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as in proved
to come to be
in the end everything came out OK
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2
as in appeared
to come into view
come out, come out wherever you are!
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as in spread
to become known
when the truth came out about the state of the company's finances, several top executives lost their jobs
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Recent Examples of came out
After a month, Barnsley came out of the coma and was faced with the reality of what had happened.
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Alyce Collins, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Sep. 2025
So, now going to the club with records playing, playing for kids that were not alive when some of these songs came out and watching a really great young DJ like Cosmo play this music from the same era with her own slant on it.
—Steve Baltin, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
The official statement from the BPD brass came out Friday evening, after the deadlines for morning papers.
—Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 13 Sep. 2025
When Jones came out to see who was there, Branton shot him several times with a pistol, according to Fort Worth Police.
—Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 Sep. 2025
School was out for the holiday break, and nearly 90 firefighters from the surrounding communities came out to fight the blaze.
—Mary Divine, Twin Cities, 7 Sep. 2025
The actor died at 38 in 1989, a few years after The Goonies came out.
—Daysia Tolentino, Entertainment Weekly, 7 Sep. 2025
If this sounds familiar, AI chatbots have a long history of behaving badly, even before OpenAI came out with ChatGPT in November 2022 and breathed new life into artificial intelligence.
—The Ai Insider, Interesting Engineering, 26 Aug. 2025
Okta — Shares of Okta rose more than 6% after its quarterly results and full-year forecast came out higher than consensus expectations.
—Pia Singh, CNBC, 26 Aug. 2025
Alyce Collins, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Sep. 2025
So, now going to the club with records playing, playing for kids that were not alive when some of these songs came out and watching a really great young DJ like Cosmo play this music from the same era with her own slant on it.
—Steve Baltin, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
The official statement from the BPD brass came out Friday evening, after the deadlines for morning papers.
—Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 13 Sep. 2025
When Jones came out to see who was there, Branton shot him several times with a pistol, according to Fort Worth Police.
—Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 Sep. 2025
School was out for the holiday break, and nearly 90 firefighters from the surrounding communities came out to fight the blaze.
—Mary Divine, Twin Cities, 7 Sep. 2025
The actor died at 38 in 1989, a few years after The Goonies came out.
—Daysia Tolentino, Entertainment Weekly, 7 Sep. 2025
If this sounds familiar, AI chatbots have a long history of behaving badly, even before OpenAI came out with ChatGPT in November 2022 and breathed new life into artificial intelligence.
—The Ai Insider, Interesting Engineering, 26 Aug. 2025
Okta — Shares of Okta rose more than 6% after its quarterly results and full-year forecast came out higher than consensus expectations.
—Pia Singh, CNBC, 26 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for came out
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The Eagles’ victory will be remembered for Jordan Davis’ field goal block to maintain the undefeated record and punctuate a ferocious comeback from a 19-point deficit that proved the team’s mettle.—
Zach Berman,
New York Times,
22 Sep. 2025
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Bad Bunny's guest list proved his music transcends language, borders and cultures − and that whoever isn't caught up on his game is losing out on one of the most influential artists of our time.—
Pamela Avila,
USA Today,
22 Sep. 2025
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Carlson, the former Fox News host, appeared to promote a conspiracy theory that Israel was involved in Kirk’s assassination, which Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu directly rejected last week.—
Rebecca Schneid,
Time,
22 Sep. 2025
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Hopefully, Dallas gets a better update than what the injury appeared to be.—
Evan Massey,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 Sep. 2025
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Advertisement That has helped save tens of millions of lives, contributed to a reduction by half of mortality rates of children under five, put developing countries on a better economic trajectory, and substantially reduced the chances that infectious diseases emerge and spread.—
Dr. Seth Berkley,
Time,
26 Sep. 2025
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Even minor sparks or drifting embers can incite nearby foliage or grass, setting off a rapidly spreading fire.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
26 Sep. 2025
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But the game fell out of reach early in front of the second-smallest crowd of the season at Sutter Health Park.—
Chris Biderman,
Sacbee.com,
26 Sep. 2025
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Originally released as a cross-trainer in 1999, the Air Max Sunder garnered a cult following but fell out of Nike’s lineup until its return in 2024 (not counting an extremely limited Comme des Garçons collaboration from 2021).—
Ian Servantes,
Footwear News,
24 Sep. 2025
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But Elsen, who got married near Iowa City, Iowa, earlier this month, never could have planned for how that special moment actually unfolded.—
Jesse Kirsch,
NBC news,
25 Sep. 2025
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The Civil War unfolded in battlefields, but also wrought the Draft Riots in New York City, during which dozens of Black residents were murdered, property was destroyed, and the city terrified.—
Annie Polland,
Time,
25 Sep. 2025
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Kimmel's silence following his suspension contrasted with widespread public reaction, including a letter signed by Tom Hanks, Barbra Streisand and others—circulated by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU)—condemning ABC’s response.—
Hollie Silverman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Sep. 2025
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The clarification comes after a Daily Beast report circulated over the weekend claiming that Harry had registered Archie at Eton, a boarding school widely expected to welcome Prince George next year.—
Janine Henni,
PEOPLE,
24 Sep. 2025
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At this point, life theoretically evolved in the same sense that the water is theoretically wet.—
D. Scott Schmid,
Denver Post,
22 Sep. 2025
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The challenge, however, is that brands haven’t evolved their thinking around sourcing to go along with it.—
Jasmin Malik Chua,
Sourcing Journal,
22 Sep. 2025
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Before the outbreak this year, state records showed that Arizona did not have more than 46 measles cases in a year since 1991, according to the newspaper.—
Thao Nguyen,
USA Today,
25 Sep. 2025
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As of Thursday morning, open-source maritime tracking websites showed the Pushpa sailing southwest through the North Sea toward the English Channel, with its eventual destination listed as Vadinar in India.—
David Brennan,
ABC News,
25 Sep. 2025
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“Came out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/came%20out. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.
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