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
Sun Drop’s significance While more hearings, investigation and perhaps a trial must play out before the Sun Drop killings are solved, Talbert’s arrest is the first real development and chance at closure for the victims’ families and the town of Concord.
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Julia Coin
may 29, Charlotte Observer, 29 May 2026
These technologies take a very long time to play out.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 29 May 2026
There, many cited the images of immigration enforcement agents violently arresting and even killing people and feared that similar scenes might play out within their community.
—Luis Melecio-Zambrano, Mercury News, 28 May 2026
The same tension is playing out now with AI.
—Harlem Capital, Forbes.com, 28 May 2026
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Julia Coin
may 29, Charlotte Observer, 29 May 2026
These technologies take a very long time to play out.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 29 May 2026
There, many cited the images of immigration enforcement agents violently arresting and even killing people and feared that similar scenes might play out within their community.
—Luis Melecio-Zambrano, Mercury News, 28 May 2026
The same tension is playing out now with AI.
—Harlem Capital, Forbes.com, 28 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for play out
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But despite securing a conviction, investigators spent decades trying to determine the identity of the teenage victim.—
Brittany Miller,
FOXNews.com,
7 June 2026
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Specifically, Hanold noted that $152 million spent by Permian equates to almost one quarter of drilling, based on this year's pace.—
TipRanks.com Staff,
CNBC,
7 June 2026
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While all supplements are not without risk, colostrum remains one of the safer supplements to consume with limited side effects.—
Omer Awan,
Forbes.com,
6 June 2026
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Data centers nationally consumed 17 billion gallons of water for cooling in 2023 — a figure that could quadruple by 2028, according to estimates from Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory.—
Jack O'Connor,
Chicago Tribune,
6 June 2026
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If anything, you’re getting called out for committing to people, places and things that have been low-key draining you.—
Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
11 June 2026
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Just be sure to plant it in well-draining loamy or sandy soil in a location that receives 6 to 8 hours of direct sunlight.—
Patricia Shannon,
Southern Living,
11 June 2026
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Trapped by high interest rates and the cumulative weight of inflation, the bottom 80 percent of earners are aggressively pulling back on discretionary goods, exhausting credit options and downgrading to private-label and discount brands.—
Arthur Zaczkiewicz,
Footwear News,
10 June 2026
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On Tuesday, the Social Security Administration said the federal program is at risk of exhausting its trust fund as soon as 2023.—
Aimee Picchi,
CBS News,
10 June 2026
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Global inventories are drawing down at a record pace, leaving the market increasingly vulnerable to fresh disruptions.—
Devika Krishna Kumar,
Fortune,
6 June 2026
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The higher benefits drew down the fund, and when the Great Recession struck six years later, rapidly expanding unemployment, the sudden spike in payouts forced the state to borrow about $10 billion from the federal government.—
Dan Walters,
Mercury News,
3 June 2026
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Bouts of illness and small knocks to players such as rookie Gabriela Jaquez have forced the Sky to sign emergency replacement players and lean heavily on development players such as Aicha Coulibaly, who already has used up half of her eligible games for the Sky.—
Julia Poe,
Chicago Tribune,
2 June 2026
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Called me barren and used up and all that.—
Jamil Jan Kochai,
New Yorker,
1 June 2026
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Before long, the living room is reduced to a bare stage, upon which only a couple of pulleys and switches are visible.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
9 June 2026
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Each ergonomic Nuage seat fully reclines to improve circulation and reduce back pressure.—
Rachel Cormack,
Robb Report,
8 June 2026
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There is no version of this where producers absorb tens of billions of dollars in new liability and don’t pass it on.—
Yaël Ossowski,
Boston Herald,
30 May 2026
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Place an open box in a discreet corner of the bathroom to absorb unwanted odors over several months.—
BestReviews,
Mercury News,
29 May 2026
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