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
Studios in Birmingham, is the first time there’s been a bespoke base for the drama that indeed is playing out on a much larger scale.
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Nancy Tartaglione, Deadline, 27 Feb. 2026
Camila Villas at the International Trade Centre has watched this dynamic play out across ITC’s work with manufacturers in East Africa and South Asia.
—Muchaneta Ten Napel, Sourcing Journal, 27 Feb. 2026
That doesn’t stop us from playing out the scenario so many times in our brains that the VHS tape starts to wear thin.
—Brian Moylan, Vulture, 27 Feb. 2026
Similar primary rumbles are set to play out over the coming months, including in Colorado's June 30 primaries.
—Oren Oppenheim, ABC News, 27 Feb. 2026
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Nancy Tartaglione, Deadline, 27 Feb. 2026
Camila Villas at the International Trade Centre has watched this dynamic play out across ITC’s work with manufacturers in East Africa and South Asia.
—Muchaneta Ten Napel, Sourcing Journal, 27 Feb. 2026
That doesn’t stop us from playing out the scenario so many times in our brains that the VHS tape starts to wear thin.
—Brian Moylan, Vulture, 27 Feb. 2026
Similar primary rumbles are set to play out over the coming months, including in Colorado's June 30 primaries.
—Oren Oppenheim, ABC News, 27 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for play out
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Most of Miami’s regular starters spent the first half on the bench and played in the second half.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
2 Mar. 2026
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Most of it -- more than $67 million -- had been spent by Cornyn's campaign and allied groups, much of it attacking Paxton, but also lately trying to keep Hunt from advancing.—
THOMAS BEAUMONT,
Arkansas Online,
2 Mar. 2026
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That will add hours to those flights and consume additional fuel, adding to the costs airlines will have to absorb.—
CARA RUBINSKY,
Arkansas Online,
1 Mar. 2026
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Now, these spikes, where this one lady said 55,000 gallons were being consumed by her property.—
Ted Scouten,
CBS News,
28 Feb. 2026
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However, because it is adapted to arid environments and well-draining soils, avoid Russian sage in wet areas.—
Madeline Buiano,
Martha Stewart,
26 Feb. 2026
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Cactus and Succulent Mix Unlike moisture-loving tropical plants, cacti and succulents have evolved to thrive in very dry conditions—meaning that the ideal soil mix for these plants will drain very quickly without holding excess moisture.—
Alexandra Jones,
The Spruce,
26 Feb. 2026
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Then there’s Rick Devens, whose reputation coming off of his fourth-place finish in season 38’s Edge of Extinction is less of a coldly calculating snake than a perpetual-motion machine whose strategizing and idol-hunting has the 50 returnees already exhausted at the thought of playing with him.—
Joe Reid,
Vulture,
25 Feb. 2026
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Seven starters left via the portal, and another 13 exhausted their eligibility.—
Manny Navarro,
New York Times,
24 Feb. 2026
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Agencies began drawing down the federal presence in Minneapolis in recent weeks.—
Elliott Wenzler,
Denver Post,
26 Feb. 2026
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State officials open the dam every few years to draw down the water level in the reservoir several feet.—
Jeffrey Schweers,
The Orlando Sentinel,
25 Feb. 2026
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That operation closed in late 2015, when the company used up the last of the slag.—
Sarah Henry,
AZCentral.com,
1 Mar. 2026
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At full operations, the data center is expected to use up to 800 megawatts of energy at a time.—
Ilana Arougheti,
Kansas City Star,
27 Feb. 2026
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Its hypergolic propellant allows the missile to remain fueled for extended periods, reducing launch prep to minutes.—
Sujita Sinha,
Interesting Engineering,
3 Mar. 2026
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For inmates already on a hormone-replacement regimen, BOP will consider placing them on a taper plan that gradually reduces their dosage at a safe withdrawal pace.—
Mia Cathell,
The Washington Examiner,
3 Mar. 2026
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Wrap your unwashed roots in a paper towel to absorb any potential moisture, then store the carrots in a zip-top bag or airtight container in your refrigerator’s crisper drawer for up to 4 weeks.—
Karla Walsh,
Better Homes & Gardens,
27 Feb. 2026
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But what absorbs him most is the intense kinship that the San feel with the elephants, to the point where, at a bonfire dance, a kind of cross-species migration of souls seems to take place.—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
27 Feb. 2026
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