it came out that he'd been to Rome : BECOME KNOWN, become apparent, come to light, emerge, transpire; get out, be discovered, be uncovered, be revealed, leak out, be disclosed.
my book is coming out : BE PUBLISHED, be issued, be released, be brought out, be printed, go on sale.
the flowers have come out : BLOOM, flower, open.
it will come out all right : END, finish, conclude, work out, turn out; informal pan out.
the MP came out voluntarily : declare that one is homosexual, come out of the closet.
(Brit. dated) she came out in 1929 : ENTER SOCIETY, make one's debut in society.
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