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out of the closet

ADJECTIVE

exposed

Synonyms

WEAK

brought to light candid disclosed divulged exposed open open and aboveboard open to view out out in the open out into the open revealed uncovered unveiled

Example Sentences

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A retinue assembled to escort the workers out of the closet, into their cars, and back home, without being tailed, without being detained.

From Slate • Oct. 27, 2025

"I would have been a happier person being out of the closet and being free," he told El Pais in 2024.

From BBC • Mar. 30, 2025

"Let me tell you something: just come out of the closet boys. Come on, it's fun. You can be gay and conservative," he says in the video.

From Salon • Jul. 20, 2024

Back then, I was fresh-ish out of the closet and had just started working as a columnist in Indianapolis.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2024

But for many years afterward, sometimes I would get Marvin out of the closet and just hang out with him for a while—not for me, but for Marvin.

From "Will Grayson, Will Grayson" by John Green and David Levithan