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 Later this quarter, Amylyx Pharmaceuticals will read out results from a study evaluating a new treatment for a rare endocrine disorder. — Adam Feuerstein, STAT, 16 July 2026 The actor reportedly became emotional as each count was read out, and burst into tears when cleared of all charges. — Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 10 July 2026 There is a tight moment of tension and then…Heath Riles’s name is read out. — Sam Stone, Bon Appetit Magazine, 1 July 2026 As the judge read out the sentences, shouts of protest rang out from the defendants’ box. — ABC News, 26 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for read out

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The vets drank it, put on blindfolds to shut out distractions, and lay down.

— Anderson Cooper, CBS News, 16 Aug. 2026
The Braves had not been shut out since June 27 and were 10-0 in Friday night home games this season.

— ABC News, ABC News, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of shut out

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Consider heading all the way north along the sand for the pretty trails and quiet beach fronting Hanna Park, or go south to the quarter-mile-long Jax Beach Pier, where surfers catch waves and anglers cast out lines.

— Terry Ward, Travel + Leisure, 10 Aug. 2026
Schaldemose plays grieving widow Anna who returns to Hel Island to bury her late husband after his suicide, and is promptly cast out by the eccentric locals for being a symbol of bad luck and evil.

— Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 3 Aug. 2026

Definition of cast out

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She could not be exiled from the poetry and prose of Goethe and Lessing, or from modern writers like Brecht, Benjamin, and Hermann Broch.

— David Denby, New Yorker, 10 Aug. 2026
The Greek monarchy was abolished in 1973, and Crown Prince Pavlos’ parents, King Constantine II and Queen Anne-Marie, were exiled from the country, only returning in 2013.

— Meredith Kile, PEOPLE, 5 Aug. 2026

Definition of exile

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In China, anyone who holds a position of authority is almost certainly a party member, and being kicked out of the party means the end of one’s political career.

— Sylvie Zhuang, CNN Money, 16 Aug. 2026
Mike Salmon's health improved so much under hospice care that he got kicked out.

— Kim Clark, CBS News, 13 Aug. 2026

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