as in to spend
to make complete use of
we've finally played out the leftovers from that huge holiday meal
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Recent Examples of play out
There has been an emphasis on building attacks and playing out from the back more.
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Patrick Boyland, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
Listen to this article MIAMI — The curious Miami Heat case of Cookie Monster vs. the Grouch continues to play out years after the fact, with Pat Riley cast in the role of Oscar and LeBron James as Cookie Monster.
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 27 Mar. 2025
The justices had previously allowed the rule to stay in place while the lawsuit played out.
—Lindsay Whitehurst, Chicago Tribune, 26 Mar. 2025
The conflict between compounders like Hims and pharmaceutical companies like Novo Nordisk is playing out against the backdrop of the Trump Administration’s foreign policy efforts.
—Seth Joseph, Forbes, 18 Mar. 2025
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Patrick Boyland, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
Listen to this article MIAMI — The curious Miami Heat case of Cookie Monster vs. the Grouch continues to play out years after the fact, with Pat Riley cast in the role of Oscar and LeBron James as Cookie Monster.
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 27 Mar. 2025
The justices had previously allowed the rule to stay in place while the lawsuit played out.
—Lindsay Whitehurst, Chicago Tribune, 26 Mar. 2025
The conflict between compounders like Hims and pharmaceutical companies like Novo Nordisk is playing out against the backdrop of the Trump Administration’s foreign policy efforts.
—Seth Joseph, Forbes, 18 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for play out
Verb
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Some 650,000 visitors are expected to spend some time in the area over a month-long period.—
Blair Kerkhoff,
Kansas City Star,
26 Mar. 2025
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But in real life, the British actor doesn’t spend much time thinking about money.—
Nicolas Vega,
CNBC,
26 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Early in his career, Ben Lively’s emotions consumed him.—
Zack Meisel,
New York Times,
28 Mar. 2025
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Melissa tells Shauna that, after learning about adult Natalie’s death on the grounds of Lottie’s doomed cult, she became consumed with guilt and paranoia; after all, her own wife doesn’t know that Melissa knew her mother, let alone probably witnessed her death.—
Abby Monteil,
Them.,
28 Mar. 2025
Verb
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But with Young draining a 3-pointer with 2:45 to play, the Hawks drew within 114-109.—
Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
27 Mar. 2025
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Chirping at opposing fans after draining 3-pointers?—
Jay King,
New York Times,
27 Mar. 2025
Verb
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With tennis becoming longer and more physical, best-of-five matches wreck players’ bodies, leaving them exhausted by the end of the tournament.—
Gavriella Epstein-Lightman,
Chicago Tribune,
21 Mar. 2025
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Do my team members feel energized or exhausted by our culture?—
Nell Derick Debevoise,
Forbes,
20 Mar. 2025
Verb
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The society draws down grant funds once a month and has a little over $11,000 left.—
Jonathan Shorman,
Kansas City Star,
21 Mar. 2025
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Water management The Department of Water Resources and Yuba Water Agency during the rainy season both draw down their reservoirs to create flood storage space within certain requirements designated by the water control manual each has with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.—
Jake Goodrick,
Sacramento Bee,
15 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Of course, using up all that brain energy can work up an appetite.—
Linda Zavoral,
The Mercury News,
24 Mar. 2025
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By the end of this decade, some studies project, data centers could use up to 12 percent of all the electricity the U.S. produces.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
21 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Standardization can also reduce due diligence burdens.—
The Sorenson Impact Institute,
Forbes.com,
28 Mar. 2025
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This has, among other losses, reduced Egyptian revenue from the Suez Canal by about eight hundred million dollars a month.—
Bernard Avishai,
New Yorker,
28 Mar. 2025
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The problem that absorbed them takes a key theme in mathematics and turns it into a concrete tool for group theorists.—
Leila Sloman,
WIRED,
23 Mar. 2025
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Huge fans blow outside air across a liquid that absorbs carbon dioxide molecules.—
David Pogue,
CBS News,
23 Mar. 2025
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