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 Julian’s name and number were read out ahead of the Rojiblancos’ La Liga meeting with Villarreal, as the announcer ran through the team. — Tom Sanderson, Forbes.com, 23 Aug. 2026 And a decoder that read out the population activity could reconstruct where the mouse was just as accurately as before. — Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 22 Aug. 2026 Brewer said more than 10 pages of questions from residents will be read out loud at the City Council hearing, and co-op organizations will speak out. — Adi Guajardo, CBS News, 18 Aug. 2026 One name eclipsed all when Arsenal’s starting line-up was read out ahead of their final pre-season friendly against Como. — Art De Roché, New York Times, 13 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for read out

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Meta supposedly favors Chinese resellers, because, without them, Meta would be shut out from billions in profits from the lucrative Chinese ad market, since its platforms are banned there.

— Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 8 Sep. 2026
Sofia has strong feelings about the ultra-rich looking out for themselves as the world teeters toward disaster, shutting out everyone else.

— David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of shut out

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These will show whether the vote was a watershed moment in the demise of an anti-fascist consensus dating back to World War II, or the latest in a series of elections worldwide in which frustrated voters simply cast out incumbents.

— ABC News, ABC News, 8 Sep. 2026
These are sons and daughters and children cast out, disappeared from their communities and forced to make a life in the shadows of society.

— Tembe Denton-Hurst, Vulture, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of cast out

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Located in Jerusalem, al-Wasiti became, for years, the place to visit, empowering Palestinian artists exiled all over the world to return to a fountain of unity and belonging.

— Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 26 Aug. 2026
This thriller centers on disgraced or damaged agents of Britain’s MI6 intelligence service who have been exiled to a remote Greek island.

— Monitor reviewers, Christian Science Monitor, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of exile

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Giants special assistant Ron Wotus considered Vitello’s first-inning ejection by umpire Alan Porter last Friday so unfair that he got kicked out the following day while exchanging lineup cards.

— Andrew Baggarly, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026
During its socialist revolution, the government kicked out many foreign oil companies.

— Brittney Melton, NPR, 3 Sep. 2026

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