as in to shut out
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Recent Examples of read out
There were also jeers when Vinicius and Jude Bellingham’s names were read out for the line up over the tannoy.
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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
When the clerk started to read out the orders, McKnight stood to hear his fate.
—Saumya Roy, The Dial, 6 Jan. 2026
Neither of the defendants reacted at all when the guilty verdicts were read out.
—Rosa Lyster, Harpers Magazine, 30 Dec. 2025
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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
When the clerk started to read out the orders, McKnight stood to hear his fate.
—Saumya Roy, The Dial, 6 Jan. 2026
Neither of the defendants reacted at all when the guilty verdicts were read out.
—Rosa Lyster, Harpers Magazine, 30 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for read out
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Although Kraft and Belichick have been shut out of the Pro Football Hall of Fame this year, both are expected to be enshrined eventually.—
Chad Graff,
New York Times,
3 Feb. 2026
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Korda won seven times in 2024 and was shut out in 2025.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
2 Feb. 2026
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These habitats were destroyed, and the snakes were cast out, by wealthy lynxes who greedily expanded into the cold lands that suited their own species.—
Carole Horst,
Variety,
7 Jan. 2026
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Children saw Campbell as an almost mythical figure, blessed by the Holy Spirit with the power to speak in tongues, cast out demons and heal the sick.—
Mike Hixenbaugh,
NBC news,
17 Dec. 2025
Verb
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Nicaraguan opposition figures, many now exiled, remember Dogu as an accessible diplomat.—
Yamlek Mojica Loaisiga,
Los Angeles Times,
4 Feb. 2026
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He was detained by British authorities, imprisoned at the Atlit camp and exiled to Cyprus for nearly two years.—
Efrat Lachter,
FOXNews.com,
27 Jan. 2026
Verb
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My son recently got kicked out of his college for going against the academic integrity policy.—
Harriette Cole,
Mercury News,
31 Jan. 2026
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Pretti then spits on the SUV and kicks out the vehicle's passenger-side taillight.—
Kevin Ko,
CBS News,
29 Jan. 2026
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“Read out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/read%20out. Accessed 8 Feb. 2026.
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