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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
  • The effort has been working, but the need for such a massive, taxing and expensive operation proves how much influence Iran has gained over the Strait of Hormuz.
    — David Goldman, CNN Money, 7 Sep. 2026
  • That could make heavy-duty delivery one of the first places where this kind of aircraft proves especially useful.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 7 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
  • Within that room unfolds the tale of the Swiss architect of the title, told in occasionally laborious ways.
    — Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 6 Sep. 2026
  • McLaughlin’s most notable change concerns the frame of the play, which now unfolds in a disaster relief center.
    — Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 5 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
  • Mackie also dressed her for her other TV shows as well as for her concert tours.
    — Maureen Lee Lenker, HollywoodReporter, 14 Sep. 2026
  • Wide-leg and drapey jeans have led runway trends in recent seasons, but recent data from Trendalytics shows how denim silhouettes are slimming down in the mass market.
    — Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 14 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
  • As a retired fighter, Taylor faces the daunting task of deciding what comes next.
    — Sarah Shephard, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026
  • There comes a moment, looking at Evans’s dense worlds, when the eye stops decoding and the mind begins to surrender.
    — Doreen St. Félix, New Yorker, 5 Sep. 2026
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“Comes out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/comes%20out. Accessed 16 Sep. 2026.

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