as in to shut out
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Recent Examples of read out
Gaffney's voice in the video read out the contents—from clothing sizes to music.
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Maria Morava, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Oct. 2025
Diporto has no menu—dishes are read out by the curmudgeonly but beloved proprietor Dimitris Koliolios.
—Katherine Whittaker, Saveur, 9 Oct. 2025
Jasper took out volume 2 of The Cambridge Ancient History and read out loud to Catherine about black magic and the emerald tablets.
—Literary Hub, 7 Oct. 2025
Zion Regev, a municipal leader, read out an adapted version of the traditional Jewish prayer of mourning.
—New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
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Maria Morava, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Oct. 2025
Diporto has no menu—dishes are read out by the curmudgeonly but beloved proprietor Dimitris Koliolios.
—Katherine Whittaker, Saveur, 9 Oct. 2025
Jasper took out volume 2 of The Cambridge Ancient History and read out loud to Catherine about black magic and the emerald tablets.
—Literary Hub, 7 Oct. 2025
Zion Regev, a municipal leader, read out an adapted version of the traditional Jewish prayer of mourning.
—New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for read out
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Gabbie Monagle-Fleming scored twice and Teagan Graham had two assists as Concord-Carlisle (9-1-4) shut out Wayland 3-0 in Dual County League play.—
Kristina Banahan,
Boston Herald,
22 Oct. 2025
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The Chiefs shut out the Raiders 31-0 on Sunday in what might have been the most dominant regular-season win of Andy Reid’s 27-year head-coaching career.—
Pete Sweeney,
Kansas City Star,
21 Oct. 2025
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Born with eerily psychic powers, she was cast out and neglected, eventually drowning in a dark well.—
Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
30 Oct. 2025
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At the head of it all is Jones, who was cast out by the New York Giants a mere season ago.—
James Brizuela,
MSNBC Newsweek,
20 Oct. 2025
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Campbell was exiled after that, sent back to Worcester four days later never to return to Boston.—
Jon Vankin,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Oct. 2025
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Dharamshala is best known internationally as the seat of the Dalai Lama, who has been based there since being exiled from Tibet in 1959.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
22 Oct. 2025
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The fact that litigation over being kicked out of an otherwise forgettable Knicks game is now in its ninth year highlights the personal, rather than economic, factors driving the two men.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
3 Nov. 2025
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Proper spacing then allows that driving player to either finish at the basket or kick out to the perimeter until there’s a clean look, with all five players constantly in motion during the possession.—
Anthony Chiang,
Miami Herald,
2 Nov. 2025
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“Read out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/read%20out. Accessed 7 Nov. 2025.
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