came out

verb

past tense of come out
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 Rivalries are a defining aspect of the drama on Palm Royale, but in season two, the claws literally came out in a knock-down, drag-across-the-house showdown between Kristen Wiig’s Maxine Dellacorte-Simmons and Claudia Ferri’s Raquel Kimberly-Marco. — Brande Victorian, HollywoodReporter, 21 Aug. 2026 The area was incredibly special to Chamberlain, who first came out East to stay with Larry Rivers in Southampton, long before the town was a bastion of Sant Ambroeus and Brandy Melville. — Nate Freeman, Vanity Fair, 21 Aug. 2026 Senator Lisa Murkowski of Alaska recently came out in support of the Smithsonian, while the Second Lady, Usha Vance, even feels comfortable collaborating with it. — Julian Lucas, New Yorker, 20 Aug. 2026 Royals trainer Kyle Turner came out to check on him, accompanied by KC manager Matt Quatraro; the two walked with Garcia back to the clubhouse. — Kansas City Star, 20 Aug. 2026 When Louis Varland came out in the top of the ninth, the building was on its feet. — Mitch Bannon, New York Times, 15 Aug. 2026 In a scoreless game in the bottom of the seventh, Didier Fuentes came out of the Braves’ bullpen and worked around a two-out single to keep the game tied. — Chad Bishop, AJC.com, 8 Aug. 2026 Counsell and head trainer Nick Frangella quickly came out to check on Gausman, who walked it off and threw a couple of test pitches before staying in. — Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 8 Aug. 2026 Roughly $2 trillion came out of software stocks between January and April in a stretch analysts named the SaaSpocalypse. — Jason Snyder, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for came out
  1. proved
  2. appeared
  3. spread
  4. fell out
  5. unfolded
  6. circulated
  7. evolved
  8. showed
Verb
  • Unfortunately, pandemic restrictions on public gatherings meant there was no championship parade, and the title proved to be the lone triumph of James’ Lakers era.
    — Law Murray, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2026
  • While the armed services have struggled with recruiting in recent years, those problems have largely eased and retention has generally proved less of a challenge, data from the armed services show.
    — Steven Beynon, ABC News, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of proved
Verb
  • Ibrahimovic appeared surprised when Haaland later showed him the finished look during a video call.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 24 Aug. 2026
  • Yet, after the opening game, there appeared to be more questions than answers.
    — Jordan Campbell, New York Times, 23 Aug. 2026
Definition of appeared
Verb
  • These theories spreading online, one expert says, stem from people’s struggles to find a fulfilling explanation for what has happened.
    — Rebekah Riess, CNN Money, 22 Aug. 2026
  • Cedars-Sinai apologized for any inconvenience Marina del Rey residents endured after the hospital's construction project caused a putrid odor to spread through the coastal neighborhood.
    — Nicole Comstock, CBS News, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of spread
Verb
  • Cody Lawrence also said a pocketknife fell out of his sweatshirt during the struggle, so his father may have been stabbed.
    — Madeline Bartos, CBS News, 17 Aug. 2026
  • North Gwinnett and Roswell moved up two positions in their classifications, Brookwood entered the rankings and Grayson fell out following their performances in the Corky Kell + Dave Hunter Classic at Mercedes-Benz Stadium last week.
    — Todd Holcomb, AJC.com, 16 Aug. 2026
Definition of fell out
Verb
  • The president was discussing how Democrats want to impeach him when the incident unfolded.
    — Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 22 Aug. 2026
  • The jury was listening intently and looking at the screen as the story of the shooting unfolded, more engaged after already listening to hours of the recording.
    — Taylor Romine, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of unfolded
Verb
  • The phrase has circulated on gaming platforms for years, although its exact origins aren’t really known.
    — Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 21 Aug. 2026
  • This recent incident has caused a great deal of anger and frustration among the Taiwanese artistic community and general public as news has circulated online widely this week.
    — Vivienne Chow, ARTnews.com, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of circulated
Verb
  • Other fan favourites, such as Aaron Ramsdale and Emile Smith Rowe, were also sold when Arteta deemed the team to have evolved beyond them.
    — James McNicholas, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2026
  • As high school football has evolved, the days of 2,000-yard rushers have gone by the wayside.
    — Rick Armstrong, Chicago Tribune, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of evolved
Verb
  • One showed the Ohio State University football mascot, Brutus Buckeye, tackling Buc-ee the beaver.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 23 Aug. 2026
  • Police said security camera footage showed that Alisa Goods had fallen down an embankment and collapsed and couldn’t be seen from the adjacent roadway, Wayne Newton Boulevard.
    — Dennis Romero, NBC news, 22 Aug. 2026
Definition of showed

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“Came out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/came%20out. Accessed 26 Aug. 2026.

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