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 The councilman also read out a statement from Mahajan's family during the vigil. — Lisa Rozner, CBS News, 22 June 2026 But the White House is moving ahead with releasing details to the public, and on Wednesday, senior administration officials read out each line of the understanding to reporters. — Mabinty Quarshie, The Washington Examiner, 17 June 2026 There were loud cheers for Isak from the Swedish faithful when his name was read out before kick-off, but his strike partner Viktor Gyokeres sent their sizeable travelling contingent even more wild. — Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 15 June 2026 Lists of victims’ names were read out from the charge sheets in court — the first such disclosure to the public. — Kanis Leung, Los Angeles Times, 10 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for read out

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Win yesterday, come back home, important homestand before the All-Star break, and we’re shut out.

— Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 July 2026
France survived Paraguay's physical gameplan to beat La Albirroja, the red and white, 1-0 to advance to play Morocco, which shut out Canada on Saturday 3-0, in a quarterfinal on July 9 in Foxboro, Mass.

— Sean Gregory, Time, 5 July 2026

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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
Rhaena is cast out, but the rest of the Velaryon clan are closer than ever.

— Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 29 June 2026

Definition of cast out

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The reality star, actress, and comedian hasn't been exiled from late night altogether, however.

— Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 1 July 2026
The producers essentially did as much once both were exiled from Casa Amor, and the two made the mutual decision to couple up onscreen.

— Kathryn VanArendonk, Vulture, 1 July 2026

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