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as in coped
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 understood
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 pretended
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 derived
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 made out
Some of the papers appear to have highlighted words, though they couldn't be made out clearly.
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Natasha Dye, PEOPLE, 8 Sep. 2025
In turn, the criticizer is made out to be overreacting.
—Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025
Most pie crusts are made out of all-purpose flour, butter, and water.
—Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 7 Sep. 2025
The study authors now plan to fine-tune their synthetic methods and explore whether other unusual shapes can be made out of gold or even different metals.
—Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 6 Sep. 2025
Candy didn’t wear that particular internal organ on his sleeve so much as model whole outfits made out of it, and the sheer abundance of his authentic niceness is I Like Me‘s prime running motif.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 5 Sep. 2025
In a recent preprint, Halimeh, Ringbauer and collaborators proposed an algorithm that uses qudits to simulate the collisions of hadrons — particles such as protons that are made out of quarks and gluons.
—Shalma Wegsman, Quanta Magazine, 5 Sep. 2025
Checks drawn from an IRA account and made out to the charity, either by the account holder or the IRA custodian, are considered qualified charitable distributions as long as other rules are met.
—Liz Weston, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Aug. 2025
From Hawaiian to Californian wood The brothers had grown up riding the waves atop giant surfboards made out of native Hawaiian woods such as ulu and koa.
—Chloe Veltman, NPR, 31 Aug. 2025
Natasha Dye, PEOPLE, 8 Sep. 2025
In turn, the criticizer is made out to be overreacting.
—Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025
Most pie crusts are made out of all-purpose flour, butter, and water.
—Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 7 Sep. 2025
The study authors now plan to fine-tune their synthetic methods and explore whether other unusual shapes can be made out of gold or even different metals.
—Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 6 Sep. 2025
Candy didn’t wear that particular internal organ on his sleeve so much as model whole outfits made out of it, and the sheer abundance of his authentic niceness is I Like Me‘s prime running motif.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 5 Sep. 2025
In a recent preprint, Halimeh, Ringbauer and collaborators proposed an algorithm that uses qudits to simulate the collisions of hadrons — particles such as protons that are made out of quarks and gluons.
—Shalma Wegsman, Quanta Magazine, 5 Sep. 2025
Checks drawn from an IRA account and made out to the charity, either by the account holder or the IRA custodian, are considered qualified charitable distributions as long as other rules are met.
—Liz Weston, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Aug. 2025
From Hawaiian to Californian wood The brothers had grown up riding the waves atop giant surfboards made out of native Hawaiian woods such as ulu and koa.
—Chloe Veltman, NPR, 31 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for made out
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As a teen growing up in an abusive household, Morgan coped daily with physical and emotional harm from her mother.—
Laura Schwab Reese,
The Conversation,
2 Sep. 2025
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More than a year after the strike, commuters have been subject to daily traffic delays along east-west interstates while businesses have coped with a sustained decline in revenue.—
Anthony Robledo,
USA Today,
20 Aug. 2025
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Now in production, the indie feature stars Dern as steadfast patriarch Gramps, whose daughter Shay (Thompson) is a single mother navigating the ADHD diagnosis of one of her identical twin sons, who shares his medication with his brother in attempt to be understood, sparking an unforgettable summer.—
Glenn Garner,
Deadline,
14 Sep. 2025
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Christian Siriano has always understood the art of drama.—
Essence,
Essence,
14 Sep. 2025
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There was that episode of The Nanny where Fran pretended to be Bobbi Flekman.—
Brian Hiatt,
Rolling Stone,
10 Sep. 2025
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California Schemin’ is based on the true story of two Scottish friends, Gavin Bain and Billy Boyd, who pretended to be a California rap duo, Silibil N’ Brains, to realize their dream of hip-hop stardom.—
Etan Vlessing,
HollywoodReporter,
5 Sep. 2025
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The process starts with stem cells derived from human adipose (fat) tissue that is ethically sourced from a research lab in Texas (the people donating the tissue are healthy, consenting adults getting liposuction).—
Sophia Panych,
Allure,
16 Sep. 2025
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Default windows open at a size of 120 columns and 30 rows, up from the previous 80 columns and 24 rows (those numbers were derived from the display resolutions of 1970s-era computer terminals, so the change is quietly momentous).—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
15 Sep. 2025
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Johnson’s office did not immediately respond to a request for comment Wednesday, nor did HUD officials.—
Lizzie Kane,
Chicago Tribune,
7 Aug. 2025
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The two men then said Smollett paid them to stage the attack, and Smollett was charged with filing a false police report; the charges were later dropped after Smollett paid a fine and did community service.—
Rick Porter,
HollywoodReporter,
6 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Who knew the antidote for my incurable pixie cut envy would be a 13-second video of Kate Middleton?—
Emily Tannenbaum,
Glamour,
12 Sep. 2025
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Prine’s health issues of the previous couple of decades were no secret—the throat cancer, the operation for lung cancer, and God knew what else.—
Tom Piazza
September 12,
Literary Hub,
12 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The two reportedly worked on the tune during her lifetime for her final album, but the cut didn’t make the tracklist, so Gad decided to release it many years later.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes.com,
14 Sep. 2025
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Its pilots received authorization to shoot it down but decided not to open fire after assessing the collateral risks.—
Sophie Tanno,
CNN Money,
14 Sep. 2025
Verb
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In total, 16 metrics were deciphered to rank each state under these dimensions, such as shares of children, teens and adults with different vaccinations, people without health insurance, and many others.—
Jasmine Laws,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Sep. 2025
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Those sent on the trip filmed and recorded their upcoming opponents' signs, which Stalions then deciphered.—
Ryan Canfield,
FOXNews.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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“Made out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/made%20out. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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