as in to shut out
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Recent Examples of read out
His latest message, read out in parliament by a senior member of Turkey’s pro-Kurdish party, followed weeks after a parliamentary committee recommended a series of reforms to support the peace efforts — including measures to reintegrate PKK members who renounce violence.
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ABC News, 27 Feb. 2026
Prior to showing the video, Zamani read out a list of musicians, artists, filmmakers and actors confirmed as having been killed in the crackdown as well as another half dozen arts and culture professionals who have been detained, requesting that that the audience applaud each of the names.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 19 Feb. 2026
It was read out loud by the county administrator.
—Kamal Morgan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Feb. 2026
When the Tottenham team’s names were read out before kick-off, the home crowd barely reacted.
—Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 1 Feb. 2026
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ABC News, 27 Feb. 2026
Prior to showing the video, Zamani read out a list of musicians, artists, filmmakers and actors confirmed as having been killed in the crackdown as well as another half dozen arts and culture professionals who have been detained, requesting that that the audience applaud each of the names.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 19 Feb. 2026
It was read out loud by the county administrator.
—Kamal Morgan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Feb. 2026
When the Tottenham team’s names were read out before kick-off, the home crowd barely reacted.
—Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 1 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for read out
Verb
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Haupt gave his team a chance to come back by shutting out the Vikings over his four innings of work.—
Lou Ponsi,
Oc Register,
19 Mar. 2026
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Court observers also say they are being shut out of these hearings that are happening online and being heard by out-of-state judges.—
Ubah Ali,
CBS News,
18 Mar. 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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The anti-Zionist project of ending Israel’s existence as a Jewish state implies killing, subjugating, or re-exiling more than half of the world’s Jewish population.—
David Frum,
The Atlantic,
13 Mar. 2026
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The protesters included secular left-wingers and nationalists as well as Islamists, but Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, a fundamentalist cleric at that time exiled in France, emerged as the movement's undisputed figurehead.—
The Week UK,
TheWeek,
8 Mar. 2026
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Things got a little out of control with crazy crowds and scores of under-age drinkers, so the city kicked out MTV and tried to discourage spring breakers from coming.—
Orlando Sentinel Staff,
The Orlando Sentinel,
13 Mar. 2026
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Invasive brushes kick out native grasses that make valuable forage for cattle.—
Shi En Kim,
AZCentral.com,
13 Mar. 2026
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“Read out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/read%20out. Accessed 21 Mar. 2026.
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