runs out

verb

present tense third-person singular of run out
as in casts out

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for runs out
  1. kicks out
  2. eliminates
  3. excludes
  4. throws out
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  • The book is structured as a quest to figure out why a class of aimless young men in late-Thatcherist Blighty get their kicks out of getting paralytically drunk and bashing one another half to death every weekend.
    — Leander Schaerlaeckens June 8, Literary Hub, 8 June 2026
  • Pretti then spits on the SUV and kicks out the vehicle's passenger-side taillight.
    — Kevin Ko, CBS News, 29 Jan. 2026
Definition of kicks out
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  • That eliminates one problem but doesn’t solve another for the DVC.
    — Matt Le Cren, Chicago Tribune, 5 Aug. 2026
  • Many employees assume moving out of state before selling automatically eliminates California tax.
    — Anastasia Atamanchuk, Fortune, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of eliminates
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  • The total excludes China, where execution data is classified as a state secret and Amnesty believes thousands of executions were carried out.
    — Emma Bussey, FOXNews.com, 29 July 2026
  • Base is the most restrictive and excludes seat selection – though it will not be sold for Mint bookings – while Standard allows customers to choose seats and has no change fees.
    — Nathan Diller, USA Today, 28 July 2026
Definition of excludes
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  • Despite damning evidence, the judge throws out the case and Thorne goes free.
    — Ben Travers, IndieWire, 2 Aug. 2026
  • What begins as a simple burglary spirals into a nightmarish ordeal after one sister throws out her back and becomes immobilized on the second floor.
    — Anthony D'Alessandro, Deadline, 25 June 2026
Definition of throws out
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