outs

verb

present tense third-person singular of out
1
as in spreads
to become known the truth will out eventually

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2
as in ejects
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 outs Ezekiel Richardson outs himself as a spy for the Continental Army to Claire. — Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 26 Mar. 2026 Luckily, the king’s favorite wife, Esther, outs herself as Jewish. — Betsy Andrews, Saveur, 20 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for outs
  1. spreads
  2. ejects
  3. circulates
  4. chases
  5. dismisses
  6. banishes
  7. routs
  8. expels
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  • Behind him spreads a green valley uncluttered by cars, roads, or electric wires.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 27 Aug. 2026
  • Why bats can pose a rabies risk Rabies spreads through the saliva or nervous tissue of an infected mammal, usually through a bite.
    — Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of spreads
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  • This development forcibly ejects the mild-mannered mammal into both his parents’ den and the wild — literally — world of dating, where smelling suitors’ pee takes the place of an app profile.
    — Alison Herman, Variety, 22 May 2026
  • At the same time, a salty liquid containing calcium chloride (a salt often used to de-ice roads) is pumped through the regenerator, which carries the heat away and ejects it to the surroundings on exit.
    — IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 5 Feb. 2026
Definition of ejects
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  • However, in a convection oven, a fan at the back of the unit circulates the hot air created by the heating elements for more even distribution.
    — BestReviews, Mercury News, 25 Aug. 2026
  • Smallpox, which was eradicated in 1980 and no longer naturally circulates, was once one of the world's deadliest diseases.
    — Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of circulates
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  • But when the mutt chases a fox into the wilderness and doesn't return, Fielding and his father launch a massive search to recover him, growing closer together as a result.
    — K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Absorptive art beckons the viewer—who chases after that which ignores it, a tale as old as time—whereas the Minimalism Fried attacked was very big, very look-at-me, very exhibitionist.
    — Carlos Valladares, ARTnews.com, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of chases
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  • After roll call and then assisting a man who sought to change his address, Judge Cho dismisses the other immigrants without speaking to them individually.
    — Cameron Pugh, Christian Science Monitor, 28 Aug. 2026
  • The Heritage Foundation’s Yenor dismisses the notion that elite sports pose any threat to male fertility, observing to SciAm that, since 1990, Super Bowl–winning quarterbacks have had a higher than average number of children.
    — Adam Kovac, Scientific American, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of dismisses
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  • That is why, when Diana falls in love with Lalo, the King simply banishes him.
    — Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 3 Aug. 2026
  • Mary appears to have a form of treatment-resistant schizophrenia, until chemotherapy, following a diagnosis of lymphoma, banishes her psychiatric symptoms.
    — Julia M. Klein, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2026
Definition of banishes
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  • Often the highest lines will be for matches that are expected to be routs.
    — Dan Santaromita, New York Times, 11 June 2026
  • Scott Wedman sinks four three-point field goals without a miss and shot 11-for-11 overall from the field, both NBA Finals records, as Boston routs the Lakers 148-114 in Game 1.
    — Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 27 May 2026
Definition of routs
Verb
  • To protect itself, the coral expels its own algae — a primary food, energy, and oxygen source — and soon loses its color.
    — Marlowe Starling, Quanta Magazine, 5 Aug. 2026
  • Now they are being flown to Bhutan - a country that still refuses to recognize them as citizens and expels them on arrival to India or Nepal.
    — Maansi Srivastava, NPR, 21 July 2026
Definition of expels

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“Outs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outs. Accessed 2 Sep. 2026.

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