as in to spend
to make complete use of
we've finally played out the leftovers from that huge holiday meal
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Recent Examples of play out
The extraordinary drama played out overnight on a holiday weekend and vaulted from tarmacs in Texas to a courtroom in Washington.
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Arkansas Online, 1 Sep. 2025
Here's how the beef played out this week in the White House.
—Jason Lemon, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Sep. 2025
The chapter plays out almost like an extended scene out of a Mike Leigh film.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 31 Aug. 2025
On the runway, planes sat with engines idling, ground crews making final preparations as if departures could come at any moment — all as the courtroom battle played out hundreds of miles away in Washington.
—Valerie Gonzalez, Chicago Tribune, 31 Aug. 2025
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Arkansas Online, 1 Sep. 2025
Here's how the beef played out this week in the White House.
—Jason Lemon, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Sep. 2025
The chapter plays out almost like an extended scene out of a Mike Leigh film.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 31 Aug. 2025
On the runway, planes sat with engines idling, ground crews making final preparations as if departures could come at any moment — all as the courtroom battle played out hundreds of miles away in Washington.
—Valerie Gonzalez, Chicago Tribune, 31 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for play out
Verb
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Han says the funds raised through the Hong Kong listing will help the robotaxi firm continue to spend on R&D and deployment.—
Sydney Lake,
Fortune,
6 Nov. 2025
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Carter tells Rolling Stone the band approached him about joining the upcoming lineup in late September and have spent the time since working through booking and logistics.—
Josh Crutchmer,
Rolling Stone,
5 Nov. 2025
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Researchers pondered what the gargantuan black hole consumed to release such a powerful flare.—
Ashley Strickland,
CNN Money,
7 Nov. 2025
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People who aren't used to eating fiber-rich foods may experience bloating and gas after consuming fibrous foods.—
Jillian Kubala,
Health,
7 Nov. 2025
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During the final week, the crew worked nonstop for sixty hours in a heat wave that parched energy and drained our bodies.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 Nov. 2025
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Instead, voters now are expressing concerns that high prices for groceries, electricity bills and housing are draining their bank accounts.—
Josh Boak,
Fortune,
6 Nov. 2025
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The team concentrated on stars that had recently entered the post-main sequence phase, having exhausted their hydrogen, and identified just 130 planets and planet candidates orbiting nearby – 33 of which had not been detected before.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
8 Nov. 2025
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Despite these real dangers, our law enforcement shows incredible restraint in exhausting all options before force is escalated.—
James Hill,
ABC News,
7 Nov. 2025
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The couple moved to North Carolina from Camp Pendleton in California in September, drawing down their savings.—
Dave Smith,
Fortune,
30 Oct. 2025
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Grant administrators logged in to federal dashboards to draw down funds that had been awarded, only to find money missing.—
Emma Green,
New Yorker,
13 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Gumbo is the perfect recipe to use up your leftover turkey.—
Melinda Salchert,
Southern Living,
31 Oct. 2025
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Depending on the product, brands can use up to 50 percent RCotton in their blends.—
Angela Velasquez,
Sourcing Journal,
30 Oct. 2025
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Tax rises would likely act as another damper on inflation by reducing consumer demand.—
Holly Ellyatt,
CNBC,
6 Nov. 2025
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Researchers also stressed that the synergistic effect of K+ and C3N4 co-intercalation lowers the energy barrier, reduces the electrostatic interaction, and enhances the kinetics and structural stability.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
6 Nov. 2025
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Recent tariff pressures have presented headwinds and impacted margins, but Reformation has opted to absorb most costs rather than pass that on to the customer, Borenstein said.—
Rhonda Richford,
Footwear News,
6 Nov. 2025
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So far, Pinal County farmers have absorbed all the losses as the river went into shortage.—
Austin Corona,
AZCentral.com,
6 Nov. 2025
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