blanked (out)

verb

past tense of blank (out)
as in died (away or down or out)

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dried up
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  • That fell apart in the 1979 Iranian Oil Crisis when companies that lost Iranian supplies cut off their customers, sending them into the market to buy up spot supplies, which soon dried up.
    — Michael Lynch, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
  • That fight or flight kicked in and all of the saliva in my mouth completely dried up.
    — Savannah Walsh, Vanity Fair, 30 July 2026
Definition of dried up
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“Blanked (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blanked%20%28out%29. Accessed 5 Aug. 2026.

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