RUN OUT Synonyms: 34 Similar and Opposite Words

run out

verb

Definition of run out

as in to cast out

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Recent Examples of run out The Administration will do its damnedest to run out the clock, and on some counts may succeed. — Ruth Marcus, New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2026 White dwarfs like the one at the heart of this system are formed when stars around the same mass as the sun run out of hydrogen in their cores. — Robert Lea, Space.com, 29 Oct. 2026 The Buckeyes are a touchdown favorite, even without starting signal caller Julian Sayin, and if USC drops a home game to a backup quarterback, the patience may finally run out for the 43-year-old head coach. — Austin Perry Outkick, FOXNews.com, 28 Oct. 2026 However, with the trust fund for Social Security due to run out in a little over seven years, and Medicare to go insolvent in six and a half years, budget questions are pushing further up the agendas of both politicians and the public. — Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 28 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for run out

Recent Examples of Synonyms for run out

Verb

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
Some hoped that labels would confront the culture of misogyny in an ecosystem that critics have long said has gone unchecked and cast out predators among their ranks.

— Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of cast out

Verb

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
That setup is able to kick out a beastly 1,001 hp and 793 ft lbs of torque.

— Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 4 Nov. 2026

Definition of kick out

Verb

The decision to suspend the football program eliminated last week’s set of games and another this week.

— Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 3 Nov. 2026
At a hearing last week, as Assembly committee discussed measures including eliminating the $750 million cap, allowing above-the-line expenses, expanding eligibility, and extending the sunset date.

— Gene Maddaus, Variety, 2 Nov. 2026

Definition of eliminate

Verb

The proposals, which are backed by the political action committee Building a Better California, include a ban on new taxes on financial assets and other personal property, a category that excludes real estate.

— SOPHIE AUSTIN THE ASSOCIATED PRESS, Arkansas Online, 4 Nov. 2026
The model excludes the influence of living organisms, allowing scientists to examine how a planet’s systems could evolve without biology.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 3 Nov. 2026

Definition of exclude

Verb

The Colts have punted on their season ahead of the trade deadline and have thrown out one of the worst defenses over the last five weeks.

— Mac Engel November 7, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 Nov. 2026
Needless to say a lot of food was deemed spoiled and had to be thrown out.

— Sam Stone, Bon Appetit Magazine, 6 Nov. 2026