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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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