READ OUT Synonyms: 52 Similar and Opposite Words

read out

verb

Definition of read out

as in to shut out

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Recent Examples of read out As the judge read out the sentences, shouts of protest rang out from the defendants’ box. — ABC News, 26 June 2026 The eastern Pennsylvania town of Easton was one of only three places (along with Philadelphia and Trenton) where the Declaration of Independence was read out loud to colonists, following its adoption on July 4, 1776. — Joe Yogerst, CNN Money, 26 June 2026 The names of each victim was read out loud as people in the audience stood in silence, wiping their tears and embracing each other. — Amanda Rosa, Miami Herald, 24 June 2026 The councilman also read out a statement from Mahajan's family during the vigil. — Lisa Rozner, CBS News, 22 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for read out

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For the third straight season, the SEC was shut out of the National Championship game.

— Ian Miller OutKick, FOXNews.com, 21 July 2026
And the Cup created new stars, like 40-year-old Cape Verde goalkeeper Vozinha, who gained millions of Instagram followers after shutting out Spain.

— Adam Lichtenstein, Sun Sentinel, 20 July 2026

Definition of shut out

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Lagaʻaia, a 19-year-old from Sydney, Australia, was cast out of thousands to play — in her first major film role — the flesh-and-blood version of the chieftess-to-be first voiced by Cravalho.

— Erin Clack, PEOPLE, 11 July 2026
As such, the light cast out from its surface some 250 years ago is only now reaching Earth, having traveled for centuries through the near vacuum of space at the speed of light — a blistering 186,282 miles per second (299,791 kilometers per second).

— Anthony Wood, Space.com, 2 July 2026

Definition of cast out

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Joe, a Geordie exiled to Yorkshire in search of work, regaled his son with stories of Jackie Milburn and the three FA Cup triumphs of the 1950s.

— James Pearce, New York Times, 22 July 2026
And last year’s constitutional reforms had already established a one-party system in a country where opposition leaders no longer exist, because they have been exiled.

— CNN Money, CNN Money, 21 July 2026

Definition of exile

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The trailer kicks off with Misty being kicked out of her apartment by a woman who claims the place belongs to her husband.

— Hilary Lewis, HollywoodReporter, 22 July 2026
And then the third reason is the older workers that are either retiring or retiring early or maybe getting kicked out of the workforce for some reason.

— Dana Taylor, USA Today, 22 July 2026

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