RUNNING OUT Synonyms: 34 Similar and Opposite Words

running out

verb

present participle of run out

as in casting out

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On a recent morning in the city center, Spanish police were kicking out young boys who had slept overnight on cardboard slabs, some of them bruised and bandaged.

— Colette Davidson, Christian Science Monitor, 13 Sep. 2026
That led to teams simply kicking out of bounds to take advantage.

— Jayna Bardahl, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of kicking out

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This included a fake product placement for the sauce in an episode of Bosch and one of the actors throwing out the first pitch at a minor league baseball game.

— Peter White, Deadline, 21 Aug. 2026
How much are fines for throwing out needles improperly in NYC?

— Amethyst Martinez, USA Today, 21 Aug. 2026

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The treatment offers an alternative to daily long-acting insulin, potentially eliminating more than 300 injections a year , according to Lilly .

— Alexa LoMonaco, CNBC, 24 Sep. 2026
Plans also call for eliminating teacher-student staff ratios, defaulting caps to the licensing requirements of each state.

— Kate Sequeira, Los Angeles Times, 24 Sep. 2026

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The typical homeowners insurance policy puts financial limits on coverage in a variety of ways — for example, by excluding certain types of disasters or capping payouts for certain items or types of damage.

— Greg Iacurci, CNBC, 26 Sep. 2026
The show had a successful (if short) first season, finishing among the top 25 network series (excluding sports) of 2025-26 in total viewers and the top five in the adults 18-49 demographic.

— Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 24 Sep. 2026

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