rain out
verb
rained out; raining out; rains out
: to interrupt or prevent (something, such as a sports event) by rain
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Sunday’s Game 1 loss clinched a series defeat against the cellar-dwelling Rockies (12-16), who won Friday night’s series opener, 4-3, before Saturday’s game was rained out.
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Peter Sblendorio, Hartford Courant, 26 Apr. 2026
So was his son Troy, a hitting coach with the Mets, who was a late addition after the Mets were rained out early.
—Gabriel Burns, AJC.com, 26 Apr. 2026
To better explain these dizzyingly complex processes, Charnoz compares the minerals raining out of a cooling disk to hungry diners at a dinner table.
—Javier Barbuzano, Scientific American, 22 Apr. 2026
On that second building, which had been open to the sky above, a new roof now keeps the rain out, and support beams over the garage bay openings have been replaced.
—Eric D. Lawrence, Freep.com, 31 Mar. 2026
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Peter Sblendorio, Hartford Courant, 26 Apr. 2026
So was his son Troy, a hitting coach with the Mets, who was a late addition after the Mets were rained out early.
—Gabriel Burns, AJC.com, 26 Apr. 2026
To better explain these dizzyingly complex processes, Charnoz compares the minerals raining out of a cooling disk to hungry diners at a dinner table.
—Javier Barbuzano, Scientific American, 22 Apr. 2026
On that second building, which had been open to the sky above, a new roof now keeps the rain out, and support beams over the garage bay openings have been replaced.
—Eric D. Lawrence, Freep.com, 31 Mar. 2026
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“Rain out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rain%20out. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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