BRING OUT Synonyms: 100 Similar and Opposite Words

bring out

verb

Definition of bring out

as in to say

to express (a thought or emotion) in words he ever so casually brings out the names of celebrities with whom he's supposedly buddy-buddy

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as in to emphasize

to make more apparent a blue scarf would bring out the color of your eyes

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Recent Examples of bring out Competition always brings out the best in businesses, so the lack of that has to be something to monitor. — Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 19 Aug. 2026 In the last two years, the Golden State Valkyries have brought out the best in our city. — Jose Fabian, CBS News, 18 Aug. 2026 And there’s going to be a real opportunity to not only do that, but to bring out a lot of young actors, young Black actors, into a film of this size. — Carly Thomas, HollywoodReporter, 18 Aug. 2026 Wide receiver Xavier Smith brought out a punt return for 40 yards, much to the visible excitement of first-year Rams special teams coordinator Bubba Ventrone on the sidelines. — Benjamin Royer, Oc Register, 15 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for bring out

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But the federal agency that has required companies to collect and report demographic workforce data since 1966 is now working to end that practice, a move some critics say would be a huge blow to civil rights enforcement.

— Mirtha Donastorg, AJC.com, 21 Aug. 2026
Ferndale school officials say high school students gained experience through drone filming crews, race-day event management and supervised flight projects.

— DeJanay Booth-Singleton, CBS News, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of say

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Bleeding ranchers While expensive cattle may have given some American cattle producers breathing room, ranchers who spoke with CNN emphasized that high prices haven’t ensured easy wealth.

— Max Saltman, CNN Money, 22 Aug. 2026
The article emphasizes that this challenge relates to emotional intelligence, specifically relationship management.

— Kevin Kruse, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of emphasize

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While being escorted out of the synagogue by security, Montes allegedly struck a 63-year-old woman who was attending the services, cutting her lip and bruising her arm, and headbutted a security guard and uttered a racial slur, according to police.

— Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 18 Aug. 2026
Hochman detailed a number of prosecutions, including the sentence of one man to a life sentence plus seven years with the possibility of parole for a March 23 attack, during which racial epithets were uttered.

— City News Service, Daily News, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of utter

Verb

To reinforce its point, the North followed up Thursday with a barrage of about a dozen short-range ballistic missiles launched from around the capital, Pyongyang, eastward toward the sea, according to South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff.

— Anthony Kuhn, NPR, 21 Aug. 2026
Stick Velcro dots to the underside of the felt at the top and bottom, reinforcing the adhesive under the Velcro dots with a little bit of hot glue.

— Jodi Levine, Parents, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of reinforce

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He was told to wait on a bench at the sixth station of the Fujinomiya trail as his father and brother continued their ascent, the report said.

— Chris Lau, CNN Money, 23 Aug. 2026
Rabah told The Associated Press that two settlers arrived with a tractor at his home in Khirbet al-Rakeez in the southern West Bank on Saturday afternoon.

— ABC News, ABC News, 23 Aug. 2026

Definition of tell

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Instead of speaking only about the Beautiful Game, Eason would talk to Diomandé about his mother, who suffers from long-term health issues, and genuinely cared about the person behind the player.

— Ben Church, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2026
Founded in 2009, the group has bloomed into a small empire—we’re talking nearly 70 of the South’s favorite restaurants, hotels, bars, and cafes, plus another dozen or so in development—with thoughtful intention.

— Colleen McNally Arnett, Southern Living, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of talk

Verb

Verstappen was speaking during the second of three preseason F1 tests, before the championship’s first campaign with new cars that were overhauled to the greatest extent ever compared to their predecessors.

— Alex Kalinauckas, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2026
Investigators were speaking with witnesses and reviewing security and surveillance video from the surrounding area.

— CBS News Atlanta Digital Team, CBS News, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of speak

Verb

Officials will discuss strengthening Iran-Iraq relations, border security, economic cooperation and counterterrorism, among other topics, the broadcaster IRIB reported.

— Hanna Ziady, CNN Money, 18 Aug. 2026
Team-mate Mbaye has also been discussed this summer but senior Liverpool figures insist their interest has only been exploratory to date and strongly dismissed suggestions that personal terms have already been agreed with the 18-year-old.

— Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2026

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