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
The anonymous e-mailer later outed herself in a comment on the Discord of Mandy Matney’s Lunashark Media company.
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James Lasdun, New Yorker, 26 May 2026
But just one pitch later, Judge inside-outed a 93-mph sinker over the fence.
—Brendan Kuty, New York Times, 24 May 2026
Since whistleblowers outed OpenAI’s mistake, cops have gotten access to the shooter’s logs, but families and their legal team have not, Edelson confirmed.
—Robert Pearlman, ArsTechnica, 29 Apr. 2026
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.
—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
James Lasdun, New Yorker, 26 May 2026
But just one pitch later, Judge inside-outed a 93-mph sinker over the fence.
—Brendan Kuty, New York Times, 24 May 2026
Since whistleblowers outed OpenAI’s mistake, cops have gotten access to the shooter’s logs, but families and their legal team have not, Edelson confirmed.
—Robert Pearlman, ArsTechnica, 29 Apr. 2026
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.
—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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for outed
Verb
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The male student then circulated the video to others.—
Jennah Pendleton,
Sacbee.com,
29 May 2026
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While the English winger’s move to the Catalan club hasn’t been officially announced, pictures of Gordon travelling from Newcastle to complete a €80m transfer have been widely circulated.—
Graham Ruthven,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2026
Verb
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The novel was initially ignored, and then—after Graham Greene called it one of the best books of the year—dismissed, and then banned, first in the UK and then in France.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
8 June 2026
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Resuming on 55-5 and requiring 254 for an unlikely win, New Zealand lost its remaining five wickets inside the first two hours of play and was dismissed for 138.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
7 June 2026
Verb
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The pop-up was announced by only one social media post, but word spread.—
Sean Timberlake,
Sacbee.com,
9 June 2026
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Four bedrooms and five bathrooms are spread across roughly 6,200 square feet, where a floating glass staircase connects two switchback-style levels.—
Wendy Bowman,
Robb Report,
8 June 2026
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After one player from each team was ejected for throwing punches, Helix rallied from three runs down to defeat Covina 14-7 on Tuesday in the quarterfinals of the Southern California Regional Division 3 playoffs.—
Don Norcross,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
3 June 2026
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The motorcyclist, identified as Ryan Miller of Waconia, Minnesota, left the roadway and was ejected, the sheriff's office said.—
Anthony Bettin,
CBS News,
3 June 2026
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But the most important takeaways are that Claudia and Madeline are killed for their role in Lestat’s almost-offing, while Louis is only banished.—
Sarah Shachat,
IndieWire,
6 June 2026
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In Nepal, where menstruation stigma still leads some women and girls to be banished to mud huts during their periods, reusable cups have been life-changing.—
Tanya Benedicto Klich,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2026
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Winn then allowed a bases-clearing double to Abrams to tie the game at 3-3, and Daylen Lile gave the Nationals a lead and chased Winn from the game with a soft single to center that scored the final run.—
Joseph Dycus,
Mercury News,
9 June 2026
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Popov testified that Sibley chased him and punched him in the head.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
9 June 2026
Verb
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From there, the heat will be expelled into space, ensuring that the wearer remains cool during spacewalks of up to eight hours.—
Nicole Hoey,
Robb Report,
8 June 2026
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Two years later, he was expelled from France for participating in the protests then taking place in the country.—
News Desk,
Artforum,
8 June 2026
Verb
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If fees are not properly disclosed, tenants can not be evicted for failing to pay those charges.—
Kenny Choi,
CBS News,
6 June 2026
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And the gameplay wrinkles weren't much better with the Soulmates twist meaning people were playing (and being evicted) as pairs for the first few weeks.—
Dalton Ross,
Entertainment Weekly,
4 June 2026
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