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as in aloud
with one's normal voice speaking the words
the search parties were sent in different directions and told to cry out if they discovered anything
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as in all
to a full extent or degree
when stretched out, the ribbon was just long enough
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as in escape
the act or a means of getting or keeping away from something undesirable
I really don't want to go to the party, and I've been searching for an out
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as in intent
fully committed to achieving a goal
he's out to get even with the guy who beat him last time around
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as in to eject
to drive or force out
before moving in, we outed all the furry little creatures who had settled in the cabin over the winter
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Recent Examples of out
Sean Hammond, Chicago Tribune, 30 May 2025
Inside and out, there’s ample space to unwind, and the villas have direct access to a serene river pool.
—AFAR Media, 30 May 2025
Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 11 May 2025
Then the Padres’ bullpen surrendered seven runs in the final two innings and closer Robert Suarez had to come in and earn a save by getting the final two outs.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 May 2025
Tony Leopardo, Mercury News, 13 Apr. 2025
After lobbying for more LGBTQ+ representation on the reality competition show in his capacity as a producer, this season’s set of winners included two out contestants.
—James Factora, Them., 28 Mar. 2025
Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 3 Apr. 2025
Would a gay guy be outing himself by saying he’s obsessed with her?
—Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 15 May 2025
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Adverb
More than a dozen Bears were missing Wednesday, and Johnson acknowledged afterward that several were out with soft-tissue injuries.
—Sean Hammond, Chicago Tribune, 30 May 2025
Inside and out, there’s ample space to unwind, and the villas have direct access to a serene river pool.
—AFAR Media, 30 May 2025
Noun
Down 4-0 in the bottom of the fourth, Baty hit his first home run, taking a 1-1 sweeper over the left-center field fence with two outs.
—Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 11 May 2025
Then the Padres’ bullpen surrendered seven runs in the final two innings and closer Robert Suarez had to come in and earn a save by getting the final two outs.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 May 2025
Adjective
After adding in the state and local sales tax, plus the DMV and dealer fees, the out the door and in your garage total purchase price came to: $396,900.
—Tony Leopardo, Mercury News, 13 Apr. 2025
After lobbying for more LGBTQ+ representation on the reality competition show in his capacity as a producer, this season’s set of winners included two out contestants.
—James Factora, Them., 28 Mar. 2025
Verb
The motion says the rapper's post resulted in direct danger for Viverito, whose home address was outed, and District Attorney Fani Willis, who was threatened with assassination.
—Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 3 Apr. 2025
Would a gay guy be outing himself by saying he’s obsessed with her?
—Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 15 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for out
Adverb
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Some sellers will try to bypass the official sales channel process – to save the transaction fee – and invite buyers to complete the transaction outside.—
Benjamin Voyer,
Forbes.com,
23 May 2025
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His two-plus years at NYCTA gained him vast affection within the agency plus a sizable bit of love from outside (leading to that nickname).—
Christopher Bonanos,
Curbed,
23 May 2025
Adverb
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As is done at every bi-annual event, the names of the 165 veterans engraved on the black granite Duty and Service Wall were read aloud.—
Shelley Jones,
Chicago Tribune,
23 May 2025
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Elsewhere there are a couple of more expressive flourishes, including the cheesy use of a semi-dissolve close-up of the writer over the image of a letter as it’s read aloud, but not enough to give the movie any real flavor.—
Jessica Kiang,
Variety,
20 May 2025
Adverb
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When the Lakers won the championship in 2020, Alex Caruso, Dwight Howard and Kyle Kuzma were all on bargain deals.—
Dan Woike,
Los Angeles Times,
29 May 2025
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They’ve all been discarded and underestimated, and all of them are capable of much more than the dead-end job to which they’ve been assigned.—
Alan Sepinwall,
Rolling Stone,
29 May 2025
Adverb
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Part 1: in 1904, a family friend, General Kuropatkin, is entertaining young Nabokov with a trick involving matches when he is suddenly called away to the Russo-Japanese War.—
Elif Batuman,
New Yorker,
1 June 2025
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Inter Miami coach Javier Mascherano said the time away could bring a new wave of energy to Messi and the others.—
Kaitlyn Pohly,
Miami Herald,
1 June 2025
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Boyd, 19, who was facing charges of second-degree murder before the escape, was the latest inmate captured.—
Peter D'Abrosca , Nate Foy,
FOXNews.com,
22 May 2025
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What was an escape turned into nine piano compositions made available on various platforms, including Spotify, after feedback on Instagram.—
Madeline Coleman,
New York Times,
22 May 2025
Adjective
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On hand are four paranormal investigators intent to solve the mysterious disappearance of a family from a manor where something otherworldly has taken place.—
The New York Times,
New York Times,
30 May 2025
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Congress hasn’t so much been defeated as surrendered, one majority at a time — and Trump is intent on taking all the spoils won by his predecessors’ 50-year siege.—
Chris Stirewalt,
The Hill,
30 May 2025
Adjective
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Divers were searching New York City’s East River under the Roosevelt Island Bridge Friday for a missing 15-year-old girl who went into the water but never resurfaced.—
Thomas Tracy,
New York Daily News,
30 May 2025
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But more than confidence and an impressive stat line, Neville has something else that had gone missing in Fayetteville: Joy.—
Lindsay Schnell,
New York Times,
29 May 2025
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But some storefronts have shuttered as fear has spread, said Marie Jean-Francois, 45, one business owner there.—
Mark Bonamo,
New York Times,
1 June 2025
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That’s the message that national weather forecasters, emergency management directors and public officials also are spreading as this year’s Atlantic hurricane season starts today and continues through Nov. 30.—
Martin E. Comas,
The Orlando Sentinel,
1 June 2025
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“Out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/out. Accessed 5 Jun. 2025.
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