball players to come out of Connecticut, despite the racial discrimination that kept him out of the Major Leagues.
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Rebecca Lurye, courant.com, "Johnny ‘Schoolboy’ Taylor played in the Negro leagues and may be one of the greatest baseball players ever to come from Hartford. A ballfield may soon be named for him.," 21 Nov. 2019 This isn’t what Bucs’ fans envisioned when Bruce Arians came out of retirement to take the reins as Tampa Bay’s coach this season.
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Kathryn Watson, CBS News, "Democrats face off in presidential primary debate in Atlanta today - live updates," 20 Nov. 2019 If something incredibly damning to Dantonio — and damaging to MSU’s reputation — comes out of it, Stanley and/or Beekman could decide to terminate Dantonio, or the coach could walk away on his own.
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Chris Solari, Detroit Free Press, "Why Michigan State football coach Mark Dantonio's future remains fluid," 20 Nov. 2019 What Kothari, a water resource specialist, filled the glasses with looked, smelled and tasted like what comes out of any city faucet, but it had been harvested from the SFPUC’s toilets, sinks and shower drains.
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Dominic Fracassa, SFChronicle.com, "From toilets to taps: SF tests new water recycling program," 20 Nov. 2019 An early-20th-century chair now has stuffing coming out of the arms.
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Kathryn O'shea-evans, House Beautiful, "Every Detail in This Jackson, Wyoming Cottage Has a Fascinating Story," 18 Nov. 2019 As for when generation three might come out, that’s to be determined.
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Marc Bain, Quartzy, "Adidas is learning it’s not easy to make 100% recyclable sneakers," 14 Nov. 2019 But this moment, with Beto staring me down, hurt and angry, this is not the time to come out to him.
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