played out

adjective

1
: worn out or used up
2
: tired out : spent

Examples of played out in a Sentence

I'm just played out after the week I've had.
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Morgan Stanley upgrades Kraft Heinz to equal weight from underweight The investment bank said the bear thesis has played out for the stock. Michael Bloom, CNBC, 3 Sep. 2025 This has played out for the most part, but the Dutch Grand Prix saw contact between Russell and Leclerc; Lawson and Sainz; and Antonelli and Leclerc, where Leclerc crashed and did not finish. Rob Reed, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025 There aren't too many free agents to speak of on this Braves team, but the most notable is designated hitter Marcell Ozuna, who played out this season, his sixth in Atlanta, on a $16 million club option. Jackson Roberts, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Sep. 2025 Similar stories have played out many times in the past decade. Kevin Dickinson, Big Think, 2 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for played out

Word History

First Known Use

1856, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of played out was in 1856

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“Played out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/played%20out. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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