BLANK (OUT) Synonyms: 27 Similar and Opposite Words

blank (out)

verb

Definition of blank (out)

as in to die (away or down or out)

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dry up

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As Colorado dries up in a historic drought, scofflaws violating water restrictions have sparked tension throughout the state’s largest metropolitan area, turning residential streets into checkerboards of virtue and vice.

— Annie Gowen, Washington Post, 29 July 2026
The power is real, but without a swing change, the homers will dry up.

— Owen Poindexter, New York Times, 28 July 2026

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