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coming out

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verb

present participle of come out

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Recent Examples of coming out
Verb
Now, there’s more nuance, and not just noise, coming out of halftime studio shows. Candace Buckner, New York Times, 4 May 2026 And the same goes for Shane and Tires, or Nick Kroll has a new show coming out, or Michelle Buteau. Matt Grobar, Deadline, 4 May 2026 Baldwin was a four-star prospect and top-20 national safety prospect coming out of Saint Frances Academy in Baltimore. Eric Olson, Chicago Tribune, 27 Apr. 2026 However, those shorter than the average have seen success, including Minnesota Vikings newest member, Kyler Murray, who went first overall to the Arizona Cardinals in 2019 coming out of Oklahoma. Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 27 Apr. 2026 Customers within a four-mile radius of a Little Caesars in Wylie, Texas – a suburb roughly 30 miles outside Dallas – can receive up to two large pizzas, select sides and sodas, roughly 4 1/2 minutes after coming out of the oven. Drew Pittock, USA Today, 27 Apr. 2026 With the return of warmer temperatures, Colorado's bears are coming out of hibernation early. Christa Swanson, CBS News, 20 Apr. 2026 In the video, which was posted on YouTube, Perrin and his wife, Jenna, can be seen coming out of their home to discover a hot air balloon in their backyard. Gabrielle Rockson, PEOPLE, 20 Apr. 2026 Why are there so many compelling voices coming out of Chile? Anna Marie De La Fuente, Variety, 20 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for coming out
Verb
  • The Chicago Cubs are one step closer to proving that Wrigley View Rooftop is breaking the law by selling access to a rooftop building where fans can watch Cubs games in person without actually paying the Cubs.
    Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 4 May 2026
  • Los Angeles ultimately regrouped in plenty of time to win its second straight World Series, but the Dodgers are again proving fallible at a time when the Padres are scuffling.
    Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 May 2026
Verb
  • Amy Beck — the mom of influencer Noah Beck — has been placed on administrative leave by her school district after a video resurfaced of her appearing to simulate oral sex with her son.
    Luke Chinman, PEOPLE, 28 Apr. 2026
  • Hill said while appearing on stage with hosts Jason Bateman, Sean Hayes and Will Arnett.
    Tracy Wright, FOXNews.com, 28 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Borenstein celebrated the development on Instagram, posting a clip of his interview with the BBC about the update and thanking a Lufthansa rep for their help and followers for spreading the word.
    Alexandra Del Rosario, Los Angeles Times, 1 May 2026
  • One idea the team floats is that zinc and manganese are limited resources, so scorpions can only reinforce the most critical parts of the stingers instead of spreading the metals across their entire exoskeleton.
    Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 1 May 2026
Noun
  • It is fitted out with a teaching kitchen, a podcast-production space, a large classroom called the Democracy in Action Lab, and a recording studio.
    Peter Slevin, New Yorker, 4 May 2026
  • The session, moderated by Cynthia Littleton, Variety co-Editor in Chief, ended with a discussion of the growing film and TV production infrastructure in Chile.
    Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 4 May 2026
Verb
  • Jack Fleischaker, 19, was critically injured after falling out of a second-floor window of the Sigma Chi house on Saturday, April 25, according to the Riley County Police Department (RCPD).
    Kimberlee Speakman, PEOPLE, 1 May 2026
  • Prosecutors say Maduro and Rodriguez authorized a series of payments totaling $20 million under terms of the PDV USA contract before having a falling out with Rivera’s group by the end of 2017.
    Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 1 May 2026
Verb
  • Modern telescopes and sky surveys are capturing the universe in extraordinary detail, but interpreting that data requires simulations that can reproduce both the large-scale structure of the cosmos and the complex physics unfolding within galaxies.
    Samantha Mathewson, Space.com, 6 May 2026
  • And the constant presence of four effortlessly irresistible sisters, each unfolding towards the light like a peony, has stunted her growth.
    Judy Berman, Time, 6 May 2026
Verb
  • Yet, as her videos began circulating online, Phillips quickly realized the growing attention wasn't about her skills.
    Tereza Shkurtaj, PEOPLE, 2 May 2026
  • Measles would once again be considered endemic or constantly circulating.
    Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 1 May 2026
Noun
  • Variety caught up with Brosh McKenna over the film’s opening weekend to discuss the evolution of her beloved characters, the new players in publishing and the burden of celebrity cameos.
    Matt Donnelly, Variety, 3 May 2026
  • Before publishing, journalists reviewed this content in compliance with McClatchy Media’s AI policy.
    Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 2 May 2026

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“Coming out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coming%20out. Accessed 7 May. 2026.

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