comes out

verb

present tense third-person singular of come out
1
as in proves
to come to be in the end everything came out OK

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2
as in appears
to come into view come out, come out wherever you are!

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3
as in spreads
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 comes out Everything that comes out of Bret’s mouth is factually true, in a way that is not the case for the character of Robert. — Jackie Strause, HollywoodReporter, 14 Aug. 2026 Those limits determine how much material reaches refiners and manufacturers, regardless of how much ore comes out of the ground. — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 7 Aug. 2026 And Cody still comes out before the season starts and takes BP, hooks up the kids with some Nike stuff. — Tyler Kepner, New York Times, 17 July 2026 The June jobs report comes out a day earlier due to the July 4 holiday and the weekly unemployment benefits report, which acts as a proxy for layoffs, is also scheduled for release. — ABC News, 2 July 2026 The May reading of the personal consumption expenditures price index also comes out. — Jason Gewirtz, CNBC, 25 June 2026 This comes out to an annual salary of $79,924. — Sophie Lindberg, Kansas City Star, 24 June 2026 Similar to Vivid Seats, SeatGeek‘s cheapest seat is located in Section 446 and comes out to $2,083 a pop (a 7 out of 10 price rating). — Katie Decker-Jacoby, StyleCaster, 17 June 2026 England comes out firing to start the second, as Jude Bellingham converts a goal in the 48th minute. — Jim Barnes, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for comes out
  1. proves
  2. appears
  3. spreads
  4. unfolds
  5. circulates
  6. shows
  7. gets out
  8. comes
Verb
  • That firepower proves too much for USC, which gets beat at home for the first time since November 2024.
    — Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 17 Aug. 2026
  • Documenting these metrics identifies areas for improvement and proves the program’s ROI.
    — Michelle Sims, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of proves
Verb
  • That definition appears designed to keep participating firms focused on criminal enterprises and out of interstate conflicts.
    — Jill Goldenziel, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2026
  • But the current state of geopolitics appears to be distorting what being open means.
    — Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of appears
Verb
  • West Nile virus spreads through the bites of infected mosquitoes.
    — Jessie Baltaxe, CBS News, 13 Aug. 2026
  • But when strange, dangerous things begin to happen to the sleeping clientele, Penny must uncover the mystery before the nightmare spreads beyond the store.
    — Matt Grobar, Deadline, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of spreads
Verb
  • Granted, save for one image on a TV screen, no one wears a Green Lantern mask or outfit in the Lanterns pilot, but the wheels of its story have been in motion for decades by the time its premise unfolds.
    — Siddhant Adlakha, Vulture, 17 Aug. 2026
  • Before a next phase of this crisis unfolds, therefore, policymakers must analyze how this resilience came to be.
    — Jason Bordoff, Foreign Affairs, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of unfolds
Verb
  • Smallpox, which was eradicated in 1980 and no longer naturally circulates, was once one of the world's deadliest diseases.
    — Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 13 Aug. 2026
  • As the story circulates online, many are questioning why the Launchpad's crew didn't assist in the rescue, citing international maritime law, which requires all ships to assist people in distress.
    — Noe Padilla, USA Today, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of circulates
Verb
  • Video shows the moments when the man, who appears to be a United States Postal Service employee, hurled an object at a rare albino peacock and then hit it with a stick last week.
    — Nicole Comstock, CBS News, 20 Aug. 2026
  • The video, released by Ukraine’s prosecutor general, clearly shows a person in a black bucket hat, a lose dark jumper and a large white tote bag, walking up the street and placing a black backpack on the doorstep of Yermolaiev’s home.
    — Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of shows
Verb
  • The problem arises when anger becomes a fixation and gets out of control.
    — Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 16 May 2026
  • Video shows Rocky did eventually return to his own yard, and a child holding a blanket can be seen chasing the dog before a woman gets out of a black SUV parked in the road.
    — Katie Houlis, CBS News, 9 May 2026
Definition of gets out
Verb
  • Each unit comes equipped with a flat-screen TV (screencast only), a Bluetooth audio system, and heating and air conditioning.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 Aug. 2026
  • The attack comes just days before fall classes begin at the historically Black university, unsettling students who had recently moved into residence halls and completed freshman orientation events.
    — Patrick Whittle, Los Angeles Times, 15 Aug. 2026
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