ran out

past tense of run out

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ran out
Verb
  • In the solar system, the dance of the giant planets cast out a wealth of material.
    Nola Taylor Tillman, Space.com, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Liz Cheney was cast out of House leadership and lost her Wyoming seat after defying Trump on January 6.
    Jesus Mesa, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The argument about, well, [Stephen Colbert] got kicked out for low ratings, that just doesn’t play out.
    Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 2 Oct. 2025
  • The boys — then ages 8, 10 and 12 — were kicked out after other school parents found out about the OnlyFans content created by Jackson and her husband.
    Zoey Lyttle, PEOPLE, 2 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The Red Sox were eliminated from the postseason in Game 3 of their wild card series against the Yankees, a game where Boston mustered just five hits all night and got a runner as far as second base exactly once.
    Michael Hurley, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
  • With the Yankees having eliminated Boston on a star-making performance from hurler Cam Schlittler—the 24-year-old fanned 12 batters and issued zero free passes to first over an eight-inning stretch—MLB enters the Divisional round with a murderer’s row of top media markets in play.
    Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 3 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Pottery Barn Big Sur Square Arm Sofa Big ticket items, like this stunning sofa, aren’t excluded from deep discounts in the outlet.
    Maggie Horton, PEOPLE, 7 Oct. 2025
  • Women have traditionally been excluded in post-atrocity research simply because no one asked them.
    Christopher P. Davey, The Conversation, 6 Oct. 2025
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