RUN OUT Synonyms: 34 Similar and Opposite Words

run out

verb

Definition of run out

as in to cast out

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Recent Examples of run out More than half of the stockouts involved items that had already run out earlier in the year. — Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 7 Aug. 2026 Many nights Safe Sign had effectively run out of money, needing funding again by morning. — Alexander Kardos-Nyheim, Fortune, 25 July 2026 United players found the best of both worlds to run out victors over their Norwegian hosts. — Carl Anka, New York Times, 25 July 2026 Senators elected this November will be in office when America’s most popular federal program is on track to run out of money. — Marc Novicoff, The Atlantic, 24 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for run out

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Consider heading all the way north along the sand for the pretty trails and quiet beach fronting Hanna Park, or go south to the quarter-mile-long Jax Beach Pier, where surfers catch waves and anglers cast out lines.

— Terry Ward, Travel + Leisure, 10 Aug. 2026
Schaldemose plays grieving widow Anna who returns to Hel Island to bury her late husband after his suicide, and is promptly cast out by the eccentric locals for being a symbol of bad luck and evil.

— Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 3 Aug. 2026

Definition of cast out

Verb

Six schools have closed, and 1,000 positions were eliminated because of budget cuts and declining enrollment.

— Nikiya Carrero, CBS News, 10 Aug. 2026
Hamas is the terrorist group that has pledged to eliminate Israel, which operates in Gaza, the area adjacent to Israel.

— Emily Hallas, The Washington Examiner, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of eliminate

Verb

Although umbrella insurance is far from perfect ― for instance, intentional acts are generally excluded ― umbrella insurance can provide much larger coverage amounts for things already covered by other policies with lower limits.

— Jay Adkisson, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2026
That question circulated across the United States six years ago as the country reckoned with racial injustice in the aftermath of the killing of George Floyd, including who is represented by, or excluded from, our public symbols.

— Jacqui Palumbo, CNN Money, 11 Aug. 2026

Definition of exclude

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No oxygen means no dangerous gas mixing, which allowed the team to throw out the costly membrane altogether.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 10 Aug. 2026
The retailer advised customers to throw out the product or return it to any Trader Joe's location for a refund.

— Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 10 Aug. 2026