as in to shut out
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Recent Examples of read out
In centuries past, a town crier would read out the news or announcements to villagers, many of them illiterate.
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Mimi Montgomery, Axios, 26 Nov. 2024
At the time, Baldwin, 66, sobbed into his hands as the judge read out her order, with wife Hilaria Baldwin, sister Elizabeth Keuchler and brother Stephen Baldwin leaning forward in their seats behind him.
—Jay Stahl, USA TODAY, 25 Oct. 2024
According to the Taliban’s own strict interpretation of Islam, a woman’s voice is deemed intimate and so should not be heard singing, reciting or reading out loud.
—Alexandra Banner, CNN, 26 Sep. 2024
The gravest early warnings to Hezbollah were read out, after all, by Netanyahu’s main political rival, Benny Gantz, while serving in the war cabinet in December.
—Yasmeen Serhan, TIME, 7 Oct. 2024
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Mimi Montgomery, Axios, 26 Nov. 2024
At the time, Baldwin, 66, sobbed into his hands as the judge read out her order, with wife Hilaria Baldwin, sister Elizabeth Keuchler and brother Stephen Baldwin leaning forward in their seats behind him.
—Jay Stahl, USA TODAY, 25 Oct. 2024
According to the Taliban’s own strict interpretation of Islam, a woman’s voice is deemed intimate and so should not be heard singing, reciting or reading out loud.
—Alexandra Banner, CNN, 26 Sep. 2024
The gravest early warnings to Hezbollah were read out, after all, by Netanyahu’s main political rival, Benny Gantz, while serving in the war cabinet in December.
—Yasmeen Serhan, TIME, 7 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for read out
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But the film’s poisonous reviews and disastrous box office all but torpedoed her Oscar hopes this year, and the film was shut out in Monday’s Globe nominations.Patrick Ryan, USA TODAY, 9 Dec. 2024
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North Carolina, a 21-time NCAA champion, is shut out for the second time this season.Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 2 Dec. 2024
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The Viennese cultural elite that had so warmly welcomed Kaspar the farmer cast out Leo the Jew.Tomas Weber, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Oct. 2024
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Sterling would rather leave Chelsea permanently than on loan after being cast out of Maresca’s squad and losing his squad number to new signing Pedro Neto, but the financial obstacles to that are considerable.Liam Twomey, The Athletic, 25 Aug. 2024
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Ortega's Rule Under Scrutiny Nicaragua's government has intensified its crackdown on dissent, imprisoning opposition figures, exiling journalists and shuttering over 5,000 organizations since 2018.Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
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After founding the adult DVD empire Girls Gone Wild and cementing the brand into the 2000s pop-culture zeitgeist, creator Joe Francis has been exiled to Mexico amidst a slew of legal battles and has largely remained out of the spotlight.Krystie Lee Yandoli, Rolling Stone, 3 Dec. 2024
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The individual was reportedly kicked out of the venue.Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 3 Dec. 2024
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The roommates worked at an after school program in the city, though one of them was kicked out for giving a kid a some wine.Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 21 Nov. 2024
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“Read out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/read%20out. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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