came out

verb

Definition of came outnext
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 Synonyms for came out
  1. proved
  2. appeared
  3. spread
  4. unfolded
  5. circulated
  6. evolved
  7. showed
  8. came
Verb
  • But she’s proved indomitable, at least on the surface.
    Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 11 Dec. 2024
  • The board voted on the plan in chunks because the proposal in its entirety proved to be so divisive among board members and the community.
    Madeline Mitchell, The Enquirer, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of proved
Verb
  • Chopra also appeared to have played dress-up with the toddler, who in one photo clapped her hands while sporting long, press-on nails.
    Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Just fill out the rest of the lineup with mere competence and keep the pitching staff on the rails and contention for the foreseeable future appeared assured.
    Tony Blengino, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of appeared
Verb
  • Kaitlyn, who teaches third grade, is already spreading her love of Swift to her young charges.
    Melissa Ruggieri, USA TODAY, 10 Dec. 2024
  • Her show in Tampa, Florida, on April 13, 2023, was the first after word spread of the split.
    Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2024
Definition of spread
Verb
  • The bizarre case unfolded in Graz, Austria, but made international headlines after German newspaper Bild covered the story on Friday.
    Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
  • Here’s what must have unfolded.
    Big Think, Big Think, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of unfolded
Verb
  • The authorities say the weapon appeared to match the one seen in grainy surveillance video of the killing that circulated widely.
    Corey Kilgannon, New York Times, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Even before his name was known, many on the internet zeroed in on his appearance just based off the blurry photos in the poster the FBI circulated last week.
    Charles Trepany, USA TODAY, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of circulated
Verb
  • In the past ten years, the night has evolved from an intimate dinner to a significant date on the New York City advent calendar—this is the first year that Mulligan and Mumford decided to share images anywhere—but the original spirit of Wassail, and its generosity, remains entirely intact.
    Vogue, Vogue, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Meanwhile, this cheap capacity led to some of the first national brands, and when globalization started accelerating in the 1970s, dominant American brands evolved into dominant global ones.
    Byrne Hobart, Big Think, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of evolved
Verb
  • An image shared by Emergency Lawyers showed shrouded bodies in a mass grave.
    Reuters, CNN, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Video verified by Reuters showed bloodied bodies strewn around the market.
    Reuters, CNN, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of showed
Verb
  • The idea to host a triple whammy of a book signing fete came while the pals were holidaying in Sicily this summer.
    Freya Drohan, Vogue, 11 Dec. 2024
  • So what happened to the gap in pay after these changes came into effect?
    Peter Ubel, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of came
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