out
adverb
away from, or not in, the normal or usual place, position, state, etc.: to go out to dinner.
outed
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past participleof out.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof out.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
outadverbaway from, or not in, the normal or usual place, position, state, etc.: to go out to dinner.
Example Sentences
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Danson was freshly split from his second wife, producer Cassandra Coates, who served him divorce papers after the tabloids outed his fling with Goldberg early that year.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 4, 2026
It came a few months after the Sun newspaper had outed Sir Simon as gay, which "generated enormous interest in Sir Simon from numerous other newspapers".
From BBC ● Jan. 27, 2026
That year, Juliet Jeske — an anonymous activist who has since outed herself and become a journalist — contact Salon with dozens of clips she’d gathered from watching the entirety of the show.
From Salon ● Jan. 16, 2026
But he did give a quote to the Washington Post and basically outed himself as the original source.
From Slate ● Dec. 23, 2025
I can't even begin to imagine what mysterious circumstances led to your being outed to the universe, but it doesn't sound pleasant, and I know it's not what you wanted.
From "Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda" by Becky Albertalli
