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as in proved
to come to be
in the end everything came out OK
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as in appeared
to come into view
come out, come out wherever you are!
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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
On May 1, when the film came out, the restaurant posted two chic images of martinis at the restaurant, the second of which features a Prada bag.
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Chiara Kim, PEOPLE, 4 May 2026
That drama came out in 2000, but whether attitudes like those of Billy’s dad have changed much since then is open to debate.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 4 May 2026
When the rankings came out last week, the most passionate and protective in Clark’s fan base dismissed the analysis as clickbait, completely ignoring how their fave had played only 13 games last season and spent the majority of the time in a massive shooting slump.
—Candace Buckner, New York Times, 4 May 2026
That continued Saturday as Chudzinski came out of the bullpen to fire four scoreless innings, striking out seven and allowing just one hit to lift visiting Lincoln-Way West to a 4-2 nonconference win over Oak Forest.
—Steve Millar, Chicago Tribune, 27 Apr. 2026
As officers attempted to de-escalate the situation, Wenger came out the residence, pointed, then allegedly threw, what was later determined to be an airsoft pistol at officers, according to Podgorski.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 21 Apr. 2026
Punk came out to the top of the stage and looked over the crowd.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 20 Apr. 2026
Officials say local residents came out to help with tractors as well.
—Christa Swanson, CBS News, 13 Apr. 2026
Hagens nearly had his first NHL goal on the first shift of the third period when a shot that went wide and drew Greaves came out of the net.
—Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 13 Apr. 2026
Chiara Kim, PEOPLE, 4 May 2026
That drama came out in 2000, but whether attitudes like those of Billy’s dad have changed much since then is open to debate.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 4 May 2026
When the rankings came out last week, the most passionate and protective in Clark’s fan base dismissed the analysis as clickbait, completely ignoring how their fave had played only 13 games last season and spent the majority of the time in a massive shooting slump.
—Candace Buckner, New York Times, 4 May 2026
That continued Saturday as Chudzinski came out of the bullpen to fire four scoreless innings, striking out seven and allowing just one hit to lift visiting Lincoln-Way West to a 4-2 nonconference win over Oak Forest.
—Steve Millar, Chicago Tribune, 27 Apr. 2026
As officers attempted to de-escalate the situation, Wenger came out the residence, pointed, then allegedly threw, what was later determined to be an airsoft pistol at officers, according to Podgorski.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 21 Apr. 2026
Punk came out to the top of the stage and looked over the crowd.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 20 Apr. 2026
Officials say local residents came out to help with tractors as well.
—Christa Swanson, CBS News, 13 Apr. 2026
Hagens nearly had his first NHL goal on the first shift of the third period when a shot that went wide and drew Greaves came out of the net.
—Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 13 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for came out
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Over the longer term, the curbs proved far from a death knell, with the country’s production rising in subsequent years.—
Anthony Di Paola,
Fortune,
2 May 2026
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But the combination of rising fuel costs and changes in the industry proved too much to overcome.—
Joel Rose,
NPR,
2 May 2026
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The man appeared to ask Albee what was the point of helping him, the bodycam footage shows.—
Kellie Love,
Hartford Courant,
5 May 2026
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Unlike last year’s blue carpet, this year’s carpet appeared intentionally forgotten by time with grass creeping up the steps.—
Beatrice Dupuy,
Chicago Tribune,
5 May 2026
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Hantavirus is suspected of spreading aboard a luxury cruise ship, killing three passengers and sparking new concerns as a once obscure disease, with an extraordinarily high death rate, rises amid changing climate conditions.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
5 May 2026
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In rare cases, hantavirus infections can be spread between people, WHO said.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
4 May 2026
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And, really, a good portion of those misses were shooter’s luck or lack of it, balls that rolled or bounced around the rim and fell out rather than falling in.—
Jim Alexander,
Oc Register,
30 Apr. 2026
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Arbeloa was one of Jose Mourinho’s staunchest defenders during the Portuguese manager’s divisive time in charge from 2010-2013 — when Mourinho fell out with then-captain and Spain icon Iker Casillas.—
Guillermo Rai,
New York Times,
23 Apr. 2026
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As the competition unfolded, about half a dozen TV production staffers crammed into a small room watched from computer screens and two oversized monitors showing 14 different camera angles.—
Heidi Finley,
Charlotte Observer,
28 Apr. 2026
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Police also said the incident unfolded between Bryant and Corrigan.—
Matthew Ablon,
CBS News,
28 Apr. 2026
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The investigation also revealed that some individuals allegedly circulated the drugs even further, selling them for profit, trading them for cash and other drugs, or simply using them.—
Bonny Chu,
FOXNews.com,
1 May 2026
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Last month, two Israeli soldiers were removed from combat duty after a photo circulated online showing one of the soldiers taking what appeared to be an axe or sledgehammer to the face of a statue of Jesus Christ in the area of the Christian village of Debel, in southern Lebanon.—
Yuliya Talmazan,
NBC news,
1 May 2026
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But K-pop has evolved differently; from the very start in the 1990s, groups worked to cultivate fanbases in Japan and China, said Lie, who wrote a 2014 book on the topic.—
Jessie Yeung,
CNN Money,
2 May 2026
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By March 2026, this evolved into a broad AI hiring freeze.—
Katica Roy,
Fortune,
2 May 2026
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Their bra straps showed; their hair and faces were glossy.—
Anna Wiener,
New Yorker,
4 May 2026
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This suggestion added fuel to a growing MAGA conspiracy theory that the indictment showed the far-right violence in Charlottesville in 2017 to have been a setup somehow planned by the SPLC.—
Quinta Jurecic,
The Atlantic,
3 May 2026
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