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 Eventually, all stars, including our beloved sun, will run out of hydrogen in their cores, and the death process will begin. — Mike Lynch, Twin Cities, 19 July 2026 Otis along with 14 other women had initially filed complaints against Marie in Paris in 2020, which were later dismissed by the Paris prosecutor’s office due to the statute of limitations having run out. — Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 17 July 2026 According to a report from trustees, the retirement fund is set to run out by 2032 due to a rising number of retirees and a shrinking workforce. — Sydney Topf, The Washington Examiner, 4 July 2026 Bobrovsky’s hope didn’t truly run out until Florida swung a trade for Jacob Markstrom, a deal that was finalized early Tuesday afternoon. — Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 3 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for run out

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Schaldemose plays grieving widow Anna who returns to Hel Island to bury her late husband after his suicide, and is promptly cast out by the eccentric locals for being a symbol of bad luck and evil.

— Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 3 Aug. 2026
Lagaʻaia, a 19-year-old from Sydney, Australia, was cast out of thousands to play — in her first major film role — the flesh-and-blood version of the chieftess-to-be first voiced by Cravalho.

— Erin Clack, PEOPLE, 11 July 2026

Definition of cast out

Verb

Amendment 5 would direct the Legislature to gradually eliminate the individual income tax as state revenue grows.

— ABC News, ABC News, 4 Aug. 2026
Most recently, a district court judge in July reinstated a three-day grace period for voters to return mail ballots after election day, which GOP lawmakers had eliminated.

— John Hanna, Los Angeles Times, 3 Aug. 2026

Definition of eliminate

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The remaining argument, worth $36 billion by one count and a couple of state budgets by another, is about who licenses it, who is excluded from it, and who collects the tax.

— Zennon Kapron, Forbes.com, 5 Aug. 2026
For the most part, that excludes animal fibers like leather and virgin cashmere.

— Bella Webb, Vogue, 4 Aug. 2026