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as in to cope
to meet one's day-to-day needs
we're not rich, but we're making out all right
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2
as in to understand
to have a clear idea of
I can't quite make out what she is trying to say
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as in to pretend
to take on a false or deceptive appearance
he tried to make out that he didn't mind losing his job, but friends suspected he was desperately worried
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as in to derive
to form an opinion or reach a conclusion through reasoning and information
as best as I can make out, the police were informed of the incident but didn't think it was worth investigating
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Recent Examples of make out
An investigation into a wintry tourist attraction in southwestern China is underway after guests claimed they were deceived with fake snow made out of cotton wool and foamy water.
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Anthony Robledo, USA TODAY, 21 Feb. 2025
On my left arm are three skulls to represent three years in prison, done with a prison tattoo gun made out of hair clippers.
—Renea Baek Goddard, Them, 21 Feb. 2025
In all, the burglars made out with just short of $200,000 in loot from his room.
—Alex Andrejev, The Athletic, 20 Feb. 2025
Starved for any attention or affection, Shauna makes out with her, holding a knife to her throat.
—Erin Qualey, Vulture, 14 Feb. 2025
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Anthony Robledo, USA TODAY, 21 Feb. 2025
On my left arm are three skulls to represent three years in prison, done with a prison tattoo gun made out of hair clippers.
—Renea Baek Goddard, Them, 21 Feb. 2025
In all, the burglars made out with just short of $200,000 in loot from his room.
—Alex Andrejev, The Athletic, 20 Feb. 2025
Starved for any attention or affection, Shauna makes out with her, holding a knife to her throat.
—Erin Qualey, Vulture, 14 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for make out
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After a roll call where each reveals their imminent reprisal of fan-favorite Dimension 20 characters — including a Staten Island divorcee, a wisecracking pizza rat, and a drug dealer still coping from a breakup — the game begins.—
Eric Francisco,
Rolling Stone,
1 Mar. 2025
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President Donald Trump is obsessed with how California manages its water supply, demanding changes as one price of giving the state billions of dollars in aid to cope with Southern California’s deadly and destructive wildfires.—
Dan Walters,
The Mercury News,
28 Feb. 2025
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The real stories of the game and its people from someone who lives it and understands it better than any member of the media who has never played the game ever could.—
Jon Krawczynski,
The Athletic,
8 Mar. 2025
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Plus, the startup is also building out its use of AI to understand complex datasets and more.—
Zoya Hasan,
Forbes,
7 Mar. 2025
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Too many leaders pretend to listen, nodding along in meetings but failing to take action.—
Mark Murphy,
Forbes,
27 Feb. 2025
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Pride, drama, politics There’s no point in pretending AFCON is perfect.—
Phil Hay,
The Athletic,
26 Feb. 2025
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The results derived from a random sampling of 1,004 adults aged 18 and over living in all 50 states, based on phone interviews, with a margin of error plus or minus four percent and with a 95 percent confidence level.—
Tommy Tuberville,
Newsweek,
7 Mar. 2025
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Instead, smaller, specialized models are derived from these larger models to handle specific tasks efficiently.—
Amit Verma,
Forbes,
7 Mar. 2025
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Brown revealed her new platinum blonde ‘do at the start of the month, before giving her locks their red carpet debut at Sunday’s 2025 SAG Awards.—
Kirsty Hatcher,
People.com,
28 Feb. 2025
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Historic Fed Takeover Attempts Before getting into what presidents have done, start with the 1913 creation of the Federal Reserve by Congress through the Federal Reserve Act.—
Erik Sherman,
Forbes,
28 Feb. 2025
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Repressive autocrats around the world know this full well.—
Eli Amdur,
Forbes,
8 Mar. 2025
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Taurus: Mike Brady Mr. Brady knows the value of hard work and stability, just like Taurus placements.—
Athena Sobhan,
People.com,
8 Mar. 2025
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Conversely, could the Blues still decide to add to the roster?—
Jeremy Rutherford,
The Athletic,
7 Mar. 2025
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But when Allie decides to give her ex-fiance a second chance and jilts her new flatmate, Hedra’s demure demeanor begins to shift and increasingly sour.—
Samantha Bergeson,
IndieWire,
6 Mar. 2025
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His annual press conference, to be held later in the week, will be closely watched to decipher China’s stance on U.S.-China relations under Trump.—
TIME,
TIME,
3 Mar. 2025
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Scientists had long thought that deciphering those qualities — collectively known as prosody — happened in the superior temporal gyrus, an area of the brain associated with speech perception.—
Paul Smaglik,
Discover Magazine,
3 Mar. 2025
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“Make out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/make%20out. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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