came out

past tense of come out

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of came out Her debut album, Speak in the Dark, came out last year. Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 13 Oct. 2025 Peated Cask Rye, which first came out in early September, was initially aged in new charred oak barrels, as required by law. Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 12 Oct. 2025 Fickell’s emotions came out in the locker room and lingered in his postgame news conference. Scott Dochterman, New York Times, 12 Oct. 2025 In the same interview with Vogue, Kidman reflected on how the film felt similar to her movie Babygirl, which came out last year, jokingly tying the two together as a way to reflect on the breadth of her career. Meredith Wilshere, PEOPLE, 11 Oct. 2025 When the study came out, BMJ group issued a press release, which helped attract global media attention. Jon Hamilton, NPR, 5 Oct. 2025 Remember when Dumbledore was gay, after the books came out? Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 5 Oct. 2025 The Rockets came out of the offseason as a major winner, landing superstar Kevin Durant without giving up much depth. Nelson Espinal, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Sep. 2025 So, now going to the club with records playing, playing for kids that were not alive when some of these songs came out and watching a really great young DJ like Cosmo play this music from the same era with her own slant on it. Steve Baltin, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for came out
Verb
  • His favorite target proved to be Pickens, who finished with nine receptions for 168 yards and a 34-yard score.
    Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 Oct. 2025
  • In 2001, Spielman and Teng proved that the tiniest bit of randomness can help prevent such an outcome.
    Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 13 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Bari Weiss’ television prospects once appeared to be fairly bleak.
    Max Tani, semafor.com, 13 Oct. 2025
  • The players were greeting one another following the Chiefs’ 30-17 victory when Detroit’s Brian Branch appeared to snub KC quarterback Patrick Mahomes.
    Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 13 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Controlling a fire means ensuring that the fire can't spread or cross the containment line.
    CA WILDFIRE BOT, Sacbee.com, 11 Oct. 2025
  • These swells are expected to spread toward the Turks and Caicos Islands and Bahamas tonight and on Saturday.
    MIAMI HERALD HURRICANE BOT, Miami Herald, 11 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Geekie quickly fell out of ex-coach Jim Montgomery’s favor at the start of last season.
    Fluto Shinzawa, New York Times, 8 Oct. 2025
  • Trump had been friends with Epstein and his associate Ghislaine Maxwell for years before the two men fell out in the mid-2000s.
    Dan Mangan, CNBC, 7 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The shutdown, which lasted for 21 days, unfolded because Clinton and Republicans disagreed over how to balance the nation’s budget.
    Chantelle Lee, Time, 10 Oct. 2025
  • Many of those films, which vary in quality, crossed my mind as After the Hunt’s two-hour-plus runtime unfolded — perhaps an indicator of its quality.
    Mathew Rodriguez, Them., 10 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Video circulated widely on social media showing the aftermath of the shooting.
    David Clarey, jsonline.com, 9 Oct. 2025
  • True to form, the country icon closed her message with humor, poking fun at an online hoax that circulated after her sister’s post.
    Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Evolutionary thinkers have long argued that humans evolved to notice snakes, which might explain why these creatures slither into a vast number of mythologies, from Quetzalcoatl in Mexico and Damballa in West Africa to celestial dragons in China.
    Manvir Singh, New Yorker, 13 Oct. 2025
  • The model evolved from physical counters and a web portal to the super app Abu Dhabi uses today.
    Kelsey Warner, semafor.com, 13 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Hours after the deal’s announcement, videos posted on social media by correspondents and Unicef spokesperson James Elder in Gaza showed a relatively quiet night sky, a rare occurrence in an enclave that has faced incessant bombardments for just over two years.
    Callum Sutherland, Time, 9 Oct. 2025
  • Gittens came on against Liverpool with 15 minutes to go and showed better attacking intent, and brought a good save out of Giorgi Mamardashvili.
    Simon Johnson, New York Times, 8 Oct. 2025

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“Came out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/came%20out. Accessed 15 Oct. 2025.

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