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 appeals court ruled that Trump can keep control of the guardsmen while legal proceedings in the case continue to play out.
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Sonam Sheth, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 June 2025
Those hard feelings have all but disappeared judging by the scenes that played out on Friday.
—David Close, CNN Money, 20 June 2025
New pressure Federal efforts to target undocumented immigrants suspected of state crimes have largely played out at local jails, where those awaiting trial are housed.
—Sean Emery, Oc Register, 20 June 2025
For a three-day period in March on the Newman Scoring Stage on the Fox Studio lot in Century City, a 60-person choir sang choral texture while scenes played out on a big-screen behind it.
—Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 19 June 2025
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Sonam Sheth, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 June 2025
Those hard feelings have all but disappeared judging by the scenes that played out on Friday.
—David Close, CNN Money, 20 June 2025
New pressure Federal efforts to target undocumented immigrants suspected of state crimes have largely played out at local jails, where those awaiting trial are housed.
—Sean Emery, Oc Register, 20 June 2025
For a three-day period in March on the Newman Scoring Stage on the Fox Studio lot in Century City, a 60-person choir sang choral texture while scenes played out on a big-screen behind it.
—Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 19 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for play out
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Meanwhile, other carmakers have spent years racing to build cleaner cars in large part to keep up with Tesla.—
Patrick George,
The Atlantic,
18 June 2025
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For the next five years, Daniele dug through MIT archives, spent time at libraries and visited Swallow’s birthplace in Dunstable, Mass.—
Gqlshare,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
18 June 2025
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Older people have been hearing about heart health from their doctors for years, and data show that smoking weed and consuming edibles can have catastrophic cardiovascular effects.—
Kevin Sabet,
MSNBC Newsweek,
20 June 2025
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LinkedIn has become essential for business development, but traditional LinkedIn networking approaches consume hours without guaranteed returns.—
Sarah Hernholm,
Forbes.com,
20 June 2025
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The funds were drained from platform wallets into addresses bearing anti-government messages explicitly referencing Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, or IRGC, pointing to a politically motivated cyberattack, Elliptic said.—
MacKenzie Sigalos,
CNBC,
18 June 2025
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Soak rice for 30 minutes or overnight, then drain before cooking to increase arsenic loss further.—
Laura Schober,
Health,
18 June 2025
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In the new workplace, don’t exhaust yourself to win over everyone.—
Naira Velumyan,
Forbes.com,
17 June 2025
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If Southern California Edison equipment is found to have sparked the blaze on Jan. 7, as dozens of lawsuits allege, the damage claims could quickly exhaust the state’s $21-billion wildfire fund.—
Melody Petersen,
Los Angeles Times,
16 June 2025
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Multiple elite colleges and universities in the U.S. possess endowments large enough to support full-tuition scholarships for every undergraduate student—indefinitely—without drawing down principal.—
Matthew Scogin,
Forbes.com,
10 June 2025
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The extra spending will also be needed should the Trump administration announce a force draw down in Europe, where around 84,000 U.S. troops are based, leaving European allies to plug any security gaps.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
6 June 2025
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But given that both the lander and tanker Starships will use up most of their propellant just getting into orbit, some independent observers estimate as many as 10 to 20 launches will be needed to gas up the lander for the flight to the moon.—
William Harwood,
CBS News,
19 June 2025
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This can be enormously helpful to getting a project completed on time without using up your cash reserves.—
Chris Scharman,
Forbes.com,
13 June 2025
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The City Council voted 7-0 June 10 to approve an ordinance to reduce the latest time in which peddlers and solicitors can knock on doors, ring doorbells or otherwise try to get admittance at residences from 9 p.m. Gayatri Agnew, Ward 1 City Council member, abstained from voting.—
Thomas Saccente,
Arkansas Online,
20 June 2025
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For all adolescents, participating in a sports team can reduce anxiety, depression, and feelings of loneliness.—
Gavin Yamey,
Time,
20 June 2025
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While Hajime remains emotionally obtuse and absorbed in his architecture and a budding new romance with an underling, Ren tentatively seeks a reconciliation, and Emi openly resists any reunion.—
Patrick Brzeski,
HollywoodReporter,
16 June 2025
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Brooklyn is the only team with legitimate functional cap space, and the rebuilding Nets seem more likely to use it to absorb bad salary (in exchange for draft picks) than to make some big splurge on another team’s third-best player.—
John Hollinger,
New York Times,
16 June 2025
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