as in to shut out
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Recent Examples of read out
Lilly will read out data on seven other Phase 3 trials on the drug this year.
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Annika Kim Constantino, CNBC, 23 Jan. 2026
Flanked by his lawyers, Gonzales appeared to be fighting back tears after the verdict was read out in court.
—Valerie Gonzalez, Chicago Tribune, 22 Jan. 2026
There were also jeers when Vinicius and Jude Bellingham’s names were read out for the line up over the tannoy.
—Tom Sanderson, Forbes.com, 17 Jan. 2026
The Lasrys’ adult son, Teddy, read out the edition numbers, eraser at the ready.
—Anna Russell, New Yorker, 12 Jan. 2026
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Annika Kim Constantino, CNBC, 23 Jan. 2026
Flanked by his lawyers, Gonzales appeared to be fighting back tears after the verdict was read out in court.
—Valerie Gonzalez, Chicago Tribune, 22 Jan. 2026
There were also jeers when Vinicius and Jude Bellingham’s names were read out for the line up over the tannoy.
—Tom Sanderson, Forbes.com, 17 Jan. 2026
The Lasrys’ adult son, Teddy, read out the edition numbers, eraser at the ready.
—Anna Russell, New Yorker, 12 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for read out
Verb
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Butt finished off the scoring in the third period, while Caera Hart (15 saves) shut out the Dragons over the last 30 minutes of action.—
Tom Mulherin,
Boston Herald,
18 Feb. 2026
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After the pandemic, a rapid rise in home prices coincided with stubbornly high mortgage rates, shutting out potential buyers.—
Max Zahn,
ABC News,
18 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Who would cast out the kind of characters that Tucker Carlson and company are encouraging?—
David Remnick,
New Yorker,
6 Feb. 2026
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The Rams eventually released him, simply cutting him loose – a franchise icon cast out into the cold.—
Kyle Feldscher,
CNN Money,
4 Feb. 2026
Verb
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When Mary won’t give up the baby, she’s disowned by patriarch Whitelaw (Ed Harris) and exiled to New Jersey from her family’s palatial Long Island estate.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
18 Feb. 2026
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Advertisement But pro-democracy figures have argued that local governance has grown increasingly aligned with the mainland as political dissidents have either been jailed or exiled, organizations have disbanded, and a free press dismantled.—
Chad de Guzman,
Time,
10 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Perhaps nobody gets a bigger kick out of NBC’s special Olympics correspondent than Mike Tirico.—
Anthony Crupi,
Sportico.com,
13 Feb. 2026
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The concern in February is that others could knock you off your game; someone slick could kick out your confidence, someone disloyal could out your plans before time.—
Magi Helena,
Dallas Morning News,
11 Feb. 2026
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“Read out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/read%20out. Accessed 22 Feb. 2026.
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