outed

verb

past tense of out
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 Thiel mentioned the news outlet Gawker, which had recently outed him as gay. — Zach Helfand, New Yorker, 13 July 2026 And what happens to someone who’s been outed like that, as a fake? — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 1 July 2026 Kansas City Chiefs coach Andy Reid, trainer Rick Burkholder, and general manager Brett Veach were outed by their tailor, who went online to brag about fitting their suits. — Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 29 June 2026 And if they're caught rocking some flops in Cinque Terre, they won't just be outed as a fashion victim. — Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 11 June 2026 Phil and Tony butt heads over a litany of issues, but one of the big hangups between the two of them in the first half of season six revolves around one of Tony's top earners, Vito Spatafore, being outed as a gay man. — Austin Perry Outkick, FOXNews.com, 10 June 2026 The finale concluded on an uncomfortable cliffhanger between Benny and Carmen, as the former walked in on the latter making out with his crush Miles (Rish Shah), leading to an unexpected confrontation in which Benny is accidentally outed to his sister. — Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 6 June 2026 Danson was freshly split from his second wife, producer Cassandra Coates, who served him divorce papers after the tabloids outed his fling with Goldberg earlier that year. — Emily St. Martin, Los Angeles Times, 4 June 2026 Jim Barne and Kit Buchan were terrified of being outed as frauds. — Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 2 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for outed
  1. circulated
  2. dismissed
  3. spread
  4. ejected
  5. banished
  6. chased
  7. expelled
  8. evicted
Verb
  • Each post has been circulated repeatedly with desperate pleas from bereaved owners and basic information about their beloved animals.
    — Anabella Gonzalez, CNN Money, 19 July 2026
  • The initiative was likely constitutionally defective from the outset, even as initiative petitions circulated in all corners of the Commonwealth.
    — Robert Cordy, Boston Herald, 19 July 2026
Definition of circulated
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  • Scott first attended Arizona State on a partial golf scholarship, but was dismissed from the team after an incident with a visiting recruit.
    — Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 18 July 2026
  • In our most recent conversation, Gershman dismissed the account Sebold gave in her memoir and downplayed the parts of her testimony that were more ambiguous.
    — Joaquin Sapien, ProPublica, 17 July 2026
Definition of dismissed
Verb
  • The fires that devastated Collins are part of a wider wildfire emergency unfolding across Canada, where 889 active fires were spreading as of Thursday night, according to the Canadian Wildland Fire Information System.
    — Alessandra Freitas, CNN Money, 18 July 2026
  • Tucked away behind gates on a parcel spanning nearly nine acres within an exclusive enclave near Del Mar Country Club, the Amor Estate offers 30,000 square feet of living space spread across a seven-bedroom main home and a two-bedroom guesthouse.
    — Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 17 July 2026
Definition of spread
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  • Fans of the Spinners were dismayed this week after the team said the town unfairly ejected it from the stadium.
    — Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 17 July 2026
  • There was a June 1977 friendly in Buenos Aires where punches were thrown and players were ejected.
    — Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 July 2026
Definition of ejected
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  • Catlett was banished from the United States for what her art had to say.
    — Chadd Scott, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
  • There’s no chance Cannes Lions will be the next one banished from the game if this year is anything to go by.
    — Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 26 June 2026
Definition of banished
Verb
  • In that operation, federal agents randomly chased people in shopping centers, neighborhoods and a church grounds — making arrests, prompting businesses to close and causing widespread fear among immigrant communities.
    — Diamy Wang July 13, Charlotte Observer, 14 July 2026
  • The animal charged toward the visitor, chased him back and forth through a patch of trees, and, ultimately, struck the man with its horns, launching and flipping him over.
    — Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 13 July 2026
Definition of chased
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  • He was expelled from Congress while facing criminal charges over stealing from donors and his campaign, fraudulently collecting unemployment benefits and lying to Congress about his wealth.
    — Anthony Izaguirre, Fortune, 16 July 2026
  • The former was a concentration area for 200,000 refugees expelled from 247 localities, villages and towns and the area’s original 80,000 inhabitants; and the latter a frontier zone designed to incarcerate them.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 16 July 2026
Definition of expelled
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  • In October 2025, King Charles stripped Andrew of his royal titles, and since then, Andrew has been arrested on suspicion of misconduct in public office and evicted from the Royal Lodge.
    — Allison DeGrushe, StyleCaster, 15 July 2026
  • Another tenant evicted at Concord Mills In a separate case, Concord Mills won its case on July 8 to evict Go Green CBD in Cabarrus County District Court Clerk of Superior Court small claims division.
    — Catherine Muccigrosso July 14, Charlotte Observer, 14 July 2026
Definition of evicted

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