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run out

[ruhn-out] / ˈrʌnˌaʊt /
VERB
fail, be exhausted
Synonyms
STRONGEST
depart exhaust expire finish go lose tire waste weaken
WEAK
be cleaned out be out of cease close come to a close dissipate dry up end give out have no more have none left peter out stop terminate waste away wear out
Antonyms
STRONGEST
begin commence invigorate keep maintain refresh save start stay
WEAK
get have succeed supply

Example Sentences

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He was involved in the run-out of skipper Michael Bracewell, who made 16 and departed after a direct throw from Shreyas Iyer.

From Barron's • Jan. 11, 2026

Now we're doing that same run-out but for 50 times more money.

From BBC • Dec. 17, 2025

Stunning one-stump run-out of Stokes altered the momentum of the first day.

From BBC • Dec. 7, 2025

The drama began with Rabeya Khan trapped leg-before off the first ball, followed by a run-out next delivery.

From Barron's • Oct. 20, 2025

I get really thirsty when I’m nervous, and I’d drunk the bulk of a two-liter Coke before the run-out.

From "Burning Blue" by Paul Griffin

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.