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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 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 It was directed by Janus Metz (All the Old Knives) and comes out September 25. — Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 28 Aug. 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 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
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
  • None of this proves that a government decision was made in exchange for financial benefit.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 19 Sep. 2026
  • But the most complete evidence of his impact is Wednesday’s opening Geffen Hall concert, which proves to be a stunner.
    — Justin Davidson, Vulture, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of proves
Verb
  • The opposition appears to have only solidified two months before the midterm elections, despite significant donations that crypto groups have given to some Democrats in recent years.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 16 Sep. 2026
  • Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta appears to be expecting a similar communication over the penalty Sunderland were awarded against his team at the Stadium of Light on Saturday.
    — Oliver Kay, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of appears
Verb
  • The disease, which spreads through bites and scratches from infected animals, is most commonly carried by bats, foxes, raccoons and skunks.
    — Gagandeep Singh, Sacbee.com, 15 Sep. 2026
  • Rabies spreads through the saliva of an infected animal, usually through a bite.
    — Nayara Batschke, Los Angeles Times, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of spreads
Verb
  • The company wants to pay Miami-Dade for real-life promotions of a new version of the Vice City version of the game, which unfolds in a fictional version of Miami.
    — Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 18 Sep. 2026
  • Before the grand event unfolds, Vogue digs into its very own archives—and back through seasons and seasons of runways—to uncover some of the best Italian supermodels in fashion.
    — Christian Allaire, Vogue, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of unfolds
Verb
  • As the warm water sits still at the top, oxygen no longer circulates to the bottom.
    — Noah Haggerty, Los Angeles Times, 11 Sep. 2026
  • After washing, the appliance can move through steam sanitization and hot-air drying before entering a 72-hour antibacterial storage mode, which circulates filtered air to help keep cleaned parts dry and ready for use.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of circulates
Verb
  • In a new paper published in Royal Society Open Science, mathematician Alain Goriely shows that even though the stylobate really is curved, the illusion doesn’t hold up.
    — Emma Gometz, Scientific American, 22 Sep. 2026
  • Personnel Moves An aerial image shows the 175-acre construction site for Core Scientific, a crypto and AI data center company that has expanded its presence in Dalton in March.
    — Adam Beam, AJC.com, 21 Sep. 2026
Definition of shows
Verb
  • Tommy Edman hits a three-run home run and Tanner Scott gets out of a ninth-inning jam in a 6-5 win over the Washington Nationals with Shohei Ohtani out.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 5 Sep. 2026
  • The problem arises when anger becomes a fixation and gets out of control.
    — Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 16 May 2026
Definition of gets out
Verb
  • There will be recruiting battles and NIL headaches and portal defections and angry message boards and all the other insanity that comes with coaching at a place where fans consider 9-3 an average record rather than an accomplishment.
    — Mike Bianchi, The Orlando Sentinel, 20 Sep. 2026
  • The attack comes a day after a roadside bomb struck a security forces convoy in the northwestern Hangu district and killed six soldiers.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 19 Sep. 2026
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“Comes out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/comes%20out. Accessed 22 Sep. 2026.

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