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as in to cope
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 to understand
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 to pretend
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 to derive
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 make out
An investigation into a wintry tourist attraction in southwestern China is underway after guests claimed they were deceived with fake snow made out of cotton wool and foamy water.
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Anthony Robledo, USA TODAY, 21 Feb. 2025
On my left arm are three skulls to represent three years in prison, done with a prison tattoo gun made out of hair clippers.
—Renea Baek Goddard, Them, 21 Feb. 2025
In all, the burglars made out with just short of $200,000 in loot from his room.
—Alex Andrejev, The Athletic, 20 Feb. 2025
Starved for any attention or affection, Shauna makes out with her, holding a knife to her throat.
—Erin Qualey, Vulture, 14 Feb. 2025
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Anthony Robledo, USA TODAY, 21 Feb. 2025
On my left arm are three skulls to represent three years in prison, done with a prison tattoo gun made out of hair clippers.
—Renea Baek Goddard, Them, 21 Feb. 2025
In all, the burglars made out with just short of $200,000 in loot from his room.
—Alex Andrejev, The Athletic, 20 Feb. 2025
Starved for any attention or affection, Shauna makes out with her, holding a knife to her throat.
—Erin Qualey, Vulture, 14 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for make out
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In 2017, Luc-John Pentz was 30 years old and starting to struggle, burdened by life’s stressors and trying to cope by leaning heavily on alcohol.—
Matt Vasilogambros,
Baltimore Sun,
13 Mar. 2025
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In a statement to The Bee, the Korean carmaker expressed sympathy for consumers who have coped with hydrogen availability problems.—
Sharon Bernstein,
Sacramento Bee,
13 Mar. 2025
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The real stories of the game and its people from someone who lives it and understands it better than any member of the media who has never played the game ever could.—
Jon Krawczynski,
The Athletic,
8 Mar. 2025
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Much of the series’ pathos hinges on the growing schism between mother and son as Kanan begins to understand the horrors of Raq’s machinations and deceit (including tricking him into assassinating his biological father), leading him to try to go into business for himself.—
Robyn Bahr,
The Hollywood Reporter,
7 Mar. 2025
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In most fields workers are prone to deny a problem and even pretend to enjoy the abuse.—
James L. Edwards III,
The Athletic,
13 Mar. 2025
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Their infatuations are challenged by a cunning philosopher who persuades the bros to pretend they’ve been suddenly drafted and to return later in disguise to woo each other’s fiancée.—
Mark Swed,
Los Angeles Times,
12 Mar. 2025
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The results derived from a random sampling of 1,004 adults aged 18 and over living in all 50 states, based on phone interviews, with a margin of error plus or minus four percent and with a 95 percent confidence level.—
Tommy Tuberville,
Newsweek,
7 Mar. 2025
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Instead, smaller, specialized models are derived from these larger models to handle specific tasks efficiently.—
Amit Verma,
Forbes,
7 Mar. 2025
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Then Sterling did some less effective things and got suspended anyway, so that mad idea was, at least, parked for the time being.—
Amy Lawrence,
The Athletic,
13 Mar. 2025
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However, once the exchange went viral, his bosses urged him to do so on ESPN First Take, which Smith lead as talent and executive producer.—
Preezy Brown,
VIBE.com,
12 Mar. 2025
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What feels new is the expectation, on the part of both makers and audiences, that there is such a thing as knowing definitively what a work of art means or stands for, aesthetically and politically.—
Namwali Serpell,
The New Yorker,
8 Mar. 2025
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By 1988, the group, known for its new jack swing style, released its debut album, Who?.—
Raechal Shewfelt,
EW.com,
8 Mar. 2025
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Listen to this article After initial reluctance, Osceola County commissioners have decided to kick in $500,000 toward a study on the feasibility of a SunRail extension from Orlando’s airport to the theme parks.—
Natalia Jaramillo,
Orlando Sentinel,
18 Mar. 2025
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The two decided to break the mold in 2014 when Ogwumike, the #1 WNBA Draft pick that year, chose then 24-year-old Galer as her agent.—
Okla Jones,
Essence,
18 Mar. 2025
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His annual press conference, to be held later in the week, will be closely watched to decipher China’s stance on U.S.-China relations under Trump.—
TIME,
TIME,
3 Mar. 2025
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Scientists had long thought that deciphering those qualities — collectively known as prosody — happened in the superior temporal gyrus, an area of the brain associated with speech perception.—
Paul Smaglik,
Discover Magazine,
3 Mar. 2025
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“Make out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/make%20out. Accessed 22 Mar. 2025.
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