RAN OUT Synonyms: 34 Similar and Opposite Words

ran out

verb

past tense of run out

as in cast out

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And will Lilith stumble onto her own true love when their journey through the woods takes them to the house of a hunky troll named Gef (Young Mazino), cast out by his mean brother Craktor (WWE star Damian Priest) for being too soft-hearted?

— David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 8 Nov. 2026
Lamashtu said something the patriarch couldn’t abide, and for that she was cast out of polite divine society forever and sent to make chaos among mortals.

— Eleanor Johnson, Harpers Magazine, 22 Sep. 2026

Definition of cast out

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There will be at least two meetings a month, more room for public comment and fewer attendees kicked out of the meeting — all of which were decisions made by the current Republican majority or O’Hare alone.

— Rachel Royster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Nov. 2026
Defense lawyer John Cantrell told jurors Bonds was getting kicked out of the party.

— Meredith Colias-Pete, Chicago Tribune, 3 Nov. 2026

Definition of kicked out

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However, a change in California law eliminated criminal liability for murder and attempted murder for people convicted as aiders and abettors under the natural and probable consequences doctrine, prosecutors said.

— Richard Ramos, CBS News, 10 Nov. 2026
About $11 billion in unfunded liabilities has been eliminated since 2020 because of surplus alone.

— Keith M. Phaneuf, Hartford Courant, 10 Nov. 2026

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The win offers hope to Americans who feel excluded from government and challenges the political force of rhetoric portraying Muslim faith and sharia as threats.

— Jacqueline GaNun, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2026
Three of the other cars — a Bentley Bentayga, Lamborghini Huracán and Rolls Royce Cullinan — were excluded from forfeiture because Delgado had stopped making payments on them.

— Silas Morgan, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 Nov. 2026

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