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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
Instead, a lovely, smiling human brought out our portions.
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Charlotte Observer, 7 May 2026
Suki Waterhouse brought out her inner goddess in a blush pink Michael Kors Collection gown accented by Boucheron's diamond leaf tiara, matching cuff and rings.
—Stephanie Sengwe, PEOPLE, 5 May 2026
Cracker Barrel first brought out its Campfire Meals in the 1990s, and it's been a tradition at the establishment every summer for the past 30 years.
—Molly Burford, Southern Living, 5 May 2026
And James, alongside Kyrie Irving and Kevin Love, brought out the brooms in 2016’s opening round.
—Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 5 May 2026
After an endless array of specialty dishes were brought out family style, and members of the celebrity set—including Bethenny Frankel and, reportedly, Hailey Bieber—had been served ample amounts of attention, Ludacris took the stage.
—Viju Mathew, Robb Report, 4 May 2026
The Planning Commission denied the permit after a heated hearing that brought out dozens of pro- and anti-gun-control activists.
—Connor Sheets, Los Angeles Times, 28 Apr. 2026
Every table is meticulously set with a menu and a wine glass, and a small vase holding grissini, those thin Italian breadsticks, is brought out as the wine tasting experience begins.
—Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 28 Apr. 2026
This year, the event brought out about 30 veterans and nearly as many volunteer boat captains.
—Jamal Goss, CBS News, 28 Apr. 2026
Charlotte Observer, 7 May 2026
Suki Waterhouse brought out her inner goddess in a blush pink Michael Kors Collection gown accented by Boucheron's diamond leaf tiara, matching cuff and rings.
—Stephanie Sengwe, PEOPLE, 5 May 2026
Cracker Barrel first brought out its Campfire Meals in the 1990s, and it's been a tradition at the establishment every summer for the past 30 years.
—Molly Burford, Southern Living, 5 May 2026
And James, alongside Kyrie Irving and Kevin Love, brought out the brooms in 2016’s opening round.
—Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 5 May 2026
After an endless array of specialty dishes were brought out family style, and members of the celebrity set—including Bethenny Frankel and, reportedly, Hailey Bieber—had been served ample amounts of attention, Ludacris took the stage.
—Viju Mathew, Robb Report, 4 May 2026
The Planning Commission denied the permit after a heated hearing that brought out dozens of pro- and anti-gun-control activists.
—Connor Sheets, Los Angeles Times, 28 Apr. 2026
Every table is meticulously set with a menu and a wine glass, and a small vase holding grissini, those thin Italian breadsticks, is brought out as the wine tasting experience begins.
—Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 28 Apr. 2026
This year, the event brought out about 30 veterans and nearly as many volunteer boat captains.
—Jamal Goss, CBS News, 28 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for brought out
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That line, uttered by Duncan in the last scene of this week’s episode, is as succinct a thesis statement as The Audacity has offered about the ethical wasteland of Silicon Valley.—
Scott Tobias,
Vulture,
10 May 2026
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The reference, for those who don’t closely follow conservative news sources, was to a line Obama uttered in 2012.—
Jonathan Chait,
The Atlantic,
1 May 2026
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One point public health officials have repeatedly emphasized is that hantavirus normally infects people who come into contact with urine or droppings from infected rats.—
Brenda Goodman,
CNN Money,
12 May 2026
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The company emphasized that AI is becoming both a weapon and a target.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
12 May 2026
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Another problem with nuclear energy is the price While the cost of generating power from nuclear energy is low, building the plant is what ends up costing so much, said Joseph DeNicola, a senior policy advisor at DEEP.—
Krisztian Elcsics,
Hartford Courant,
12 May 2026
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But Andrew Spar, the president of the statewide union, said via text that a majority of local teachers unions now fall short of that threshold.—
Steven Walker,
The Orlando Sentinel,
12 May 2026
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Local authorities formally closed all hiking routes to Mount Dukono in April and reinforced the ban following Friday’s incident.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
9 May 2026
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Standards in science and public health are not abstract ideals; they are shaped and reinforced by the conduct of those in leadership.—
Sam Zeveloff,
STAT,
9 May 2026
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Everyone knew someone who knew someone who was picked up by the military police, but no one talked.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
6 May 2026
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Luckey and Schimpf had first talked years before at a Founders Fund event, and Schimpf, Stephens, and Grimm were longtime friends.—
Allie Garfinkle,
Fortune,
6 May 2026
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Trump asked before Cignetti and his players told him Ponds was at training camp.—
Antonio Morales,
New York Times,
12 May 2026
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Robert Penn Warren’s 1946 novel is the story of the rise and fall of a Southern populist, the Louisiana governor Willie Stark—a fictional Huey Long (even if Warren downplayed the likeness)—as told by Stark’s wisecracking, anguished, Hamlet-y henchman, Jack Burden.—
Jill Lepore,
New Yorker,
12 May 2026
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The three candidates discussed affordability, public safety and more.—
Paris Barraza,
USA Today,
7 May 2026
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The governor’s decision to off-ramp — a standard provision included in progressive design-build contracts when a price for construction cannot be reached — is the responsible choice for Maryland and consistent with what Moore and I discussed in our first conversations those months ago.—
Katie Thomson,
Baltimore Sun,
6 May 2026
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Meanwhile, a different poll shared by the California Democratic Party on May 4 found that 18% of likely voters would cast their ballot for Hilton if the primary election was held today.—
Paris Barraza,
USA Today,
7 May 2026
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The clip, shared on X, appears to show Zahra Billoo, executive director of the California chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations CAIR-CA, discussing how supporters should approach expressing controversial sentiments in public versus private settings.—
Stepheny Price,
FOXNews.com,
7 May 2026
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