as in to shut out
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Recent Examples of read out
Then there were tears and outbursts of anger as officials periodically read out the names of the dead, many identified by DNA tests.
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John Yoon, New York Times, 17 Mar. 2025
To return the favor 10 years later, The Weeknd read out a statement hyping up Cruise's new movie Mission: Impossible — The Final Reckoning, which premieres in theaters on May 23.
—Michael Nied, People.com, 17 May 2025
The reaction in the room when an NBA lawyer read out the winner of Monday night’s drawing was silence and disbelief.
—Mike Vorkunov, New York Times, 13 May 2025
Like years prior, the draft is set to be a huge event with fans from all across the US traveling to Green Bay, Wisconsin, to watch names being read out by NFL commissioner Roger Goodell and others, with the event being held outside the famous Lambeau Field, home of the Packers.
—Ben Morse, CNN Money, 24 Apr. 2025
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John Yoon, New York Times, 17 Mar. 2025
To return the favor 10 years later, The Weeknd read out a statement hyping up Cruise's new movie Mission: Impossible — The Final Reckoning, which premieres in theaters on May 23.
—Michael Nied, People.com, 17 May 2025
The reaction in the room when an NBA lawyer read out the winner of Monday night’s drawing was silence and disbelief.
—Mike Vorkunov, New York Times, 13 May 2025
Like years prior, the draft is set to be a huge event with fans from all across the US traveling to Green Bay, Wisconsin, to watch names being read out by NFL commissioner Roger Goodell and others, with the event being held outside the famous Lambeau Field, home of the Packers.
—Ben Morse, CNN Money, 24 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for read out
Verb
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No major leaguer had thrown fewer in a nine-inning complete game since Kyle Hendricks required 81 to shut out the St. Louis Cardinals on May 3, 2019.—
Chandler Rome,
New York Times,
31 May 2025
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Aledo shuts out McKinney North, takes game one In its first state semifinal appearance since 2015, Aledo baseball started strong and never looked back.—
Charles Baggarly,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
30 May 2025
Verb
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Du Fu, Baruch Spinoza and Hannah Arendt were all cast out of their communities by authorities who imposed narrow definitions of acceptable thought.—
Lorraine Berry,
Los Angeles Times,
19 May 2025
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So, to then feel cast out by her and the other leaders on Yavin, that’s a very painful thing that happened for her and Luthen.—
Brian Davids,
HollywoodReporter,
14 May 2025
Verb
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Le Petit Caporal had been exiled on the remote Atlantic island of Saint Helena since the Battle of Waterloo six years earlier.—
The Editors,
JSTOR Daily,
23 May 2025
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Nicaraguan journalists, exiled in Costa Rica because of the dictatorship at home, launched a crowdfunding campaign following the U.S. cuts.—
Nelson Mauricio Rauda Zablah,
Christian Science Monitor,
23 May 2025
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Moments later, Mone kicked out of a Tombstone to the disgust of Glendale.—
Alfred Konuwa,
Forbes.com,
26 May 2025
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Your baby will get a kick out of watching their ears flap in time to the rhythm, encouraging them to join in the fun.—
Pamela Brill,
Parents,
22 May 2025
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“Read out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/read%20out. Accessed 7 Jun. 2025.
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