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 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 And while the high-yield savings account is positioned to be slightly more profitable over the next nine months, the CD still comes out on top after a full year. — Matt Richardson, CBS News, 20 May 2026 Bake for 25 to 35 minutes, or until a knife inserted in the middle comes out clean. — The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 May 2026 Most damningly, that catastrophe comes out as a fiery blaze that’s routinely overwhelming but seldom compelling, resulting in a tedious experience that might be better live-streamed on UFC. — Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 6 May 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
  • Women’s European Championship 2017 The exception that proves the rule.
    — Michael Cox, New York Times, 14 July 2026
  • Which is why the delivery of a frank but highly articulate speech about desire, especially to the very person one desires, proves unbearably intense.
    — André Aciman, Literary Hub, 13 July 2026
Definition of proves
Verb
  • Surveillance footage obtained by The Associated Press appears to show a white sedan, believed to be Durán Guerrero on his way to work, driving in circles near an intersection before an unmarked vehicle blocks its path.
    — Julianna Bragg, CNN Money, 15 July 2026
  • Rafael Peña is a travel journalist and writer whose work appears in Travel + Leisure, Cruise Critic, and The Miami Herald, a partnership with DETOUR.
    — Rafael Peña, Miami Herald, 15 July 2026
Definition of appears
Verb
  • While the exact cause or specific origin of this year’s outbreak is still under investigation, the parasite spreads when people eat food or drink water contaminated with feces, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
    — Zoe Sottile, CNN Money, 15 July 2026
  • In a place like New York City, Legionella really spreads through the mist or the vapor that’s generated by cooling towers that are often found on the top of large buildings.
    — Matthew Sedacca, Curbed, 15 July 2026
Definition of spreads
Verb
  • But while this drama unfolds, the real winners of the World Cup so far are the prediction markets.
    — Leonie Kidd, CNBC, 6 July 2026
  • From there, the route to finding real Earth Art unfolds through Nevada and Utah, before dipping into Arizona.
    — Lara Johnson-Wheeler, Vogue, 3 July 2026
Definition of unfolds
Verb
  • The pool is designed with ports to connect a chiller—the special refrigeration unit some people use that continuously circulates and filters the water to keep it cold without the need for ice.
    — Olivia Young, Travel + Leisure, 12 July 2026
  • Fox does not disclose tournament ad revenue, and spot pricing circulates only as unattributed estimates.
    — Maureen Kerr, Forbes.com, 4 July 2026
Definition of circulates
Verb
  • Video released by Iranian state media shows patients being evacuated from Shahid Baghaei Hospital in Iran’s southwestern city of Ahvaz on Wednesday.
    — Sophia Saifi, CNN Money, 16 July 2026
  • An analysis of a torrent of public comments submitted on a White House proposal to change the way federal contracts and grants are doled out shows a widespread rebuke of the potential change by scientists and others.
    — Anil Oza, STAT, 15 July 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
  • From the Azteca Stadium to playing Port Vale, returning to Shamrock Rovers, or a fresh start in Paraguay, The Athletic looks at what comes next for some of the tournament’s standout names.
    — Tom Burrows, New York Times, 12 July 2026
  • McDevitt’s selection spot in the draft comes with an approximate pick value of $670,900; Durnin’s spot in the draft has a pick value of $638,800.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 12 July 2026
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