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as in proved
to come to be
in the end everything came out OK
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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
But old guard candidate Xavier Becerra came out on top.
—
Los Angeles Times, 8 June 2026
Pharrell and Missy Elliott came out of Virginia; so did Patsy Cline and Old Crow Medicine Show.
—Joseph Hudak, Rolling Stone, 8 June 2026
The album itself came out in April.
—Jack Irvin, PEOPLE, 8 June 2026
On top of that, the iPhone, which came out in 2007, has remade everything from our love lives to our brains.
—Literary Hub, 2 June 2026
When Medina came out from behind the lighthouse, Gorman and her friends ran away, and Medina shot Gorman in the back.
—Adam Harrington, CBS News, 1 June 2026
But there was such an artistic flourishing that came out of the East Village in the ’70s and ’80s.
—Brent Lang, Variety, 25 May 2026
He was getting carried out of the ring on a stretcher when Kevin Knight came out.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 25 May 2026
He is rated by Christopher Vivell, their director of recruitment, and came out well when the club’s data team ran the numbers as far back as early autumn.
—Laurie Whitwell, New York Times, 24 May 2026
Los Angeles Times, 8 June 2026
Pharrell and Missy Elliott came out of Virginia; so did Patsy Cline and Old Crow Medicine Show.
—Joseph Hudak, Rolling Stone, 8 June 2026
The album itself came out in April.
—Jack Irvin, PEOPLE, 8 June 2026
On top of that, the iPhone, which came out in 2007, has remade everything from our love lives to our brains.
—Literary Hub, 2 June 2026
When Medina came out from behind the lighthouse, Gorman and her friends ran away, and Medina shot Gorman in the back.
—Adam Harrington, CBS News, 1 June 2026
But there was such an artistic flourishing that came out of the East Village in the ’70s and ’80s.
—Brent Lang, Variety, 25 May 2026
He was getting carried out of the ring on a stretcher when Kevin Knight came out.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 25 May 2026
He is rated by Christopher Vivell, their director of recruitment, and came out well when the club’s data team ran the numbers as far back as early autumn.
—Laurie Whitwell, New York Times, 24 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for came out
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While Keith has only seen a very small number of albums live on the Billboard 200 for 100 frames or longer, he's proved even more successful on the Top Country Albums tally.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes.com,
13 June 2026
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Jennifer Aniston just proved that this office-ready staple has a place outside of the boardroom.—
Emma Guillen,
PEOPLE,
13 June 2026
Verb
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As the President appeared in front of his hometown crowd, he was met with a sea of boos from thousands of basketball fans.—
Jack Dunn,
Variety,
9 June 2026
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Kim appeared to test that potential tolerance in the lead-up to Xi’s arrival, inspecting a missile manufacturer over the weekend and a new plant that manufactures weapons-grade nuclear material days earlier.—
Simone McCarthy,
CNN Money,
9 June 2026
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The pop-up was announced by only one social media post, but word spread.—
Sean Timberlake,
Sacbee.com,
9 June 2026
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Four bedrooms and five bathrooms are spread across roughly 6,200 square feet, where a floating glass staircase connects two switchback-style levels.—
Wendy Bowman,
Robb Report,
8 June 2026
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The passenger who fell out died almost 24 hours later at Saint Alphonsus Regional Medical Center from traumatic blunt force injuries, and was identified as Miguel Martinez, 46, of Nampa.—
Alex Brizee,
Idaho Statesman,
11 June 2026
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But after a tumultuous start to the 2025 season, Mainoo fell out of Manchester United’s midfield rotation under former manager Ruben Amorim, causing some to wonder if the English talent would do enough to earn a spot on the World Cup squad.—
Christian Marshall,
Kansas City Star,
4 June 2026
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In a video call announcing the event early Tuesday, White explained how the conversation unfolded.—
Alejandro Avila OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
10 June 2026
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The incident had unfolded relatively close to his city.—
Sean Gregory,
Time,
9 June 2026
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The audio was widely circulated on social media.—
Adam Thompson,
CBS News,
12 June 2026
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Health experts say the Bundibugyo strain is likely to have circulated, undetected, for weeks in the northeastern Ituri province where artisanal mining is an economic mainstay.—
Alexis Akwagyiram,
semafor.com,
12 June 2026
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The rich sensory innervation has led to its classification, in some people, as an erogenous zone; zoologist Desmond Morris famously speculated in The Naked Ape (1967) that earlobes evolved precisely as an additional zone of sensitivity to facilitate pair bonding in humans.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
13 June 2026
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In the 17th century, the French established fur-trade posts in the region, including one that evolved into the town of La Pointe.—
Katherine Lawless,
Travel + Leisure,
13 June 2026
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Sneaking the scraps out the back door for their children showed that those working in the enslaver’s home gave value and meaning to leftovers for our children.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
8 June 2026
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Other footage showed a high school campus roof which had collapsed while pupils lined up outside the school’s sports field in Davao Del Sur.—
Kathleen Magramo,
CNN Money,
8 June 2026
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“Came out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/came%20out. Accessed 14 Jun. 2026.
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