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played out; playing out; plays out
Definition of play out
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Examples of play out in a Sentence
we've finally played out the leftovers from that huge holiday meal
Recent Examples on the Web The trauma of the last six months will play out for lifetimes.
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Corina Knoll, New York Times, "How New Yorkers Found Resolve After 6 Months of Pandemic Hardship," 23 Sep. 2020 Even if these machinations could be stopped, the inequities might still play out in an unexpected way.
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Roxanne Khamsi, Wired, "Covid-19 Vaccines Could End Up With Bias Built Right In," 22 Sep. 2020 Like last time, your craziest failures in Spelunky 2 play out like lessons.
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Sam Machkovech, Ars Technica, "Spelunky 2 game review: Roguelike perfection," 19 Sep. 2020 The Simons saga with Portland could play out in many different ways and will be one of the more fascinating stories to watch unfold.
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oregonlive, "Anfernee Simons could be the team’s future or a trade chip: Trail Blazers season review, look ahead," 19 Sep. 2020 Any time the Los Angeles Lakers open the doors to their practice court, a few familiar incidents play out.
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Mark Medina, USA TODAY, "How Lakers’ LeBron James, Anthony Davis have established a workman-like culture," 18 Sep. 2020 For the tens of millions of TikTok users in the U.S. watching the fate of the popular video app play out amid a geopolitical drama with China, a new turn of events Sunday brought the possibility of relief as an important deadline looms.
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Sebastian Herrera, WSJ, "Would a TikTok Ban Make the App Disappear? Oracle Bid Could Mean a Reprieve," 14 Sep. 2020 But Surprise, unlike Gilbert, has a city charter with more local control, so a lawsuit there, if filed, could play out differently.
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Alison Steinbach, The Arizona Republic, "Gilbert council member-elect who sued to be seated immediately can start Nov. 3, judge rules," 13 Sep. 2020 During that two-week interlude, Law Director Luke McConville said, the political process can play out.
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cleveland, "University Heights council debates whether it should spend $16,000 to continue city’s recycling program," 10 Sep. 2020
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The first known use of play out was in 1598
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