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 The scene comes out of nowhere, as the family are watching The Muppet Show, and climaxes with David having his throat slit. — Vulture Editors, Vulture, 30 Oct. 2026 Most natural gas comes out of the ground as a cocktail of methane and CO2. — Katie Worth, ProPublica, 30 Oct. 2026 There could be much good that comes out of the Dodgers’ losing effort. — Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2026 What follows moves from the raw repair-cost numbers, into the plan math, into who actually comes out ahead, and finally into the maintenance habits that shift the odds without eliminating them. — Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Miami Herald, 11 Sep. 2026 Now, smart underwear is making a case for paying closer attention to what comes out of your body. — Taylor Nicioli, CNN Money, 4 Sep. 2026 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
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
  • The pain of this story lies squarely in the past, and Lee, who wrote the script with Oh Jung-mi, proves more willing than usual to bridge the gap between then and now.
    — Justin Chang, New Yorker, 23 Oct. 2026
  • This woman couldn't point to one place in the Bill of Rights, the Constitution, or the Declaration of Independence that proves her claim that males have the right to compete in women's sports or use women's restrooms.
    — Jon Root OutKick, FOXNews.com, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of proves
Verb
  • No record of Gutierrez’s arrest appears in an online database maintained by the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department, which oversees county jails, suggesting that he may have been booked in the LAPD’s detention facilities.
    — James Queally, Los Angeles Times, 28 Oct. 2026
  • Maybe someone changes the terms, a cost shifts, or a new option appears.
    — Tarot.com, Hartford Courant, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of appears
Verb
  • If these agents can book accurately, respect budgets and manage the small headaches, the behavior change spreads into other categories fast.
    — Lauren Schuster, Charlotte Observer, 27 Oct. 2026
  • The Constitution spreads power among three branches and grants each an ability to check the others.
    — Dan Lipinski, Baltimore Sun, 27 Oct. 2026
Definition of spreads
Verb
  • As the evening unfolds, casual remarks sharpen, silences deepen, and every polished courtesy seems to carry another meaning.
    — Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 30 Oct. 2026
  • Neither flag moves or changes as the story of two marines accused of murder and defended by a hotshot junior lawyer — known to most as a young Tom Cruise from the 1992 movie, Sorkin’s first — unfolds between them.
    — Sara Holdren, Vulture, 30 Oct. 2026
Definition of unfolds
Verb
  • Modern facilities can use closed-loop cooling, where water circulates through the system rather than being continually consumed and discharged.
    — Zev Laine, Forbes.com, 20 Oct. 2026
  • Russell tends to stay in the kitchen while Yvette circulates through the room.
    — Bill Addison, Los Angeles Times, 11 Oct. 2026
Definition of circulates
Verb
  • Vucic’s ousting shows the downside of that approach, as the whole relationship will have to be rebuilt from the ground up.
    — Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 27 Oct. 2026
  • DeMarvion Overshown shows his worth When it was announced this week that linebacker DeMarvion Overshown would return from a five-game absence due to a hamstring injury, the reaction on social media was surprisingly negative.
    — Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Oct. 2026
Definition of shows
Verb
  • The sergeant gets out, walks into the street, leans over to pick up the small creature, and moves it out of danger.
    — Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 26 Oct. 2026
  • Once word gets out, nabbing center-orchestra seats (already going for over $300 apiece at press time) might feel like a minor miracle.
    — Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 4 Oct. 2026
Definition of gets out
Verb
  • The local chapter voted to endorse Raman last month, and with that comes teams of eager doorknockers canvassing for her across the city.
    — Connor Sheets, Los Angeles Times, 24 Oct. 2026
  • The collision comes months after Independence police tightened restrictions on high-speed pursuits after years of scrutiny over the department's driving practices.
    — Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 24 Oct. 2026
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