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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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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 jail has narrow windows, made out of thick material.
—
Diego Lasarte, New Yorker, 21 Apr. 2026
Frames made out of wood create a natural and warm aesthetic.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 17 Apr. 2026
Social media posts show that the new sundae will be made out of Costco’s popular soft serve with caramel sauce and topped with crunchy churro bites.
—Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 17 Apr. 2026
Think of them like smoke rings made out of water.
—Ari Daniel, NPR, 16 Apr. 2026
It’s made out of easy-to-clean nylon and comes in a whopping 50 different colors and patterns.
—Rebecca Shinners, Travel + Leisure, 12 Apr. 2026
Building on the bones of Detroit techno and electro, his best records are hallucinogenic portals into worlds made out of 8-bit textures, rusty bleeps, and the occasional forlorn piano or sandpapery vocal sample.
—Andrew Ryce, Pitchfork, 9 Apr. 2026
Buildings would be made out of concrete, glass and metal.
—Emily Holshouser, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 Apr. 2026
It’s made out of metal, including the dump bed, which is more than the Polaris can say.
—Caleb Jacobs, The Drive, 8 Apr. 2026
Diego Lasarte, New Yorker, 21 Apr. 2026
Frames made out of wood create a natural and warm aesthetic.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 17 Apr. 2026
Social media posts show that the new sundae will be made out of Costco’s popular soft serve with caramel sauce and topped with crunchy churro bites.
—Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 17 Apr. 2026
Think of them like smoke rings made out of water.
—Ari Daniel, NPR, 16 Apr. 2026
It’s made out of easy-to-clean nylon and comes in a whopping 50 different colors and patterns.
—Rebecca Shinners, Travel + Leisure, 12 Apr. 2026
Building on the bones of Detroit techno and electro, his best records are hallucinogenic portals into worlds made out of 8-bit textures, rusty bleeps, and the occasional forlorn piano or sandpapery vocal sample.
—Andrew Ryce, Pitchfork, 9 Apr. 2026
Buildings would be made out of concrete, glass and metal.
—Emily Holshouser, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 Apr. 2026
It’s made out of metal, including the dump bed, which is more than the Polaris can say.
—Caleb Jacobs, The Drive, 8 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for made out
Verb
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Lennie asked about how the audience coped with that.—
Victoria Edel,
PEOPLE,
9 Apr. 2026
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Sam coped with pain by avoiding movement and activity, swapping soccer for videogames.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
24 Mar. 2026
Verb
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First, let it be understood that the Padres were not facing another of what has been a seemingly constant stream of pitchers with incredible stuff.—
Kevin Acee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
23 Apr. 2026
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The report analyzes data from 2022 through 2024 to grade counties on unhealthy levels of ozone and particle pollution, perhaps better understood as smog and soot, respectively.—
Samantha Neely,
USA Today,
23 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Albini phoned the Lemonheads’ Evan Dando and pretended to be Madonna’s assistant, and placed him on hold for 45 minutes.—
Kory Grow,
Rolling Stone,
20 Apr. 2026
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One cheeky Instagram Reel sees the two sitting across from each other at a table as Bradford pretended to lecture Brunette.—
Zoey Lyttle,
PEOPLE,
20 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Xiaodi also described the robot as incorporating a custom liquid-cooling system—derived from similar cooling technology for consumer electronics—that could potentially be adapted for industrial applications.—
Jeremy Hsu,
ArsTechnica,
20 Apr. 2026
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One of the hottest ingredients in beauty right now is PDRN, which is derived from sperm cells of salmon (yes, sperm) and used in skincare products to boost collagen.—
Brittany Talarico,
PEOPLE,
20 Apr. 2026
Verb
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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
Verb
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The team knew Reiten’s contract expired in the summer.—
Melanie Anzidei,
New York Times,
23 Apr. 2026
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But no one knew how to fully compute these invariants in an efficient way, except for the first member of the sequence.—
Erica Klarreich,
Quanta Magazine,
22 Apr. 2026
Verb
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In one version of the script, Alonzo managed to escape, but Washington and Fuqua decided against it.—
Kelefa Sanneh,
New Yorker,
20 Apr. 2026
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Tampa Bay has lost 12 of its last 13 playoff games decided in overtime going back to Game 5 of the 2020 Stanley Cup Final.—
Eduardo Encina,
The Orlando Sentinel,
20 Apr. 2026
Verb
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The researchers then deciphered certain traits that were linked to the habit.—
Angelica Stabile,
FOXNews.com,
8 Apr. 2026
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Kinsella was excited for Yates’ voice to be an easter egg—one of many voices to be deciphered by fans among a scream-singing chorus.—
Jazz Monroe,
Pitchfork,
8 Apr. 2026
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“Made out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/made%20out. Accessed 25 Apr. 2026.
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