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
In Florida, battles over executive orders have played out in the courts as well.
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Ana Ceballos, Miami Herald, 28 June 2025
Friday's ruling quickly sparked questions about how the dispute over birthright citizenship will play out now - and how the ruling on universal injunctions might affect other efforts to push back on executive policies, under President Trump and future presidents.
—Bill Chappell, NPR, 27 June 2025
This dynamic plays out in marriages, friendships, families and even professional environments.
—Ascend Agency, New York Daily News, 27 June 2025
By contrast, Kosinski’s follow-up plays out against eternal night, with dark mountains looming against deep-black skies with ominous gray clouds.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 27 June 2025
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Ana Ceballos, Miami Herald, 28 June 2025
Friday's ruling quickly sparked questions about how the dispute over birthright citizenship will play out now - and how the ruling on universal injunctions might affect other efforts to push back on executive policies, under President Trump and future presidents.
—Bill Chappell, NPR, 27 June 2025
This dynamic plays out in marriages, friendships, families and even professional environments.
—Ascend Agency, New York Daily News, 27 June 2025
By contrast, Kosinski’s follow-up plays out against eternal night, with dark mountains looming against deep-black skies with ominous gray clouds.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 27 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for play out
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The data doesn't directly track Amazon's sales, but suggests demand for Prime Day will outpace last year's event during which online shoppers spent a record-setting $14.2 billion, according to Adobe.—
Mike Snider,
USA Today,
12 July 2025
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Chopra is well known for spending much of his career developing, teaching, writing about and disseminating such practices.—
Bruce Y. Lee,
Forbes.com,
12 July 2025
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Close to 18% of people who regularly eat fruits reported better sleep, along with 12% of people who consume a lot of vegetables, and 13% of people who drink herbal tea.—
Jeffrey Kluger,
Time,
1 July 2025
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The company has consistently consumed cash while struggling to scale production within the competitive semiconductor landscape.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2025
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Doubling down on something that isn’t aligned with your current strengths can drain leadership focus, capital and momentum.—
James Barlow,
Forbes.com,
10 July 2025
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The city avoided building a water filtration plant, which would have lost more than $8 billion, by investing $1.5 billion into forests surrounding New York City's Catskill, Delaware, and Croton reservoirs that drain into their water supply systems.—
Jordan King,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 July 2025
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While others exhaust themselves and their budgets staying open for ghosts and insomniacs, smart operators perfect their performance when the audience is there.—
Elie Y. Katz,
Forbes.com,
10 July 2025
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According to a report released by Social Security trustees last month, once the trust fund is exhausted, payroll taxes would only be sufficient to cover about 77 percent of scheduled benefits.—
Suzanne Blake,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 July 2025
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This is the first time the state has allocated funding to the child care sector beyond the minimum amounts required to draw down federal funding.—
Lina Ruiz,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
20 June 2025
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Schools that have drawn down their endowments for annual expenses have found themselves in serious financial jeopardy.—
Gregory E. Sterling,
Hartford Courant,
20 June 2025
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Not everyone has access to backyard vegetables, but these recipes are perfect for using up those overflowing CSA boxes or stuffed produce bags from the grocery too.—
Alexis deBoschnek,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
1 July 2025
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Even for relatively efficient long-haul jetliners like Boeing’s 777 or Airbus’ A350, that means using up considerably more fuel.—
Brad Lendon,
CNN Money,
21 June 2025
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To reduce background noise when making phone calls or joining in with a video meeting, Headphone (1) has a 4-microphone ENC system that’s backed up by AI.—
Mark Sparrow,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2025
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Using the current policy baseline, the CBO found that the legislation would reduce the deficit by $508 billion.—
Samantha-Jo Roth,
The Washington Examiner,
1 July 2025
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But because krill oil is absorbed better, less of it is needed to see results.—
Deirdre Bardolf,
FOXNews.com,
10 July 2025
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Lyne’s influence never disappeared; it was absorbed.—
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10 July 2025
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