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coming out

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verb

present participle of come out

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of coming out
Verb
Enter Sheehan, who can be this season’s version of Will Klein, coming out of the bullpen to pitch boffo bulk innings in relief. — Los Angeles Times, 27 Sep. 2026 But being that a similar kidnapping thriller was coming out with A24’s Spike Lee joint Highest 2 Lowest, Affleck pulled the plug on that version of Animals two weeks before production was set to begin. — Glenn Garner, Deadline, 20 Sep. 2026 Lance Leipold needed just one word to describe his level of concern about Kansas’ running back depth coming out of Saturday’s game at Wembley Stadium. — Taylor Eldridge, Kansas City Star, 20 Sep. 2026 Rams star defensive tackle Aaron Donald intends to make his season debut after coming out of retirement late this summer to try to make a run at a second Super Bowl. — Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 19 Sep. 2026 But there is no question there’s going to be accountability for the corruption, for the excess, for the abuse of power that has existed coming out of this White House. — NBC news, 6 Sep. 2026 For the first time in several years, local Democrats don’t fear the backlash of coming out as a Democrat in a solidly red county, said John Barry, the chair of the Jack County Democratic Party. — Eleanor Dearman updated August 29, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Aug. 2026 Fifth-round selection Jaden Dugger is still a raw product coming out of Louisiana, but the 6-foot-4, 240-pound linebacker is getting opportunities in practice to try his hand at a variety of spots. — Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 23 Aug. 2026 Sanchez has 13 goals coming out of the weekend to Banda’s 12. — Orlando Sentinel Staff, The Orlando Sentinel, 23 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for coming out
Noun
  • Elon Musk famously said in 2017 that the Model Y would cut that to 100 meters — a target that never became reality in the production vehicle.
    — Ni Tao, Interesting Engineering, 30 Sep. 2026
  • Johar’s Dharmatic Entertainment took over production from SOL India for Season 7, which launched that July.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 30 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Upworthy is already proving what that can look like, turning the conversations in our Instagram comments into a New York Times bestselling book.
    — Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 30 Sep. 2026
  • Vishnu Mohta, co-founder of Hoichoi and LoglineAI, said the first decade had been about proving a language-first platform could build a meaningful global business.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 30 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Frequently appearing obvious cases such as the USSR have been left in roman.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 Sep. 2026
  • Lingerie became an integral part of everyday dressing, with bras worn as tops and slipdresses appearing across the collections.
    — Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 28 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Retired auto worker Chris Vitale doesn’t give credence to such misinformation spreading online.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 27 Sep. 2026
  • Researchers recreated this underlying dynamics in a controllable quantum system and found that string breaking can begin at the edges before spreading inward.
    — Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 27 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • Jim Selby is President, Global Music Publishing at BMG, leading the company’s worldwide music publishing, and played a key role in its recent merger with Concord.
    — Jem Aswad, Variety, 29 Sep. 2026
  • Haddon-Cave said an interim report would be published within 18 months (at the end of 2024), but lawyers had accepted publishing in 2028 would be more likely.
    — Will Barker, TheWeek, 28 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • George Santos simply cannot get up After surprising the DS by passing the first task — falling out of a hovering helicopter backward — Santos ruins his big moment by struggling to swim to the dock and not being able to lift himself out of the water.
    — Sarah Hearon, Entertainment Weekly, 25 Sep. 2026
  • Journalists identified the source of the album as Beck’s falling out with Leigh, and critics revered the LP as proof Beck had grown up as a songwriter, abandoning the old doggerel.
    — Josephine Reisman, Vulture, 24 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • The play is a gently unfolding, calmly delivered tale of the decades of horrors endured by a real-life person named Eddie Jaku.
    — Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 2 Oct. 2026
  • The origination of the artwork soon belongs to history, but history is ongoing—an unfolding future.
    — Jeffrey Weiss, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • That vibe keeps circulating through the wider social beauty trends conversation, alongside other nostalgic beauty looks getting a modern update.
    — Ashley Lynch, Sacbee.com, 28 Sep. 2026
  • Some raised the possibility that this was an act of racial violence, reacting to images circulating online of Wells and a crew of white friends.
    — Cristian Farias, New Yorker, 26 Sep. 2026

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“Coming out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coming%20out. Accessed 5 Oct. 2026.

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