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as in coped
to meet one's day-to-day needs
we're not rich, but we're making out all right
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2
as in understood
to have a clear idea of
I can't quite make out what she is trying to say
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as in pretended
to take on a false or deceptive appearance
he tried to make out that he didn't mind losing his job, but friends suspected he was desperately worried
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as in derived
to form an opinion or reach a conclusion through reasoning and information
as best as I can make out, the police were informed of the incident but didn't think it was worth investigating
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Recent Examples of made out
The past is always calling us back, but stories are made out of our journeys away from, as much as our returns to, that past.
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James Wood, New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2025
The tops of the shoes are made out of a durable and comfortable natural hemp blend in the shade ivory.
—Caroline Hughes, Travel + Leisure, 30 Oct. 2025
And don’t forget about the 900-pound Swarovski star that goes on top, made out of 3 million crystals.
—Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 Oct. 2025
The pea pod charm is made out of eco-friendly materials.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 21 Oct. 2025
Speaking of noticing new things, rewatching the film all these years later, fans have discovered that Meredith Blake wasn't exactly the villain she was made out to be.
—Dave Quinn, PEOPLE, 20 Oct. 2025
One sculpture is entirely made out of human hair.
—Sophia Arndt, Twin Cities, 19 Oct. 2025
The sauna itself is made out of western red cedar and hand-crafted in Ohio.
—Dean Stattmann, Outside, 19 Oct. 2025
Good job to Andy’s stylist or the twink who picked out this outfit and then made out with Andy in the dressing room of Bergdorf’s.
—Brian Moylan, Vulture, 17 Oct. 2025
James Wood, New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2025
The tops of the shoes are made out of a durable and comfortable natural hemp blend in the shade ivory.
—Caroline Hughes, Travel + Leisure, 30 Oct. 2025
And don’t forget about the 900-pound Swarovski star that goes on top, made out of 3 million crystals.
—Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 Oct. 2025
The pea pod charm is made out of eco-friendly materials.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 21 Oct. 2025
Speaking of noticing new things, rewatching the film all these years later, fans have discovered that Meredith Blake wasn't exactly the villain she was made out to be.
—Dave Quinn, PEOPLE, 20 Oct. 2025
One sculpture is entirely made out of human hair.
—Sophia Arndt, Twin Cities, 19 Oct. 2025
The sauna itself is made out of western red cedar and hand-crafted in Ohio.
—Dean Stattmann, Outside, 19 Oct. 2025
Good job to Andy’s stylist or the twink who picked out this outfit and then made out with Andy in the dressing room of Bergdorf’s.
—Brian Moylan, Vulture, 17 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for made out
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William offered some surprisingly candid answers about everything from his parents' divorce to how his children — Prince George, 12, Princess Charlotte, 10, and Prince Louis, 7 — coped with Kate Middleton's cancer diagnosis.—
Meredith Kile,
PEOPLE,
7 Oct. 2025
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As a teen growing up in an abusive household, Morgan coped daily with physical and emotional harm from her mother.—
Laura Schwab Reese,
The Conversation,
2 Sep. 2025
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Helm is understood to be a feature, a concept.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 Nov. 2025
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By freezing and visualizing what happens in the developer, the team turned a long-unsolved, guesswork-heavy process into one that can be seen, understood, and controlled.—
Christopher McFadden,
Interesting Engineering,
2 Nov. 2025
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Donna recently moved to Orlando, to Bennie's chagrin – who has pretended not to remember her name.—
Laura Trujillo,
USA Today,
6 Nov. 2025
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Prosecutors said Montejano pretended to be a teenage boy on Snapchat, asked the girls to meet him in a public area at the apartment complex before forcing the girls into his apartment.—
Rosalio Ahumada,
Sacbee.com,
3 Nov. 2025
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The best offensive showing for the Chiefs in at least three years derived not strictly from the weapons, but the opportunity to throw to them.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
3 Nov. 2025
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Established in 1960, SCELF is a collective management organization created by publishers to collect and distribute royalties generated by various forms of exploitation derived from literary works, including audiovisual, theatrical, and musical adaptations, and radio productions.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
3 Nov. 2025
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Johnson’s office did not immediately respond to a request for comment Wednesday, nor did HUD officials.—
Lizzie Kane,
Chicago Tribune,
7 Aug. 2025
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The two men then said Smollett paid them to stage the attack, and Smollett was charged with filing a false police report; the charges were later dropped after Smollett paid a fine and did community service.—
Rick Porter,
HollywoodReporter,
6 Aug. 2025
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The president worked with Gifford Pinchot—the US Forest Service’s first leader—on a publicity campaign in this realm, and came to appoint a commission in 1903 that held public hearings and investigations the president knew would grab headlines.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
7 Nov. 2025
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Not the loss of titles, or the connections to Jeffrey Epstein, and of course, not how long the royal family knew about it without doing anything.—
Lizzie Lanuza,
StyleCaster,
7 Nov. 2025
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After achieving cash flow positivity at the end of 2023, Airwallex decided to re-invest in the business but is on target to reach profitability once again in the fourth quarter of 2025, a spokesperson told Fortune.—
Leo Schwartz,
Fortune,
3 Nov. 2025
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The Paramount board decided to strike a settlement deal, paying $16 million to Trump’s future presidential library to end the litigation.—
Brian Stelter,
CNN Money,
3 Nov. 2025
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While expeditions in the early 1990s deciphered crucial insights into the ship’s final moments, one expedition drew sharp criticism after a crewman’s body was found.—
Caitlin Looby,
jsonline.com,
4 Nov. 2025
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All these tropes — gaydar and girls without it — make for easier narratives, but the presumption that the codes of the heart can be deciphered on the body is one that, outside the world of absurdist comedy — and probably sometimes within it as well — can wound and damage.—
Kelly Foster Lundquist,
PEOPLE,
2 Nov. 2025
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“Made out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/made%20out. Accessed 9 Nov. 2025.
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