come out with

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come out with

verb comes out with · coming out with · came out with · come out with

  1. transitive To say (something) unexpectedly. He came out with a very dubious excuse.
  2. transitive To say (something) in a plainspoken way instead of euphemistically or obliquely, after reluctantly hesitating to do so. Just come out with it already — you think you're too good for me!

    Similar: spit out · Opposite: conceal, hide, obfuscate, sugarcoat

  3. To make (something) public or available to the public. Near-synonyms: announce, introduce, release, reveal

    Similar: announce, introduce, release, reveal

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@misc{come_out_with_2026,
  title = {come out with},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/come%20out%20with},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}