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 Thousands of names were read out by family members and loved ones, both those who remember the trauma of that day and those who weren't alive but have grown up with the stories. — Miles J. Herszenhorn, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2026 Though Fox’s turn as Gerry on the Apple TV series Shrinking was favored by some to win, presenters Wendi McLendon-Covey and David Alan Grier called out Reiner’s name after the nominees were read out. — Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 7 Sep. 2026 The motion filed Friday suggests the defense wants the judge to read out all further jury questions and notes in open court, rather than keeping them private in sidebar. — Rebecca Cohen, NBC news, 4 Sep. 2026 Her sons were in the courtroom when the verdict was read out but left without commenting. — Kevin Schembri Orland, Los Angeles Times, 2 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for read out

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Rice quarterback Jacurri Brown had touchdown runs of 50 and 78 yards, but the Owls (1-6, 0-3) were shut out over the final 40 minutes and 59 seconds.

— ABC News, ABC News, 17 Oct. 2026
Todd also mentioned feeling shut out from Grace’s thoughts and decision-making process; of course he’s been unsettled and worried as well as resentful.

— Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of shut out

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Lamashtu said something the patriarch couldn’t abide, and for that she was cast out of polite divine society forever and sent to make chaos among mortals.

— Eleanor Johnson, Harpers Magazine, 22 Sep. 2026
Some hoped that labels would confront the culture of misogyny in an ecosystem that critics have long said has gone unchecked and cast out predators among their ranks.

— Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of cast out

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Karen would absolutely be a Catherine Zeta-Jones character who has been exiled to Arrakis following a particularly contentious divorce.

— Shamira Ibrahim, Vulture, 12 Oct. 2026
Dahlan had previously been driven from Gaza by Hamas and was exiled in 2010 after a falling-out with Abbas.

— Sam Metz, Los Angeles Times, 11 Oct. 2026

Definition of exile

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The goal came some 40 seconds after Blackhawks goalie Spencer Knight kicked out his left pad to foil Neal Pionk's attempt to convert Mark Scheifele's cross-ice pass on a two-on-one break.

— CBS News, CBS News, 16 Oct. 2026
Then, her son was kicked out of school over behavioral issues.

— Becca Savransky, Idaho Statesman, 15 Oct. 2026

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