run out

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Recent Examples of run out With time running out and Wrexham pushing for a winner in the fog, Howard picked Fletcher out with a long punt forward. Richard Sutcliffe, The Athletic, 9 Jan. 2025 What To Know Trump most recently shared his claim that FEMA is running out of money in a post on Truth Social Thursday morning. Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 9 Jan. 2025 Quiñones said three large water tanks, that fill about 1 million gallons each, ran out at 4:45 p.m. and 8:30 p.m. yesterday, and at 3 a.m. this morning. Raquel Coronell Uribe, NBC News, 8 Jan. 2025 Fire hydrants running out of water — that certainly feels like a late-season writers room twist (aging infrastructure, dry reservoirs and too much simultaneous demand are cited as possible reasons for this). James Hibberd, The Hollywood Reporter, 8 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for run out 
Recent Examples of Synonyms for run out
Verb
  • So many good people displaced, devastated and cast out all over LA.
    Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 9 Jan. 2025
  • Soon enough, that bright banter was cast out for the more edgy rom-coms of the 1970s, like Annie Hall and Harold and Maude.
    Esther Zuckerman, Rolling Stone, 27 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • Laker fans were being either kicked out or asked to remove their Laker jerseys or jackets in The Wall.
    Jovan Buha, The Athletic, 20 Jan. 2025
  • Given that the score finished 2-2 in regular time, Ancelotti's men might have easily been kicked out of the competition at the last 16 phase but instead marched on to quarterfinals thanks to a brace from Endrick completed either side of a Fede Valverde strike.
    Tom Sanderson, Forbes, 18 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • Between the lines: The choice before lawmakers is whether to allow tipped wages to be gradually eliminated — with unknown effects on the state's tipping culture.
    Joe Guillen, Axios, 13 Jan. 2025
  • Industry analysts forecast that global banks may eliminate up to 200,000 positions over the next three to five years.
    Chris Westfall, Forbes, 13 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • In December 2024, retail sales excluding motor vehicles and parts were up by a more modest 2.9% year on year.
    Jason Schenker, Forbes, 16 Jan. 2025
  • Leapfrog said a hospital could be excluded from the report for various reasons.
    Michelle Marchante, Miami Herald, 16 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • Trump sought to have the criminal charges against him in Georgia thrown out before Willis was disqualified, but the court never ruled on his request before the case got upended.
    Alison Durkee, Forbes, 14 Jan. 2025
  • However, Gruden is a name that shouldn’t be thrown out, according to one source, but Gruden’s lawsuit with the NFL and Roger Goodell as a result of the emails being leaked would have to be navigated.
    Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Jan. 2025

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