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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
Fox News anchors Bret Baier and Martha MacCallum came out to represent the news side of the brand.
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Michael Schneider, Variety, 11 May 2026
After the match, Flammer, La Hiedra, and Lady Maravilla came out to attack her.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 11 May 2026
On May 1, when the film came out, the restaurant posted two chic images of martinis at the restaurant, the second of which features a Prada bag.
—Chiara Kim, PEOPLE, 4 May 2026
That drama came out in 2000, but whether attitudes like those of Billy’s dad have changed much since then is open to debate.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 4 May 2026
When the rankings came out last week, the most passionate and protective in Clark’s fan base dismissed the analysis as clickbait, completely ignoring how their fave had played only 13 games last season and spent the majority of the time in a massive shooting slump.
—Candace Buckner, New York Times, 4 May 2026
That continued Saturday as Chudzinski came out of the bullpen to fire four scoreless innings, striking out seven and allowing just one hit to lift visiting Lincoln-Way West to a 4-2 nonconference win over Oak Forest.
—Steve Millar, Chicago Tribune, 27 Apr. 2026
As officers attempted to de-escalate the situation, Wenger came out the residence, pointed, then allegedly threw, what was later determined to be an airsoft pistol at officers, according to Podgorski.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 21 Apr. 2026
Officials say local residents came out to help with tractors as well.
—Christa Swanson, CBS News, 13 Apr. 2026
Michael Schneider, Variety, 11 May 2026
After the match, Flammer, La Hiedra, and Lady Maravilla came out to attack her.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 11 May 2026
On May 1, when the film came out, the restaurant posted two chic images of martinis at the restaurant, the second of which features a Prada bag.
—Chiara Kim, PEOPLE, 4 May 2026
That drama came out in 2000, but whether attitudes like those of Billy’s dad have changed much since then is open to debate.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 4 May 2026
When the rankings came out last week, the most passionate and protective in Clark’s fan base dismissed the analysis as clickbait, completely ignoring how their fave had played only 13 games last season and spent the majority of the time in a massive shooting slump.
—Candace Buckner, New York Times, 4 May 2026
That continued Saturday as Chudzinski came out of the bullpen to fire four scoreless innings, striking out seven and allowing just one hit to lift visiting Lincoln-Way West to a 4-2 nonconference win over Oak Forest.
—Steve Millar, Chicago Tribune, 27 Apr. 2026
As officers attempted to de-escalate the situation, Wenger came out the residence, pointed, then allegedly threw, what was later determined to be an airsoft pistol at officers, according to Podgorski.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 21 Apr. 2026
Officials say local residents came out to help with tractors as well.
—Christa Swanson, CBS News, 13 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for came out
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Roberts did bemoan a walk in each of the first two innings that proved costly.—
Doug Padilla,
Oc Register,
10 May 2026
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The sequence proved costly in what became a 4-3, 10-inning, series-losing defeat for the Yankees in Milwaukee.—
Gary Phillips,
New York Daily News,
10 May 2026
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Eileen Wang, who was elected mayor of the city of 56,000 in 2022, appeared in federal court Monday and was released on a $25,000 bond.—
Andrew Blankstein,
NBC news,
12 May 2026
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As of Monday afternoon, two days after Williams was arrested, criminal charges have not appeared in jail records or court filings.—
Natalia Jaramillo,
The Orlando Sentinel,
11 May 2026
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It's got the largest Danish collection of living flora, including more than 13,000 plant species spread over ten hectares and housed in a complex of historic 19th-century greenhouses.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
12 May 2026
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The evacuated passengers will enter quarantine in Nebraska after returning to the states, HHS said on Sunday, May 10, where they will be evaluated for symptoms and their risk of spreading the virus.—
Natalie Neysa Alund,
USA Today,
12 May 2026
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Anyone who’s been reading the news in the past few decades knows that Berezovsky is no fictional character but a real-life Russian oligarch who fell out with Vladimir Putin and then was found dead, in Berkshire, in 2013, ostensibly from suicide.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
13 May 2026
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Five years ago, the bottom fell out of sepsis prediction software.—
Katie Palmer,
STAT,
12 May 2026
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At the same time, however, the study documented dimming events including in Ukraine and Gaza as wars unfolded, in Venezuela as the economy collapsed, and in parts of Europe when governments enacted energy conservation mandates following the Russia-Ukraine war.—
Bree Shirvell,
Hartford Courant,
12 May 2026
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The March 27 accident unfolded when Woods tried to pass a truck in front of him, authorities said.—
Emily Shapiro,
ABC News,
12 May 2026
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Videos of the interactions have circulated on social media and were shown on local TV news reports.—
Karen Kucher,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
14 May 2026
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Activists from Standing Together, an Israeli Palestinian coexistence group, moved in to try to stop the confrontation, video circulated by the organization showed.—
Julia Frankel,
Los Angeles Times,
14 May 2026
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Following eight weeks of American and Israeli bombing that started in late February, the group has carved out a new power center through large street rallies in Tehran that have evolved into an influential bloc.—
Mostafa Salem,
CNN Money,
9 May 2026
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Researchers could directly study the chemistry of the moon’s deep interior, determine when the giant impact occurred, and better understand how rocky worlds evolved in the early solar system.—
Rupendra Brahambhatt,
Interesting Engineering,
9 May 2026
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About 150 passengers and crew members were screened earlier and found to be asymptomatic, but one French passenger showed symptoms on Sunday on the flight home.—
Kathryn Palmer,
USA Today,
11 May 2026
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The only sign of life was an electronic arrivals screen, which showed the arrival times of flights from Fort Lauderdale, Chicago, Miami, Dallas-Fort Worth, Houston, Myrtle Beach, and Detroit.—
John Cassidy,
New Yorker,
11 May 2026
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“Came out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/came%20out. Accessed 16 May. 2026.
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