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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
Some of the papers appear to have highlighted words, though they couldn't be made out clearly.
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Kelsie Gibson, PEOPLE, 20 Sep. 2025
Lucas Chevalier, his replacement, is not quite the ball-playing maestro he has been made out to be, and the crucial context of Donnarumma's contract negotiations has been totally overlooked.
—Zak Garner-Purkis, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
There not all they’re made out to be.
—Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 16 Sep. 2025
However, a mince pie is not made out of hamburger.
—Brian Moylan, Vulture, 12 Sep. 2025
The study authors now plan to fine-tune their synthetic methods and explore whether other unusual shapes can be made out of gold or even different metals.
—Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 6 Sep. 2025
Candy didn’t wear that particular internal organ on his sleeve so much as model whole outfits made out of it, and the sheer abundance of his authentic niceness is I Like Me‘s prime running motif.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 5 Sep. 2025
In a recent preprint, Halimeh, Ringbauer and collaborators proposed an algorithm that uses qudits to simulate the collisions of hadrons — particles such as protons that are made out of quarks and gluons.
—Shalma Wegsman, Quanta Magazine, 5 Sep. 2025
From Hawaiian to Californian wood The brothers had grown up riding the waves atop giant surfboards made out of native Hawaiian woods such as ulu and koa.
—Chloe Veltman, NPR, 31 Aug. 2025
Kelsie Gibson, PEOPLE, 20 Sep. 2025
Lucas Chevalier, his replacement, is not quite the ball-playing maestro he has been made out to be, and the crucial context of Donnarumma's contract negotiations has been totally overlooked.
—Zak Garner-Purkis, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
There not all they’re made out to be.
—Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 16 Sep. 2025
However, a mince pie is not made out of hamburger.
—Brian Moylan, Vulture, 12 Sep. 2025
The study authors now plan to fine-tune their synthetic methods and explore whether other unusual shapes can be made out of gold or even different metals.
—Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 6 Sep. 2025
Candy didn’t wear that particular internal organ on his sleeve so much as model whole outfits made out of it, and the sheer abundance of his authentic niceness is I Like Me‘s prime running motif.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 5 Sep. 2025
In a recent preprint, Halimeh, Ringbauer and collaborators proposed an algorithm that uses qudits to simulate the collisions of hadrons — particles such as protons that are made out of quarks and gluons.
—Shalma Wegsman, Quanta Magazine, 5 Sep. 2025
From Hawaiian to Californian wood The brothers had grown up riding the waves atop giant surfboards made out of native Hawaiian woods such as ulu and koa.
—Chloe Veltman, NPR, 31 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for made out
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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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More than a year after the strike, commuters have been subject to daily traffic delays along east-west interstates while businesses have coped with a sustained decline in revenue.—
Anthony Robledo,
USA Today,
20 Aug. 2025
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The kneeling had angered some in the FBI but was also understood as a possible de-escalation tactic during a period of protests.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
28 Sep. 2025
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No one understood or had the Heart of the Youth in the United States of America better than Charlie.—
Jack Dunn,
Variety,
27 Sep. 2025
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True desires were revealed during the blackout, as Chuck pretended to be Blair's British boyfriend, Marcus.—
Emily Exton,
Entertainment Weekly,
19 Sep. 2025
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Hortman, her husband, Mark, and their dog were killed at their house on June 14 by a gunman who pretended to be law enforcement, according to authorities.—
Kimberlee Speakman,
PEOPLE,
16 Sep. 2025
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In the case of Barbadian sugar estates in the seventeenth century, Russell Menard has derived average rates of return of 7 to 8 percent annually.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
22 Sep. 2025
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Not only is the material snuggly soft, but it’s made with special yarn derived from recycled plastic from landfills and oceans.—
Mariana Best,
Better Homes & Gardens,
22 Sep. 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
Verb
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From there, Towanda pressed Tamar about not wanting to film with the group, a question Tamar brushed off, hinting that her sisters already knew the reason why.—
Amber Corrine,
VIBE.com,
26 Sep. 2025
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Police believe the shooter and victim knew each other and that the shooting had been the direct result of an escalating argument.—
Robert A. Cronkleton,
Kansas City Star,
26 Sep. 2025
Verb
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But there will be a lot of people in that room when that ultimately gets decided, including people that are working with him every day and people that are really important to him.—
Jay King,
New York Times,
28 Sep. 2025
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On Sunday, the European captain, Luke Donald, decided to roll the Northern Irishman out fourth in singles.—
Kendall Capps,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Sep. 2025
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Many of which have yet to be deciphered.—
Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
21 Sep. 2025
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In total, 16 metrics were deciphered to rank each state under these dimensions, such as shares of children, teens and adults with different vaccinations, people without health insurance, and many others.—
Jasmine Laws,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Sep. 2025
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“Made out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/made%20out. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.
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