run out

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Recent Examples of run out On the 28th of April, 1945, the Nazis had run out of gas. Lesley Stahl, CBS News, 16 Feb. 2026 Dech has said that without a restoration of funds, Tri-Rail will run out of cash by July 2027. Abigail Hasebroock, Sun Sentinel, 15 Feb. 2026 The latest estimates from the Congressional Budget Office show that the Social Security trust will run out of money by fiscal year 2032, which starts on October 2031. Jason Ma, Fortune, 15 Feb. 2026 Yet some politicians seem to never run out of excuses to stop this progress. Editorial Board, Washington Post, 15 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for run out
Recent Examples of Synonyms for run out
Verb
  • Who would cast out the kind of characters that Tucker Carlson and company are encouraging?
    David Remnick, New Yorker, 6 Feb. 2026
  • The Rams eventually released him, simply cutting him loose – a franchise icon cast out into the cold.
    Kyle Feldscher, CNN Money, 4 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • The scandal at the 1998 Tour de France, when the entire Festina team was kicked out of the race after police uncovered large quantities of doping products in a team vehicle, prompted the creation of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA).
    Chris Marshall-Bell, New York Times, 26 Feb. 2026
  • Trump seemed to get a kick out of Obama’s flub.
    Ross Andersen, The Atlantic, 25 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • Just weeks after major storms brought snow to the Sierra Nevada, a winter heat wave has all but eliminated California’s snowpack gains.
    Terry Castleman, Los Angeles Times, 6 Mar. 2026
  • With the latest Webb data, researchers now have far greater confidence in where asteroid 2024 YR4 will be in 2032 and have eliminated the possibility of a lunar impact.
    Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 6 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • That figure represents a 4%+ increase over 2024 and excludes long-term care costs entirely.
    Allison Palmer, Sacbee.com, 6 Mar. 2026
  • Costco’s ancillary and other businesses — like pharmacy, food courts, and travel — added 19 basis points of improvement on a reported basis, and 17 basis points excluding gas.
    Jeff Marks, CNBC, 6 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • First of all, that very simple dress meant that every major dress manufacturer had to throw out their designs overnight and come up with a similar design.
    Jessica Radloff, Glamour, 6 Mar. 2026
  • That’s important, because if Americans are thrown out of work, they may be forced to cut back, economists say, hitting companies’ profits and triggering even more layoffs.
    Bryan Mena, CNN Money, 6 Mar. 2026

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

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