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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
But Justice’s wild spot from the balcony went awry and Bishop came out the winner.
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Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 15 June 2026
Tyler's most recent album, The Best Is Yet to Come, came out in 2021.
—Rachel Desantis, PEOPLE, 15 June 2026
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
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 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
Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 15 June 2026
Tyler's most recent album, The Best Is Yet to Come, came out in 2021.
—Rachel Desantis, PEOPLE, 15 June 2026
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
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 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
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In February the James Beard Foundation honored Inglewood’s Serving Spoon restaurant as an American classic; on Monday night third-generation owners Jessica Bain and Justin Johnson appeared onstage to collect their medals.—
Stephanie Breijo,
Los Angeles Times,
16 June 2026
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Maxi Falcon, the Herons’ other Uruguayan, has never appeared for his senior national team.—
Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
16 June 2026
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The base, spread across parts of Kern, Los Angeles and San Bernadino counties, is located about 100 miles north of Los Angeles.—
Natalie Neysa Alund,
USA Today,
16 June 2026
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The Bundibugyo ebolavirus outbreak in Congo, which has spread to neighboring Uganda, is causing serious concern among health officials.—
Kiki Intarasuwan,
CBS News,
16 June 2026
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Devers developed into a star in Boston, but fell out with the front office over being asked to move positions.—
Ian Miller OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
18 June 2026
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Romanch Mahajan, 18, jumped out of the carriage after his mother fell out and hit his head on the ground, his father, Deepak Mahajan, told The New York Times.—
Philip Marcelo,
Los Angeles Times,
18 June 2026
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Another worker described the chaos that unfolded when well over a dozen teens brawled inside the diner.—
Kerry Burke,
New York Daily News,
16 June 2026
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As the investigation unfolded, Reagan's family and authorities learned the shocking truth that Parker had been faking a pregnancy since January 2020 and was desperate to complete the scheme.—
Caroline Blair,
PEOPLE,
16 June 2026
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Tehran has not allowed the IAEA access to its nuclear facilities bombed by Israel and the United States during a 12-day war in June 2025, according to a confidential IAEA report circulated to member states and seen by AP in February.—
Adithi Ramakrishnan,
Los Angeles Times,
20 June 2026
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These may have brought down a significant number of drones; the absence of videos may simply reflect bias in what gets posted and circulated.—
David Hambling,
Forbes.com,
19 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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In Geneva, Switzerland’s second-largest city and a hub of United Nations institutions and humanitarian groups, early results showed about two-thirds of voters in the region opposed the measure.—
Jamey Keaten,
Los Angeles Times,
15 June 2026
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Ukraine’s emergency services said a fire had affected 800 square meters of the roof of the Dormition Cathedral, and released images that showed damage to the building.—
Victoria Butenko,
CNN Money,
15 June 2026
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“Came out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/came%20out. Accessed 20 Jun. 2026.
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