1
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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3
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
There not all they’re made out to be.
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Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 16 Sep. 2025
What can engineered microbes make out of carbon dioxide?
—Katherine Bourzac, Quanta Magazine, 15 Sep. 2025
Koenig recalls just about making out a small speck through a pair of binoculars.
—Kyle MacNeill, Rolling Stone, 10 Sep. 2025
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Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 16 Sep. 2025
What can engineered microbes make out of carbon dioxide?
—Katherine Bourzac, Quanta Magazine, 15 Sep. 2025
Koenig recalls just about making out a small speck through a pair of binoculars.
—Kyle MacNeill, Rolling Stone, 10 Sep. 2025
Over $200 Off NFL Sunday Ticket NFL fans can make out like bandits with the DraftKings Sportsbook welcome offer.
—Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for make out
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To cope, Chinese companies have turned more to grouping large numbers of less efficient, often homegrown, chips together to achieve similar computing capabilities.—
Evelyn Cheng,
CNBC,
18 Sep. 2025
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But coping with that sentiment early next year would’ve brought terrible vibeshaving to the months leading up to the United States, Canada and Mexico hosting the 2026 FIFA World Cup.—
Ian Nicholas Quillen,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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Some leaders and business development professionals get ahead of themselves, trying to show benefits without fully understanding the pain points and issues affecting their teams, leads and customers.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
19 Sep. 2025
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Finding additional examples could help astronomers better understand how often such ejections occur and shed new light on the complex life cycles of the universe's smallest galaxies.—
Sharmila Kuthunur,
Space.com,
19 Sep. 2025
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The study saw parents use actions to joke and pretend with kids aged 16 to 20 months old.—
Jack Beresford,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Sep. 2025
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Scrolling on one’s phone can be a deadening experience, but here’s someone feeling, or at least pretending to feel, a genuine feeling—even if the abundance of these videos surely numbs us further.—
Spencer Kornhaber,
The Atlantic,
15 Sep. 2025
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Davis also explains that her appreciation for the Loungefly designs derives from her childhood, sharing that her father is an artist and set designer, and her mother was an interior designer.—
Charna Flam,
PEOPLE,
21 Sep. 2025
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Carbon dioxide is largely derived from the burning of fossil fuels like coal, oil or gas.—
Jasmin Malik Chua,
Sourcing Journal,
19 Sep. 2025
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In addition to higher rates and fewer terms, Rocket also charges closing costs, which Third Federal does not.—
Kelsey Neubauer,
CNBC,
18 Sep. 2025
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This is done through communication of leadership goals.—
Heather V. MacArthur,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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Both members are known to hold their votes during many large, contentious votes in an effort to get more spending cuts.—
Lauren Green,
The Washington Examiner,
21 Sep. 2025
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As people now know, there was a quarter percentage point (also known as 25 basis points) interest rate cut.—
Erik Sherman,
Forbes.com,
20 Sep. 2025
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But Harold gets on famously with Duke William, at least until the Norman warlord decides to assert his claim to the English throne.—
Will Collins,
The Washington Examiner,
19 Sep. 2025
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The president on Tuesday again pushed back applying a ban on the app, which had been decided under his predecessor Joe Biden.—
Dave Smith,
Fortune,
19 Sep. 2025
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Now, a team of international astronomers has succeeded in deciphering the gravitational wave signal, GW190412, to determine more about the collision and the resulting event that sent an infant black hole hurtling through space.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
16 Sep. 2025
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As scientists decipher them, there’s one particular feedback loop that has come to dominate the conversation.—
Joseph Howlett,
Quanta Magazine,
15 Sep. 2025
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“Make out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/make%20out. Accessed 23 Sep. 2025.
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