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
That means the final impact will likely depend on how those decisions play out over time.
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Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 24 Apr. 2026
And with some options strategies now playing out over a single day, the line between trading and betting can get thin in a hurry.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 24 Apr. 2026
It’s played out that way for the last three [presidencies].
—Jamie Lincoln Kitman, Rolling Stone, 24 Apr. 2026
Six years of college at two schools, including one year lost to injury and a couple playing out of position for the betterment of his team.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 24 Apr. 2026
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Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 24 Apr. 2026
And with some options strategies now playing out over a single day, the line between trading and betting can get thin in a hurry.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 24 Apr. 2026
It’s played out that way for the last three [presidencies].
—Jamie Lincoln Kitman, Rolling Stone, 24 Apr. 2026
Six years of college at two schools, including one year lost to injury and a couple playing out of position for the betterment of his team.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 24 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for play out
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Roony has spent the season in Yamal’s shadow, making just eight starts.—
Laia Cervelló Herrero,
New York Times,
27 Apr. 2026
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And its matches total state dollars spent at the time on Medicaid, Goodman noted.—
Keith M. Phaneuf,
Hartford Courant,
26 Apr. 2026
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That’s why David Gallo’s setting, a vista of a fragile boarding house nearly consumed by the rising, sun-blotting, industrial landscape of Pittsburgh, works so effectively here.—
Chris Jones,
New York Daily News,
26 Apr. 2026
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Investigators suspect one Georgia fire was sparked when an aluminum party balloon touched live power lines; that blaze has consumed 50 square miles, twice Manhattan’s size.—
Emilie Megnien,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Apr. 2026
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The long hours of immersion in cold water and the strain of swimming fully clothed through turbulent waves toward the tantalizingly near shoreline must have drained the last bit of endurance from him.—
Jim Hoagland,
Outdoor Life,
30 Apr. 2026
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Xefco One Australian startup is trying to clean up one of fashion’s more draining problems.—
Alexandra Harrell,
Footwear News,
30 Apr. 2026
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Repole is exhausting, but never exhausted.—
Jerry Brewer,
New York Times,
30 Apr. 2026
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But within a few years, they were exhausted from constant touring with occasional bickering.—
Kory Grow,
Rolling Stone,
29 Apr. 2026
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Governments, companies and consumers have dipped deep into reserves, drawing down 250 million barrels of crude in storage since the war broke out.—
CNN staff,
CNN Money,
13 Apr. 2026
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Spiking energy costs have pushed governments to roll out emergency measures, while central banks are drawing down foreign exchange reserves.—
Anniek Bao,Lee Ying Shan,
CNBC,
9 Apr. 2026
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High-end ordnance used up in Iran is ordnance unavailable for other contingencies, whether in Europe or the Indo-Pacific.—
Jon Duffy,
The Orlando Sentinel,
25 Apr. 2026
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The Hidden Cost of Saving a Night The argument in support of same-day arrival usually comes down to money and time—one fewer hotel night, one fewer restaurant meal, one fewer vacation day used up.—
Elizabeth Heath,
Travel + Leisure,
24 Apr. 2026
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Connecticut’s Climate Progress report, required every three years by the state legislature, shows how Connecticut is continuing to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.—
Stephen Underwood,
Hartford Courant,
27 Apr. 2026
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Companies are taking steps to reduce their plastic consumption, according to Melissa Bastos, Cotton Incorporated director of corporate strategy and insights.—
Angela Velasquez,
Footwear News,
27 Apr. 2026
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Gas peakers — plants designed for short, high-output bursts — are now being co-located with data center campuses specifically to absorb these inference spikes that baseload plants can’t respond to fast enough.—
Tejasri Gururaj,
Interesting Engineering,
24 Apr. 2026
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Your digestive microbiome acts as a gatekeeper in deciding what are nutrients to be absorbed and what are toxins to be excreted, Choden said.—
Donna Vickroy,
Chicago Tribune,
24 Apr. 2026
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“Play out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/play%20out. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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