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as in aloud
with one's normal voice speaking the words
the search parties were sent in different directions and told to cry out if they discovered anything
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as in all
to a full extent or degree
when stretched out, the ribbon was just long enough
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as in escape
the act or a means of getting or keeping away from something undesirable
I really don't want to go to the party, and I've been searching for an out
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as in intent
fully committed to achieving a goal
he's out to get even with the guy who beat him last time around
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as in to eject
to drive or force out
before moving in, we outed all the furry little creatures who had settled in the cabin over the winter
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Recent Examples of out
Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 July 2025
Check out the spots chosen by USA TODAY Network journalists who know their hometown haunts inside and out.
—Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 30 July 2025
Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 20 July 2025
Up three runs with two outs and a man on second in the sixth, manager Kevin Cash called on reliever Kevin Kelly, whose last two outings had cost the Rays games.
—Marc Topkin, The Orlando Sentinel, 10 July 2025
Ken Rosenthal, New York Times, 19 May 2025
After adding in the state and local sales tax, plus the DMV and dealer fees, the out the door and in your garage total purchase price came to: $157,697.
—Tony Leopardo, Mercury News, 11 May 2025
Domenica Bongiovanni, IndyStar, 2 July 2025
Bezos and de Becker's claims came in response to a story by The National Enquirer that shared personal text messages between Sánchez and Bezos, outing their relationship.
—Alexia Fernández, People.com, 27 June 2025
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Adverb
There were less mistakes out there on Day 1, which is good.
—Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 July 2025
Check out the spots chosen by USA TODAY Network journalists who know their hometown haunts inside and out.
—Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 30 July 2025
Noun
Albies’ homer came with two outs and followed a walk, as well as a double off the right field wall from Drake Baldwin.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 20 July 2025
Up three runs with two outs and a man on second in the sixth, manager Kevin Cash called on reliever Kevin Kelly, whose last two outings had cost the Rays games.
—Marc Topkin, The Orlando Sentinel, 10 July 2025
Adjective
For in or out calls in tennis, the margin for error with Hawk-Eye reportedly is 5 percent relative to the ball’s diameter, or about 0.14 inches — in the same range as baseball’s median error.
—Ken Rosenthal, New York Times, 19 May 2025
After adding in the state and local sales tax, plus the DMV and dealer fees, the out the door and in your garage total purchase price came to: $157,697.
—Tony Leopardo, Mercury News, 11 May 2025
Verb
Media outlets subsequently outed him as gay, which led to mental health difficulties and harassment of Sipple's family.
—Domenica Bongiovanni, IndyStar, 2 July 2025
Bezos and de Becker's claims came in response to a story by The National Enquirer that shared personal text messages between Sánchez and Bezos, outing their relationship.
—Alexia Fernández, People.com, 27 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for out
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Short haired dogs and dogs with white hair and pink skin are most at risk, so limit their sun exposure and apply a pet-friendly sunscreen on their nose and ears at least 30 minutes before going outside.—
Cody Godwin,
USA Today,
22 July 2025
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And the versatile Hobbs can play outside or inside, but must clean up his missed tackle rate of 22.2%.—
Rob Reischel,
Forbes.com,
22 July 2025
Adverb
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If a question is deemed appropriate, the judge reads it aloud anonymously to the witness.—
Zoe Sottile,
CNN Money,
22 July 2025
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The President read aloud some of the countries and their corresponding numbers, then handed the chart back to Lutnick.—
Antonia Hitchens,
New Yorker,
21 July 2025
Adverb
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This year marks the 10-year anniversary of the original Hector bag, so 2025 will be all about Hector at Thom Browne.—
Nadja Sayej,
Forbes.com,
28 July 2025
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By the final round the three chefs were all cooking as individuals because their teammates were sent home in elimination rounds.—
Pamela McLoughlin,
Hartford Courant,
28 July 2025
Adverb
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Khan was brushing her teeth in the video while standing a few steps away from the camera.—
Raven Brunner,
People.com,
1 Aug. 2025
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Bieber remains at least two weeks away from a big-league return.—
Mitch Bannon,
New York Times,
31 July 2025
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For Carrington, born in 1917, art was an escape from her genteel, repressive British upbringing.—
Celia Bell
July 22,
Literary Hub,
22 July 2025
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Lake Placid’s renaissance has transformed it into Central Florida's most surprising small-town escape with an unhurried pace and a slice of Americana.—
Rebecca Deurlein,
Southern Living,
22 July 2025
Adjective
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Diaz has loved his four seasons at Liverpool and was not creating issues for the club or Slot, but was also intent on leaving, given the lack of progress that had been made towards a new contract.—
Sebastian Stafford-Bloor,
New York Times,
30 July 2025
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While her work has drawn fierce criticism from the same forces intent on dragging America back to a time when artists were expected to sing, dance, and stay silent about politics, Knowles-Carter has transcended the noise.—
Richard Fowler,
Forbes.com,
27 July 2025
Adjective
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The pigs are playing an unlikely role as proxies for humans in research to help find the staggering number of people who have gone missing in Mexico during decades of drug cartel violence.—
Dave Smith,
Fortune,
29 July 2025
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In July, the DOJ released a tape recording of the camera in his prison cell leading to allegations there were some missing minutes, three according to an examination of the metadata by Wired.—
Jack Royston,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 July 2025
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Since then, King has created over 150 renderings spread across 10 posts that show the Queen City from new angles.—
Sydney Franklin,
The Enquirer,
31 July 2025
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The Pan American Health Organization issued an epidemic warning as the worst yellow fever outbreak in decades spread across South America.—
Jeronimo Gonzalez,
semafor.com,
31 July 2025
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“Out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/out. Accessed 5 Aug. 2025.
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