READ OUT Synonyms: 52 Similar and Opposite Words

read out

verb

Definition of read out

as in to shut out

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Recent Examples of read out The actor reportedly became emotional as each count was read out, and burst into tears when cleared of all charges. — Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 10 July 2026 There is a tight moment of tension and then…Heath Riles’s name is read out. — Sam Stone, Bon Appetit Magazine, 1 July 2026 As the judge read out the sentences, shouts of protest rang out from the defendants’ box. — ABC News, 26 June 2026 The eastern Pennsylvania town of Easton was one of only three places (along with Philadelphia and Trenton) where the Declaration of Independence was read out loud to colonists, following its adoption on July 4, 1776. — Joe Yogerst, CNN Money, 26 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for read out

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After Bay was shut out in each of its previous two matches, Bebar breathed life into the offense in the 13th minute, finding the upper corner from outside of the penalty area for her first professional goal.

— Harold Gutmann, Mercury News, 2 Aug. 2026
If employers stop hiring job applicants who lack experience, those same individuals will be shut out from obtaining it.

— Michael T. Nietzel, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026

Definition of shut out

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Schaldemose plays grieving widow Anna who returns to Hel Island to bury her late husband after his suicide, and is promptly cast out by the eccentric locals for being a symbol of bad luck and evil.

— Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 3 Aug. 2026
Lagaʻaia, a 19-year-old from Sydney, Australia, was cast out of thousands to play — in her first major film role — the flesh-and-blood version of the chieftess-to-be first voiced by Cravalho.

— Erin Clack, PEOPLE, 11 July 2026

Definition of cast out

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The Greek monarchy was abolished in 1973, and Crown Prince Pavlos’ parents, King Constantine II and Queen Anne-Marie, were exiled from the country, only returning in 2013.

— Meredith Kile, PEOPLE, 5 Aug. 2026
Joe, a Geordie exiled to Yorkshire in search of work, regaled his son with stories of Jackie Milburn and the three FA Cup triumphs of the 1950s.

— James Pearce, New York Times, 22 July 2026

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