run out

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Recent Examples of run out Senate Republicans have blocked a push by Democrats to restore full funding for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), which has seen its resources run out over the weekend because of the ongoing government shutdown. Giulia Carbonaro, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2025 Kayshon Boutte is day-to-day with a hamstring injury, which means New England could push Stefon Diggs outside if Boutte misses any time, allowing Douglas to get more run out of the slot against the Buccaneers this week. Eddie Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Nov. 2025 But Doyle is already at a dead end when Ballad of a Small Player begins, his luck and funds having already run out, and the film is unable to come up with any reason why his fate is worth investing in. Alison Willmore, Vulture, 30 Oct. 2025 Money for the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children, known as WIC, could run out soon, even with a recent emergency cash infusion earlier this month. Zachary Schermele, USA Today, 30 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for run out
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Verb
  • But not everyone is satisfied by Andrew being cast out from the royal family.
    Mithil Aggarwal, NBC news, 31 Oct. 2025
  • Born with eerily psychic powers, she was cast out and neglected, eventually drowning in a dark well.
    Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 30 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Now, however, Rebecca says her parents get a kick out of watching her kids compete.
    Hannah Sacks, PEOPLE, 6 Jan. 2026
  • Production declined by 75% between 2013 and 2020, according to the Financial Times, after successive Chavismo regimes nationalized the oil companies there, kicked out foreign oil drilling expertise, and triggered a flight of its own drilling specialists.
    Jim Edwards, Fortune, 5 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • At Paradromics, researchers have developed a chip with thinner wires than the Utah array, something that reduces, but does not eliminate, the damage done to brain tissue.
    Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 6 Nov. 2025
  • Muhammad Ali Hadid, a senior member of Hezbollah’s elite Radwan Force, was eliminated in Nabatieh, while another operative was struck in Ayta ash Shab after being seen collecting intelligence on Israeli positions, according to the Israeli military.
    Rachel Wolf , Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 6 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • The team was excluded from an October race in Italy, the Giro dell'Emilia, because of concerns over potentially disruptive pro-Palestine protests.
    Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 9 Nov. 2025
  • One-time use and valid towards food purchase only, alcohol excluded; no cash value and cannot be combined with any other offer or promotion (including happy hour) excludes tax and gratuity.
    Mike Snider, USA Today, 9 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • Courts have thrown out similar requests in other states.
    Meg Wingerter, Denver Post, 6 Jan. 2026
  • In the comments, readers had mixed reactions to the man's plan to throw out the food.
    Erin Clack, PEOPLE, 5 Jan. 2026

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“Run out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/run%20out. Accessed 7 Jan. 2026.

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