run out

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Recent Examples of run out If the House and Senate can’t agree on a spending bill, the government will run out of money—meaning that funding for most federal agencies will end—on Friday, March 15, 2025. Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes, 12 Mar. 2025 So, when space runs out, Monaco has a solution: reclaim land from the sea. Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 12 Mar. 2025 Beating any team three times in one season is tremendously difficult, and USC’s luck simply ran out in the rivals’ third meeting. Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 10 Mar. 2025 There are just over two weeks until the federal government runs out of funding, and at the moment, there's no clear plan to avoid a government shutdown. Riley Beggin, USA TODAY, 1 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for run out
Recent Examples of Synonyms for run out
Verb
  • Just months after being cast out by the Memphis Grizzlies — who traded for the No. 10 pick in 2021 on draft night — Williams totaled 23 points, four off his career-high, and six rebounds against the defending NBA champions.
    C.J. Holmes, New York Daily News, 8 Mar. 2025
  • The president lost the 2020 election and was cast out into Florida.
    Miles Bryan, Vox, 20 Feb. 2025
Verb
  • Åberg also gets a kick out of discovering DJs from all over the world.
    Mike Dojc, Forbes, 6 Mar. 2025
  • Johnny gets a kick out of her attempts to replicate what is probably a CGI image of a girl lying on the beach in full mermaid garb.
    Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 3 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • Only days prior, the Brooklyn Museum made moves to eliminate 20 staffers, including 14 unionized workers, a decision that incited outrage and a legal challenge from the group’s representative, Local 2110 United Auto Workers.
    Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 14 Mar. 2025
  • The plan to eliminate about 150 positions was met with strong resistance from many who said that kids are struggling after the Eaton fire and need stability.
    Daniel Miller, Los Angeles Times, 14 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • The University of Wisconsin-Madison is among roughly 50 universities being investigated by the Department of Education over accusations of racial discrimination by allegedly excluding certain races from specific programs.
    Landon Mion, Fox News, 17 Mar. 2025
  • The Commonwealth excludes municipalities in its parental leave legislation.
    Michael Maguire, Boston Herald, 17 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • Their sentences were reduced in part for good behavior in September 2023; in 2024, Julie's sentence was briefly thrown out, but that was overturned and a judge ordered her to finish her initial sentence.
    Diane J. Cho, People.com, 15 Mar. 2025
  • Defense attorney Anne Taylor pushed to have the investigative genetic genealogy thrown out of the case, but 4th District Judge Steven Hippler denied that request last month.
    CBS News, CBS News, 13 Mar. 2025

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“Run out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/run%20out. Accessed 23 Mar. 2025.

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