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
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.
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Jenny Singer, The Atlantic, 7 Jan. 2026
Jenkins recalled how Bledsoe outed a civic group that shut kids’ lemonade stands near a golf tournament the group sponsored.
—Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 1 Jan. 2026
The episode tracks the gents' meet-cute when Scott stumbles into the juice shop where Kip works and the two soon spiral into a steamy relationship, one that Scott, fearful of being outed, keeps relegated to the privacy of his apartment.
—Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 5 Dec. 2025
Authorities later zeroed in on Wright and Giebler, who co-owned the Charles-Anthony Funeral Home and were widely regarded as brothers in the town of Florence — but outed as romantic partners to the community at large after a criminal investigation into Griffy's death.
—Christina Coulter, PEOPLE, 25 Nov. 2025
Williams, whose orientation wasn’t widely known, was outed in an article published in 1991 by The Advocate, an LGBTQ+ magazine.
—Michael Collins, USA Today, 18 Nov. 2025
Tagovailoa outed his teammates for not showing up to voluntary film study sessions, and player meetings on time, if at all.
—Omar Kelly
november 13, Miami Herald, 13 Nov. 2025
Fear of being outed or being suspected or being made fun of, ridiculed, losing your standing.
—Abbey White, HollywoodReporter, 10 Nov. 2025
After Julia outed their affair in the one true bombshell of the season and Adriana wowed everyone by bringing up a Haitian mortician who got a free coffee maker (an excellent Halloween costume, BTW), the next season will just be the two of them sniping and shouting.
—Brian Moylan, Vulture, 31 Oct. 2025
Jenny Singer, The Atlantic, 7 Jan. 2026
Jenkins recalled how Bledsoe outed a civic group that shut kids’ lemonade stands near a golf tournament the group sponsored.
—Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 1 Jan. 2026
The episode tracks the gents' meet-cute when Scott stumbles into the juice shop where Kip works and the two soon spiral into a steamy relationship, one that Scott, fearful of being outed, keeps relegated to the privacy of his apartment.
—Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 5 Dec. 2025
Authorities later zeroed in on Wright and Giebler, who co-owned the Charles-Anthony Funeral Home and were widely regarded as brothers in the town of Florence — but outed as romantic partners to the community at large after a criminal investigation into Griffy's death.
—Christina Coulter, PEOPLE, 25 Nov. 2025
Williams, whose orientation wasn’t widely known, was outed in an article published in 1991 by The Advocate, an LGBTQ+ magazine.
—Michael Collins, USA Today, 18 Nov. 2025
Tagovailoa outed his teammates for not showing up to voluntary film study sessions, and player meetings on time, if at all.
—Omar Kelly
november 13, Miami Herald, 13 Nov. 2025
Fear of being outed or being suspected or being made fun of, ridiculed, losing your standing.
—Abbey White, HollywoodReporter, 10 Nov. 2025
After Julia outed their affair in the one true bombshell of the season and Adriana wowed everyone by bringing up a Haitian mortician who got a free coffee maker (an excellent Halloween costume, BTW), the next season will just be the two of them sniping and shouting.
—Brian Moylan, Vulture, 31 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for outed
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On Wednesday, after an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer fatally shot a woman in her car, many online circulated a fake, most likely AI-edited image of the scene that appears to be based on real video.—
Angela Yang,
NBC news,
9 Jan. 2026
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Over Memorial Day Weekend in 2018, photos of the Riverdale star circulated on social media — with fans wondering whether Reinhart might be expecting.—
Grace Gavilanes,
PEOPLE,
9 Jan. 2026
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Sprowls sued, and an appellate court dismissed the lawsuit, siding with the county party, Davis said.—
Eleanor Dearman,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
13 Jan. 2026
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In November, a federal judge dismissed the charges against both Comey and James, finding that Halligan had been unlawfully appointed.—
Sarah N. Lynch,
CBS News,
12 Jan. 2026
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The group also reported that more than 2,300 people have been arrested and that demonstrations have spread to at least 180 cities nationwide.—
Emma Bussey,
FOXNews.com,
11 Jan. 2026
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The band was also unique in allowing fans to tape the concerts, with vigorous trading of tapes helping to spread recognition of their music outside of radio play.—
Adam Levine,
CNN Money,
11 Jan. 2026
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Ezeiruaku was ejected from the game.—
Briana Aldridge,
CBS News,
13 Jan. 2026
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The impact caused him to be ejected and land down an embankment.—
Harry Harris,
Mercury News,
13 Jan. 2026
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Vladimir Lenin in Russia, Ho Chi Minh in Vietnam, and Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini in Iran all spent more than 15 years in exile before returning to lead revolutions that toppled the regimes that had banished them.—
Karim Sadjadpour,
The Atlantic,
10 Jan. 2026
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One of the most painful parts of this show remains seeing people who are so good at being on television banished from our screens.—
Tom Smyth,
Vulture,
9 Jan. 2026
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The pursuit ended in Chula Vista when the vehicle being chased crashed into another vehicle.—
Alexandra Mendoza,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
13 Jan. 2026
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No, not the space being chased, with the top six teams in each conference advancing directly to the playoffs and the next four to the play-in round.—
Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
12 Jan. 2026
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Academics, journalists, students, have been fired or expelled, or, in some cases locked up for expressing their speech.—
Jenelle Riley,
Variety,
6 Jan. 2026
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The Vatican then expelled ten other members.—
Paul Elie,
New Yorker,
5 Jan. 2026
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At least 20 were evicted from their family homes on tribal property.—
David Treuer,
The Atlantic,
13 Jan. 2026
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Unable to pay her rent, she was later evicted and now struggles to come up with the $1,900 for her new place.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
13 Jan. 2026
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“Outed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outed. Accessed 19 Jan. 2026.
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