ran out

past tense of run out

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for ran out
Verb
  • The Democratic primary turnout between Waukegan and North Chicago was 3,309 votes cast out of a registered voter base of 50,059 or 6.6%, according to the Lake County Clerk’s Office.
    Charles Selle, Chicago Tribune, 5 Mar. 2025
  • Our real-time ranking of Trump’s new brain trust, from giants of industry, old hands and emerging outsiders, tracks who’s in the inner circle—and who’s been cast out.
    Joe Walsh, Forbes, 2 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • The 5-11 Saints are eliminated from playoff contention, but Tampa Bay, which is 9-7, will clinch the NFC South with a victory on Sunday.
    Dan Perry, Newsweek, 4 Jan. 2025
  • Customers, however, complained about poor rearward visibility, and the feature was eliminated for the remaining years of C2 production.
    Robert Ross, Robb Report, 3 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • That’s because the average person may not know which expenses can be excluded from income and therefore shielded from the government.
    Judy Lagrou, CNBC, 31 Dec. 2024
  • Patients with cancers of the salivary glands, nasal cavity/ear/sinuses, and overlapping head and neck cancers were excluded.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 30 Dec. 2024
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“Ran out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ran%20out. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.

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