come out

verb

came out; come out; coming out; comes out

Definition of come out

intransitive verb

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 as blew 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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However, downtime aside, many of the leading actors like Emilia Clarke, Sophie Turner, and Maisie Williams do have interesting projects in the works, some even coming out now. — Christian Allaire, Vogue, "What Is the Game of Thrones Cast Working on Next?," 22 May 2019 The companies said the offer of $33.15 a share comes out to a premium for Advanced Disposal shareholders of 22.1% based on the company’s closing price Friday. — Allison Prang And Cara Lombardo, WSJ, "Waste Management to Buy Advanced Disposal Services for About $2.9 Billion," 15 Apr. 2019 Isaiah, to this day, has denied that it was directed at T.R. After the press got wind of it, T.R. came out as gay. — Kayla Keegan, Good Housekeeping, "The True Story of Why Isaiah Washington Left 'Grey's Anatomy' and Dr. Burke Behind," 2 May 2019 Also, Emily's childhood room décor was 1960s flower-power, and Toy Story came out in 1995 — which would make Emily in her 30s. — Stacey Grant, Seventeen, "20 Insane Disney Movie Fan Theories That Will Blow. Your. Mind.," 16 Apr. 2019 Burkle botched his kill-shot, and didn’t come out looking so great himself. — Ben Widdicombe, Town & Country, "Why It Makes Perfect Sense That Billionaire Ron Burkle Would Buy The Enquirer," 11 Apr. 2019 Fall could, of course, mean anything from late September through December, but a lot of awards season films come out in November or December. — Katherine J. Igoe, Marie Claire, "When Is Netflix's Ted Bundy Movie Coming Out? It's a Controversial Film," 29 Mar. 2019 There are quite a few entrants to the space, but direct-to-consumer sleep giant Casper has come out on top, boasting more than $600 million in revenue since its 2014 debut. — Chavie Lieber, Vox, "A breakdown of this year’s brand winners and losers.," 27 Dec. 2018 Interestingly, an earlier CNET review described the opposite problem: food came out slightly underdone. — Megan Geuss, Ars Technica, "Review: The June oven made me want a camera in every cooking device," 22 Dec. 2018

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