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as in uttered
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 emphasized
to make more apparent
a blue scarf would bring out the color of your eyes
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Recent Examples of brought out
Remove extra stools or chairs that were brought out for holiday entertaining.
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Kristin Hohenadel, The Spruce, 8 Jan. 2026
During the premiere – which also brought out costars Katherine LaNasa (who, along with Noah Wyle, won an Emmy for her Season 1 performance), Patrick Ball, Taylor Dearden, Shabana Azeez and Gerran Howell.
—Kimi Robinson, USA Today, 8 Jan. 2026
Unlike other tiaras, the Imperial State Crown is not brought out for any old state banquet.
—Emma Banks, InStyle, 7 Jan. 2026
The event, held at the Fort Worth Police Officers Association, was invitation-only and brought out about 50 law enforcement officers and politicians.
—Rachel Royster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 Jan. 2026
Swift has been a friend of the Bryant family for years, and the singer brought out Vanessa's late husband Kobe Bryant as a surprise guest at her concert in 2015.
—Natasha Dye, PEOPLE, 31 Dec. 2025
The stark color brought out the deep red hue dressing her lips and her long black eyelashes, which reached her brow bone.
—Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 4 Nov. 2025
Punk grabbed a steel chair to neutralize the heels, which brought out Logan Paul.
—Andrew Ravens, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2025
Setting the tone for what is sure to be a fashionable affair, the carpet brought out our most sartorial savvy faves across industries for a night celebrating craftsmanship and design.
—Cierra Black, Refinery29, 3 Nov. 2025
Kristin Hohenadel, The Spruce, 8 Jan. 2026
During the premiere – which also brought out costars Katherine LaNasa (who, along with Noah Wyle, won an Emmy for her Season 1 performance), Patrick Ball, Taylor Dearden, Shabana Azeez and Gerran Howell.
—Kimi Robinson, USA Today, 8 Jan. 2026
Unlike other tiaras, the Imperial State Crown is not brought out for any old state banquet.
—Emma Banks, InStyle, 7 Jan. 2026
The event, held at the Fort Worth Police Officers Association, was invitation-only and brought out about 50 law enforcement officers and politicians.
—Rachel Royster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 Jan. 2026
Swift has been a friend of the Bryant family for years, and the singer brought out Vanessa's late husband Kobe Bryant as a surprise guest at her concert in 2015.
—Natasha Dye, PEOPLE, 31 Dec. 2025
The stark color brought out the deep red hue dressing her lips and her long black eyelashes, which reached her brow bone.
—Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 4 Nov. 2025
Punk grabbed a steel chair to neutralize the heels, which brought out Logan Paul.
—Andrew Ravens, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2025
Setting the tone for what is sure to be a fashionable affair, the carpet brought out our most sartorial savvy faves across industries for a night celebrating craftsmanship and design.
—Cierra Black, Refinery29, 3 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for brought out
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Avid viewers of The Studio will appreciate the callback to a watershed episode this season when Ice Cube, as himself, uttered the same to a room filled with screaming fans, causing a fresh headache for Seth Rogen’s backlot boss Matt Remick.—
Steven Zeitchik,
HollywoodReporter,
9 Jan. 2026
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The title of this episode is Chief Boden’s description of what's ahead, uttered as the 51 crew prepares to head inside to battle a blaze on the 20th floor of a skyscraper.—
Will Harris,
Entertainment Weekly,
7 Jan. 2026
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Zeug emphasized the system’s readiness.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
8 Jan. 2026
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This, Johnson emphasized, is now a new season.—
Dan Wiederer,
New York Times,
7 Jan. 2026
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In Kyiv, a CNN reporter said that the attack began around midnight, starting with multiple drone strikes on residential buildings.—
Kosta Gak,
CNN Money,
9 Jan. 2026
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The president said Thursday that the two mortgage giants under government conservatorship, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, have $200 billion in cash that will be used to make the mortgage bond purchases.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
9 Jan. 2026
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The experience also reinforced Madsen’s belief in the power of social media.—
Jordan Greene,
PEOPLE,
8 Jan. 2026
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This, in turn, reinforced Webster’s own initial claim about his fight with the MPD cop—that Rathbun had provoked the encounter by striking him in the head, then lied about it to counter Webster’s righteous assertion of self-defense, resulting in his wrongful conviction.—
Jamie Thompson,
The Atlantic,
6 Jan. 2026
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Over the course of the three-day summit, attendees and Goldman leaders talked all things AI—from the most lucrative investments, to the tech’s impact on the environment, and its potential to innovate industries.—
Emma Burleigh,
Fortune,
9 Nov. 2025
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His family never really talked to any of us.—
Abigail Van Buren,
Boston Herald,
8 Nov. 2025
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But law enforcement experts told CNN the dragging incident last summer could have affected his decision-making – though how such an experience impacts law enforcement varies from officer to officer.—
Mark Morales,
CNN Money,
10 Jan. 2026
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Chew told jurors that neither the Cryptpad documents nor the prosecution’s surveillance videos shown during Baker’s opening could be considered evidence during opening statements.—
Ryan Macasero,
Mercury News,
10 Jan. 2026
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Thursday’s report is not the first time the possibility of Trump pardoning Combs has been publicly discussed.—
Angel Saunders,
PEOPLE,
9 Jan. 2026
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This tension was on display in Paris this week, when representatives from 35 countries, including the US, discussed how to guarantee Ukraine’s post-war security in the event of a peace deal with Russia.—
Christian Edwards,
CNN Money,
9 Jan. 2026
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The data from 14 offshore service providers from around the world was leaked to the International Consortium of International Journalists, which shared it with the Miami Herald and 150 other news outlets.—
Deena Sabry,
Miami Herald,
7 Nov. 2025
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With more than 6,000 different inhabited islands to explore, Indonesia was ranked the world's best island-hopping destination, according to a study from tour company Island Hopping that was shared with Travel + Leisure.—
Kristine Hansen,
Travel + Leisure,
7 Nov. 2025
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“Brought out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/brought%20out. Accessed 10 Jan. 2026.
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