PLAYING OUT Synonyms: 63 Similar and Opposite Words

playing out

verb

present participle of play out

as in spending

to make complete use of we've finally played out the leftovers from that huge holiday meal

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Recent Examples of playing out Window closing to find survivors These are the kinds of scenes playing out across La Guaira state, with people milling around in the streets after being left homeless, uncertain of what to do next. — Fernando Narro Roman, NPR, 28 June 2026 These same dynamics are now playing out in litigation over social media and youth mental health. — Alex Smolak, STAT, 27 June 2026 That same dynamic is now playing out across nearly every AI category, and what's even more interesting is that large incumbents aren't automatically winning either. — Krish Ramineni, Forbes.com, 26 June 2026 Some of this dynamic may also be playing out Friday. — Jeff Marks, CNBC, 26 June 2026 That power struggle is still playing out in court after a settlement deal fell through, according to Evelina Sarian. — Michelle Marchante june 19, Miami Herald, 19 June 2026 Half of American credit cardholders are doing fine That crisis is playing out at a time when millions of Americans with credit cards are doing just fine. — Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 12 June 2026 Tuning out your own life is so much easier when something juicier is playing out on TV. — Samantha Sasso, Vulture, 22 May 2026 This is playing out in private markets as companies raise historic amounts of money, with historically small teams, and enjoy historic growth. — Martin Casado, Fortune, 20 May 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for playing out

Verb

The BofA analysis found big growth in per-person video-game spending across age groups in the 12 months to August, with even Gen Z, the generation with the smallest increase, spending 20% more.

— Sawdah Bhaimiya, CNBC, 27 Sep. 2026
Sure, like in the Ohio Senate race, just on the reservations for media that are on the books now, Republicans are spending a hundred plus million dollars, Sherrod Brown spending $55 million.

— ABC News, ABC News, 27 Sep. 2026

Definition of spending

Verb

Researchers writing in Harvard Business Review found that employees switch between applications roughly 1,200 times per day, consuming nearly 9% of the workweek in reorientation and context switching alone.

— Bryan Goode, Fortune, 26 Sep. 2026
The filing alleges that Karla died on June 20 after consuming frozen GreenWise blueberries from Publix on May 21.

— Chiara Kim, PEOPLE, 26 Sep. 2026

Definition of consuming

Verb

Commanders should seek positional advantages without exhausting their soldiers, manipulate the enemy’s movements when possible, and recognize when circumstances make pursuit or attack unwise.

— Ethan Teekah, Encyclopedia Britannica, 11 Sep. 2026
The dispute has become even more complicated because some members of the 2022 class pursued professional opportunities after exhausting their eligibility under the previous system.

— Trey Wallace OutKick, FOXNews.com, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of exhausting

Verb

Some have also had to tap their 401(k) plans to cope with financial shocks, like a 61-year-old who is currently drawing down her $100,000 retirement fund after losing her job in December.

— Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 24 Aug. 2026
On the other side of the equation, the United States has released 400 million barrels of emergency oil, vastly drawing down its stockpiles in the Strategic Petroleum Reserve.

— David Goldman, CNN Money, 22 Aug. 2026

Definition of drawing down

Verb

The companies say expanding domestic recycling and processing could strengthen battery supply chains while reducing dependence on virgin critical minerals.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 23 Sep. 2026
Still others are addressing problematic supply chains—recovering and recycling scarce materials, reducing waste, improving traceability, and helping farmers and other suppliers earn a more sustainable living.

— Jim Edwards, Fortune, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of reducing

Verb

The 43-year-old, who is also an El Portal councilman, started the business over 15 years ago on little more than a shoestring and a burning desire to fill a growing void.

— Andres Viglucci, Miami Herald, 25 Sep. 2026
With natural gas prices soaring, burning coal for power generation has become more profitable than natural gas in major European power markets like Germany, even after accounting for higher carbon emissions costs.

— , CNBC, 25 Sep. 2026