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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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3
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
American Fool was six months old when Nebraska came out — but still in the middle of a nine-week run at Number One.
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Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 2 Nov. 2025
The long jam in ‘Fruit Bat’ came out of an idea from our drummer, who writes a lot of the music.
—Brett Milano, Boston Herald, 26 Oct. 2025
Skattebo writhed in pain as the training staff came out to attend to him.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 26 Oct. 2025
Barkley came out of the medical tent after being evaluated and promptly celebrated backup RB Tank Bigsby's 29-yard run.
—Michael Gallagher, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Oct. 2025
Tabitha came out of Bennett’s, formerly Janet’s, bedroom.
—Sam Lipsyte, New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2025
While many are absorbing the costs so far, Kelley Blue Book came out with an estimate last week that the average US new car price just topped $50,000 for the first time.
—Chris Isidore, CNN Money, 19 Oct. 2025
Epstein threatened to sue after the Duchess of York publicly came out against him.
—Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 19 Oct. 2025
On defense, Michigan played without safeties Rod Moore and Brandyn Hillman, who dressed for the game but came out in street clothes after halftime.
—Austin Meek, New York Times, 19 Oct. 2025
Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 2 Nov. 2025
The long jam in ‘Fruit Bat’ came out of an idea from our drummer, who writes a lot of the music.
—Brett Milano, Boston Herald, 26 Oct. 2025
Skattebo writhed in pain as the training staff came out to attend to him.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 26 Oct. 2025
Barkley came out of the medical tent after being evaluated and promptly celebrated backup RB Tank Bigsby's 29-yard run.
—Michael Gallagher, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Oct. 2025
Tabitha came out of Bennett’s, formerly Janet’s, bedroom.
—Sam Lipsyte, New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2025
While many are absorbing the costs so far, Kelley Blue Book came out with an estimate last week that the average US new car price just topped $50,000 for the first time.
—Chris Isidore, CNN Money, 19 Oct. 2025
Epstein threatened to sue after the Duchess of York publicly came out against him.
—Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 19 Oct. 2025
On defense, Michigan played without safeties Rod Moore and Brandyn Hillman, who dressed for the game but came out in street clothes after halftime.
—Austin Meek, New York Times, 19 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for came out
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But the original plan for an open-air rooftop bar proved too open-air in Texas weather.—
Bud Kennedy,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
3 Nov. 2025
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Good teams get the job done with no empathy and little fuss, but a run of five victories in six fixtures in all competitions proved misleading.—
George Caulkin,
New York Times,
3 Nov. 2025
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Her own work has appeared in ArabLit Quarterly, The New York Times, Even/Odd Studios, and elsewhere.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 Nov. 2025
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The situation for the Dodgers appeared dire, and the Blue Jays seemed on the verge of winning their first World Series title in 32 years.—
Barry M. Bloom,
Sportico.com,
2 Nov. 2025
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The shutdown’s ripple effects spread across nearly every part of the air travel network Friday, with the nation’s busiest airports hit hardest.—
Emma Tucker,
CNN Money,
8 Nov. 2025
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Controlling a fire means ensuring that the fire can't spread or cross the containment line.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
8 Nov. 2025
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After some years of power-sharing, Khan fell out of favor with the military establishment and was ousted from office after a parliamentary no-confidence vote in April 2022.—
Rafia Zakaria,
Time,
6 Nov. 2025
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That trend accelerated with the Great Recession, when the bottom fell out of the industry.—
Scott Neuman,
NPR,
6 Nov. 2025
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And so many millions came to our live pages and live streams and channels as the event unfolded.—
Jake Kanter,
Deadline,
7 Nov. 2025
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The vehicle reportedly sped into a shopping plaza, where the incident — captured on video — unfolded.—
Bonny Chu , Alexandra Koch,
FOXNews.com,
6 Nov. 2025
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Everything else was affected by its gravitational pull and drawn into the work of dilating it further—even the firms rumored to be at the farthest remove from the crudity, even negative emissions technologies and the market on which their credits circulated.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
5 Nov. 2025
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The President’s message, circulated among his 11 million followers and beyond, stood in direct defiance of a court order from last week.—
Callum Sutherland,
Time,
5 Nov. 2025
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Advertisement Adams’ blog posts later evolved into daily videos shared on Periscope, which became an official video podcast in 2018.—
Miranda Jeyaretnam,
Time,
3 Nov. 2025
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Rodrik’s thinking about the global economy has evolved.—
John Cassidy,
New Yorker,
3 Nov. 2025
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Granted, the sample size was very small, but Suzuki showed the team enough to trust in him moving forward.—
Drew VonScio,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Nov. 2025
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Drone footage showed catastrophic flooding that turned streets into rivers, submerged homes and overturned cars as Typhoon Kalmaegi, known locally as Tino, dumped more than a month’s worth of rain in only 24 hours in some areas.—
Helen Regan,
CNN Money,
6 Nov. 2025
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