reading out

verb

present participle of read out
as in shutting out

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  1. shutting out
  2. kicking out
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  • Building these new relationships to reduce European dependence on the United States would not mean shutting out Washington entirely.
    — Claas Mertens, Foreign Affairs, 19 Oct. 2026
  • The Giants were shutting out the Titans, 12-0, at the start of Sunday’s fourth quarter.
    — Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of shutting out
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  • Imagine a congressional coalition formed by kicking out the lawmakers, on either side, who are annoying—the Ted Cruzes and the John Fettermans.
    — Zach Helfand, New Yorker, 23 Oct. 2026
  • On a recent morning in the city center, Spanish police were kicking out young boys who had slept overnight on cardboard slabs, some of them bruised and bandaged.
    — Colette Davidson, Christian Science Monitor, 13 Sep. 2026
Definition of kicking out
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“Reading out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reading%20out. Accessed 27 Oct. 2026.

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