read out
(transitive, legal) To interpret a part of a law so that it is not struck down but is rendered of no effect or applicability.
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Don't believe everything you read out of Russia. They're like Trump. They're known to lie to their supporters.
i want to read out of morbid curiosity... but oh boy do i have a lot to say on that as someone who has watched the decline from arr to current
We all need clean air, so why has the Environmental Protection Agency stopped regulating greenhouse gases? Read out new blog to learn why they did it: loom.ly/5xCRw_s #Appalachia #EndangermentFinding #AirQualityAwar…
Read out new blog post about health equity on: practicalhealthpsychology.com #healthpsychology #healthequity #healthcare
I had one on a train ride home where a person was on the phone to a family member and read out, loudly, all of their security info. All of it. It was crazy.
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(transitive, legal) To interpret a part of a law so that it is not struck down but is rendered of no effect or applicability.
The movement detector is reading out the data now.
“Read out new blog post about health equity on: practicalhealthpsychology.com #healthpsychology #healthequity #healthcare”
— Bluesky· May 2026“I had one on a train ride home where a person was on the phone to a family member and read out, loudly, all of their security info. All of it. It was crazy.”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Trump team has for years had Orban as advisor and funder. Trump also makes this kind of decision after he talks to Putin in long calls with zero read out.”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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(transitive, idiomatic, US) (of a device) To read some data and inform the person using the device; (of the user) to read some data from the device to inform oneself.
He read the names out to the class.
“Don't believe everything you read out of Russia. They're like Trump. They're known to lie to their supporters.”
— Bluesky· May 2026“i want to read out of morbid curiosity... but oh boy do i have a lot to say on that as someone who has watched the decline from arr to current”
— Bluesky· May 2026“We all need clean air, so why has the Environmental Protection Agency stopped regulating greenhouse gases? Read out new blog to learn why they did it: loom.ly/5xCRw_s #Appalachia #EndangermentFinding #AirQualityAwarenessWeek”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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(transitive, idiomatic) To read something and say the words to inform other people; to call.
The teacher read out the names of the students who had passed the exam.
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