outed

verb

past tense of out
1
as in circulated
to become known the truth will out eventually

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2
as in dismissed
to drive or force out before moving in, we outed all the furry little creatures who had settled in the cabin over the winter

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Recent Examples of outed Co-owner John Mara is battling cancer, and co-owner Steve Tisch is laying low after being outed in the Epstein Files. — Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 22 Aug. 2026 Photoplay’s feature Hollywood’s Unmarried Husbands and Wives outed several of the era’s most bankable couples—Clark Gable and Carole Lombard among them—for the crime of cohabitating without paperwork. — Natalie Hoberman, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026 Culver was outed as Steven Methvin, a former Tempe deputy city manager who worked at the city between 2012 and 2022. — Taylor Seely, AZCentral.com, 31 July 2026 Thiel mentioned the news outlet Gawker, which had recently outed him as gay. — Zach Helfand, New Yorker, 13 July 2026 And what happens to someone who’s been outed like that, as a fake? — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 1 July 2026 Kansas City Chiefs coach Andy Reid, trainer Rick Burkholder, and general manager Brett Veach were outed by their tailor, who went online to brag about fitting their suits. — Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 29 June 2026 And if they're caught rocking some flops in Cinque Terre, they won't just be outed as a fashion victim. — Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 11 June 2026 Phil and Tony butt heads over a litany of issues, but one of the big hangups between the two of them in the first half of season six revolves around one of Tony's top earners, Vito Spatafore, being outed as a gay man. — Austin Perry Outkick, FOXNews.com, 10 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for outed
  1. circulated
  2. dismissed
  3. spread
  4. ejected
  5. banished
  6. chased
  7. expelled
  8. evicted
Verb
  • Images circulated daily on social media of children killed as collateral damage in strikes on Hamas targets.
    — Eric Cortellessa, Time, 25 Oct. 2026
  • Hollywood star Zendaya made a surprise appearance at Folsom High School’s football game Friday night, drawing attention from students and fans after photos and videos of her visit circulated on social media.
    — Nicole Buss, Sacbee.com, 25 Oct. 2026
Definition of circulated
Verb
  • The North has denied responsibility for the incident and dismissed Seoul's demand to apologize and remove its remaining mines.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 24 Oct. 2026
  • Three weeks before the election, the chairman of Israel’s Central Elections Committee dismissed the case, but the AID Coalition agreed not to buy more blocks on additional flights.
    — Daniel Brook, New Yorker, 24 Oct. 2026
Definition of dismissed
Verb
  • Infrastructure on this scale needs a dedicated body that can keep pace with the technology and draw on the expertise already spread across existing agencies.
    — Neil Chatterjee, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2026
  • Nigeria’s health minister, Muhammad Ali Pate, said authorities had found no evidence that the virus had spread into communities.
    — Ruben Nyanguila, semafor.com, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of spread
Verb
  • The safety overhaul comes less than two weeks after 42-year-old Hassan Jihad Ibn Kariem was ejected from the Goliath roller coaster at Six Flags Over Georgia.
    — Stephen Sorace, FOXNews.com, 25 Oct. 2026
  • The theme park operator announced the extra safeguard less than two weeks after 42-year-old Hassan Jihad Ibn Kariem of Atlanta died after being ejected from his seat on the Goliath coaster at Six Flags Over Georgia.
    — Russ Bynum, Los Angeles Times, 24 Oct. 2026
Definition of ejected
Verb
  • The Industry actress was banished from Season 2 of The Celebrity Traitors last week and has reflected on her experience on the Studio Lambert series in an Instagram post.
    — Jake Kanter, Deadline, 13 Oct. 2026
  • Shortly after King Charles stripped him of his titles and banished him from his home at Royal Lodge, he was arrested on suspicion of misconduct in office.
    — Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of banished
Verb
  • Quarterback Ryan Rakowski of Palos Verdes High was rolling right while being chased.
    — Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 25 Oct. 2026
  • Hayden said 32-year-old Lemark Jaramillo had chased a 17-year-old boy into the restaurant and was trying to stab him in retaliation for a fight that happened moments before at a nearby Chipotle.
    — Neal Riley, CBS News, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of chased
Verb
  • In response, the Republican majority expelled Pearson and Jones.
    — Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor, New Yorker, 22 Oct. 2026
  • Director Robert Eggers delivers a taut, terrifying period piece with this tale of a 17th-century New England family expelled from their village and stalked by a witch — a movie that also put the then-fledgling studio A24 on the map.
    — David Faris, TheWeek, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of expelled
Verb
  • In Spain, housing protests began in September after an 87-year-old woman, Maricarmen Abascal, was evicted following a 230% rent increase by an investment fund.
    — Sawdah Bhaimiya, CNBC, 20 Oct. 2026
  • The land the tribe inhabited before being evicted is now divided among ranchers, government agencies and a conservation nonprofit.
    — Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 2026
Definition of evicted

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“Outed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outed. Accessed 27 Oct. 2026.

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