1
as in circulated
to become known
the truth will out eventually
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2
as in dismissed
to drive or force out
before moving in, we outed all the furry little creatures who had settled in the cabin over the winter
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Recent Examples of outed
Some of these pictures show him at an event in Birmingham with Black Box theater colleagues and attended by officials of UK actors union Equity just a few weeks before he was outed by Norwood’s anonymous tipper.
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Max Goldbart, Deadline, 16 Apr. 2026
At first glance, Porter would seem to benefit, because the allegations against Swalwell surely enrage women, given the pattern of men in high places being outed as serial abusers.
—Dan Walters, Oc Register, 14 Apr. 2026
Until the day a fellow former boxer outed her.
—Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 8 Apr. 2026
The new season sees Reid's Lestat de Lioncourt living the rockstar life, as vampires have been outed by author Daniel Molloy (Eric Bobosian) in his book that interviews Louis de Pointe du Lac (Jacob Anderson).
—Debbie Day, Entertainment Weekly, 13 Mar. 2026
White segregationists and liberals have outed Black people as deviant to maintain their claims to normalcy and socioeconomic dominance.
—Literary Hub, 24 Feb. 2026
The San Jose State controversy initially gained traction in conservative media outlets, including the website Reduxx, which outed the athlete before the 2024 season.
—Julia Prodis Sulek, Mercury News, 28 Jan. 2026
Audits released in December found that the city's aviation department lacked oversight of over 90% of their non-construction contracts, and outed a former Austin Energy employee for stealing nearly $1 million in public money by routing contracts to fictitious vendors.
—Chaya Tong, Austin American Statesman, 15 Jan. 2026
Dunbar cited research on social networks that suggests people in interconnected friend groups are more likely to be generous to one another, possibly out of fear of being outed as miserly to an entire group.
—Jenny Singer, The Atlantic, 7 Jan. 2026
Max Goldbart, Deadline, 16 Apr. 2026
At first glance, Porter would seem to benefit, because the allegations against Swalwell surely enrage women, given the pattern of men in high places being outed as serial abusers.
—Dan Walters, Oc Register, 14 Apr. 2026
Until the day a fellow former boxer outed her.
—Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 8 Apr. 2026
The new season sees Reid's Lestat de Lioncourt living the rockstar life, as vampires have been outed by author Daniel Molloy (Eric Bobosian) in his book that interviews Louis de Pointe du Lac (Jacob Anderson).
—Debbie Day, Entertainment Weekly, 13 Mar. 2026
White segregationists and liberals have outed Black people as deviant to maintain their claims to normalcy and socioeconomic dominance.
—Literary Hub, 24 Feb. 2026
The San Jose State controversy initially gained traction in conservative media outlets, including the website Reduxx, which outed the athlete before the 2024 season.
—Julia Prodis Sulek, Mercury News, 28 Jan. 2026
Audits released in December found that the city's aviation department lacked oversight of over 90% of their non-construction contracts, and outed a former Austin Energy employee for stealing nearly $1 million in public money by routing contracts to fictitious vendors.
—Chaya Tong, Austin American Statesman, 15 Jan. 2026
Dunbar cited research on social networks that suggests people in interconnected friend groups are more likely to be generous to one another, possibly out of fear of being outed as miserly to an entire group.
—Jenny Singer, The Atlantic, 7 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for outed
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The video circulated rapidly on social media, sparking fury as at least two White victims were pummeled into the ground by a group of Black suspects.—
Peter D'Abrosca,
FOXNews.com,
24 Apr. 2026
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Last month, Batula and Wilson made headlines after photos circulated of the pair out together in New York.—
Francie Ebert,
NBC news,
24 Apr. 2026
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The Red Sox had never fired a manger in-season since John Henry purchased the team in 2002, and throughout the franchise’s existence no manager had ever been dismissed midseason so early in the campaign.—
Mac Cerullo,
Boston Herald,
26 Apr. 2026
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Last year, dozens of experts who provided independent evaluations for biomedical research were dismissed from National Institute of Health science review boards.—
National Correspondent,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Apr. 2026
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The rest of the property radiates outwards from here, incorporating four restaurants, rooms and suites spread across a number of individual low-rise blocks, the Conrad Spa, and meeting and events space.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
27 Apr. 2026
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Severe weather continues into Monday On Monday, the severe weather threat spreads northeast and stretches from the lower Mississippi River Valley up to the Midwest.—
Kyle Reiman,
ABC News,
27 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Kevin Durant waving bye to Deandre Ayton after he was ejected from the game.—
Dan Woike,
New York Times,
27 Apr. 2026
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Authorities said the driver was ejected from the vehicle and pronounced dead at the scene.—
Steve Maugeri,
CBS News,
27 Apr. 2026
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By the end of that show, the anxiety and isolation that freight life in the closet had burned away, leaving a happy, hopeful ending in place of familiar narrative disaster; love is found, secrecy is banished, and all is well.—
Alexandra Schwartz,
New Yorker,
24 Apr. 2026
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Something’s lost in the translation, but with dazzling costumes, hyper-energetic singing and dancing and joyful spirit filling the Nederlander, quibbles end up banished beyond the flats.—
Greg Evans,
Deadline,
20 Apr. 2026
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Bo Bichette led off the bottom of the first with a home run against right-hander Zack Littell, and the Mets chased him from the game in the fourth inning.—
Abbey Mastracco,
New York Daily News,
29 Apr. 2026
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Officers briefly chased the suspect through Highland Park, but backed off.—
Matthew Rodriguez,
CBS News,
28 Apr. 2026
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Eventually, the British expelled Argentina from the islands in 1833 and established the Falklands as an official colony.—
Rebecca Schneid,
Time,
25 Apr. 2026
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The government later broke ties with France, the former colonial power, and expelled the UN peacekeeping mission in Mali (MINUSMA), which completed its withdrawal in 2023, ending a decade-long presence in the country.—
Jewel Bright,
NPR,
25 Apr. 2026
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Tenants also shared their stories about being evicted without cause.—
Ginny Monk,
Hartford Courant,
24 Apr. 2026
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In 2014, locals protested the games in Brazil after people living in slums were evicted and displaced.—
Vivian Song,
CNN Money,
21 Apr. 2026
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