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View definitions for come to light

come to light

verb as in surface

Strong matches

verb as in transpire

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As more records from Epstein’s estate are expected to come to light in the coming weeks, Garcia says he is committed to exposing wrongdoing from anyone, regardless of party.

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In later hearings, it came to light that Halligan never showed the full indictment to the grand jury that indicted Comey in September, which called the legality of the case into question.

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But at a hearing Thursday, a Santa Barbara County Superior Court judge dismissed the case after new evidence came to light that called his version of events into question.

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But then even more allegations came to light.

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And he said that if past comments of this nature came to light when someone was seeking to be a Reform candidate they would be ruled out.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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