1
as in proved
to come to be
in the end everything came out OK
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2
as in appeared
to come into view
come out, come out wherever you are!
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3
as in spread
to become known
when the truth came out about the state of the company's finances, several top executives lost their jobs
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Recent Examples of came out
The 44-year-old quarterback, who came out of retirement last month and started three games with the Indianapolis Colts, interviewed with the Bills on Friday.
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Arkansas Online, 27 Jan. 2026
His prototype, which came out with the 20th anniversary, showed that controller support was possible.
—David Jagneaux, Forbes.com, 26 Jan. 2026
Jalen Green came out after feeling pain in his second game back after missing 33 with a hamstring strain.
—CBS News, 26 Jan. 2026
The boo birds came out in the third quarter as a third straight series ended in a punt.
—Cam Inman, Mercury News, 12 Jan. 2026
Storrie came out on stage at the 2026 ceremony in Los Angeles with costar Hudson Williams to present the award for Best Supporting TV Actress, which Adolescence actress Erin Doherty won.
—Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 12 Jan. 2026
Volunteers who came out this weekend were measured and photographed.
—Erika I. Ritchie, Oc Register, 12 Jan. 2026
Vrabel came out of that one a little bloodied up, as well.
—Steve Buckley, New York Times, 12 Jan. 2026
Among the teams that came out on top before Sunday night’s matchup between the Chargers and the Pittsburgh Steelers were the Ravens and Lions.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 10 Nov. 2025
Arkansas Online, 27 Jan. 2026
His prototype, which came out with the 20th anniversary, showed that controller support was possible.
—David Jagneaux, Forbes.com, 26 Jan. 2026
Jalen Green came out after feeling pain in his second game back after missing 33 with a hamstring strain.
—CBS News, 26 Jan. 2026
The boo birds came out in the third quarter as a third straight series ended in a punt.
—Cam Inman, Mercury News, 12 Jan. 2026
Storrie came out on stage at the 2026 ceremony in Los Angeles with costar Hudson Williams to present the award for Best Supporting TV Actress, which Adolescence actress Erin Doherty won.
—Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 12 Jan. 2026
Volunteers who came out this weekend were measured and photographed.
—Erika I. Ritchie, Oc Register, 12 Jan. 2026
Vrabel came out of that one a little bloodied up, as well.
—Steve Buckley, New York Times, 12 Jan. 2026
Among the teams that came out on top before Sunday night’s matchup between the Chargers and the Pittsburgh Steelers were the Ravens and Lions.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 10 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for came out
Verb
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Below are the 14 products that proved themselves again and again—all from Amazon.—
Katie Jackson,
Travel + Leisure,
31 Jan. 2026
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The Texas Chain Saw Massacre not only spawned a franchise (with nine feature films, to date) but proved massively influential on horror in the decades to come.—
Kevin Jacobsen,
Entertainment Weekly,
31 Jan. 2026
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Researchers said some images appeared to include children.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
27 Jan. 2026
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Pretti was being held on the ground when an officer appeared to remove a gun from Pretti's waistband just moments before another agent fired the first shot.—
Joe Walsh,
CBS News,
27 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Almost immediately after oversight of TikTok’s US operations changed, misinformation started to spread about changes to the app’s new terms of service, including those that applied to location sharing and data collection, Fiesler said.—
Scottie Andrew,
CNN Money,
27 Jan. 2026
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Families who never qualified say their costs are rising, too, as insurers spread the increases across the entire market.—
Mahsa Saeidi,
CBS News,
27 Jan. 2026
Verb
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The bottom fell out that fall, as the Horned Frogs started the season 3-5.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
29 Jan. 2026
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Georgia replaced Nebraska, which fell out of the poll.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
27 Jan. 2026
Verb
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As the night unfolded, the atmosphere shifted from elegant to electric.—
Michelle Edgar,
Daily News,
27 Jan. 2026
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This is exactly how Minnesota’s Feeding Our Future scandal unfolded.—
Jennifer Nassour,
Boston Herald,
27 Jan. 2026
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By late 2025, multiple outlets reported that final regulations were being circulated internally, a strong signal that the reform is nearing finalization.—
James Broughel,
Forbes.com,
30 Jan. 2026
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In a Town and Country report in 2018, after rumors circulated about a divorce, lawyers estimated that Melania would get $50 million in a settlement if there wasn’t a prenup.—
StyleCaster Editors,
StyleCaster,
30 Jan. 2026
Verb
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The company laid off 50,000 people in 1993, when chip technology evolved and the tech industry moved away from large mainframe computers.—
Lisa Eadicicco,
CNN Money,
31 Jan. 2026
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Native plants have evolved to thrive in your climate, meaning less maintenance on your part.—
Michelle Mastro,
Martha Stewart,
31 Jan. 2026
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For Proust—who may have met Wilde and even been the subject of the older man’s amorous attention (though accounts of their meeting or meetings could be apocryphal)—his downfall showed that life featured far keener sorrows than those encountered in books.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
2 Feb. 2026
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An app on her phone showed the brothers’ locations in the same place — down to the cross street — as the reported shooting.—
Sophia Peyser,
CNN Money,
2 Feb. 2026
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“Came out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/came%20out. Accessed 4 Feb. 2026.
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