came out

verb

past tense of come out
1
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 When Louis Varland came out in the top of the ninth, the building was on its feet. — Mitch Bannon, New York Times, 15 Aug. 2026 Your Friends & Neighbors season three, which picks up just two weeks after the second season ends, was filming on location in Europe when the nominations came out. — Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 14 Aug. 2026 In a scoreless game in the bottom of the seventh, Didier Fuentes came out of the Braves’ bullpen and worked around a two-out single to keep the game tied. — Chad Bishop, AJC.com, 8 Aug. 2026 Counsell and head trainer Nick Frangella quickly came out to check on Gausman, who walked it off and threw a couple of test pitches before staying in. — Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 8 Aug. 2026 Roughly $2 trillion came out of software stocks between January and April in a stretch analysts named the SaaSpocalypse. — Jason Snyder, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2026 And then one at a time everyone came out and put a $100 on my desk. — Wendy Naugle, USA Today, 7 Aug. 2026 Dries Van Noten just came out with a new print for its refillable lipstick case called Tiger Ink. — Gina Vaynshteyn, StyleCaster, 31 July 2026 When the news of Platner’s Nazi tattoo came out, Jackson stood with Platner. — Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 31 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for came out
  1. proved
  2. appeared
  3. spread
  4. fell out
  5. unfolded
  6. circulated
  7. evolved
  8. showed
Verb
  • Big Bend National Park, Texas — The towering cliffs, jagged mountain tops, and punishing desert climate of the Big Bend region in Texas have long proved to be the best barrier the United States could have with Mexico.
    — Ashley Killough, CNN Money, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Medicare audits agencies to check for fraud and demands repayment of funds provided for care of patients its auditors deem have not proved to be terminal.
    — Kim Clark, CBS News, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of proved
Verb
  • Despite the death of his biggest star and his own close call, Knight appeared to believe nothing would change in the business after Tupac’s murder.
    — Andy Rose, CNN Money, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Aerial footage showed a large law enforcement presence on Sunset Boulevard, which appeared to be closed off to traffic.
    — Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of appeared
Verb
  • Beyond seeking members' votes, campaigns and the party look to organized labor for help in spreading Democrats' message to voters and getting people to the polls.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 15 Aug. 2026
  • And alumni are among the college’s best ambassadors for spreading that message, insists Emma Donatille, executive director of the WCC Foundation that has handed out nearly $440,000 in scholarships over the years.
    — Denise Crosby, Chicago Tribune, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of spread
Verb
  • Rodriguez and others quickly realized the child fell out of a window.
    — Naveen Dhaliwal, CBS News, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Furniture from the 1960s and ‘70s fell out of favor during the 1980s before experiencing a resurgence in the 1990s, Hirsch explains.
    — Olivia McIntosh, Martha Stewart, 9 Aug. 2026
Definition of fell out
Verb
  • My divorce had unfolded five years prior, and Graham was a child of divorce.
    — Asha Iyer, Los Angeles Times, 14 Aug. 2026
  • What unfolded could easily have been mistaken for a riot between mortal enemies.
    — Jeff Rabhan, Rolling Stone, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of unfolded
Verb
  • The absurd rumor emerged after videos circulated of Usher’s performance, with social media claimers claiming the singer looked a little different than usual.
    — Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 9 Aug. 2026
  • Some appeared to draw from materials Miller’s group has circulated online.
    — Rose Evans August 9, Idaho Statesman, 9 Aug. 2026
Definition of circulated
Verb
  • As Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni's politics have evolved — from combative outsider to pragmatic establishment leader — so, too, has her fashion sensibility.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 13 Aug. 2026
  • The results show that evolved stars like IRS 3 can still produce dust and other materials important for the creation of future stars – even under the harsh conditions near a supermassive black hole.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of evolved
Verb
  • Video captured in June showed Russian soldiers scrambling to respond to one attack by firing off man portable air defense systems (MANPADS) on a busy highway.
    — Lauren Kent, CNN Money, 9 Aug. 2026
  • Video captured by a tourist on board a boat in northern Botswana showed the heart-pounding moment the vessel had to outrun a charging hippo.
    — Dennis Romero, NBC news, 8 Aug. 2026
Definition of showed

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