run out
verb
ran out; run out; running out; runs out
1
a
: to come to an end : expire
time ran out
b
: to become exhausted or used up
the gasoline ran out
2
: to jut out
1
a
: to finish out (a course, a series, a contest, etc.) : complete
b
of a baseball batter
: to run hard to first base after hitting (a batted ball)
ran out the grounder
2
a
: to fill out (a typeset line) with quads, leaders, or ornaments
b
: to set (a line of text, such as the first line of a paragraph) with a hanging indention
3
: to exhaust (oneself) in running
4
: to cause to leave by force or coercion : expel
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While the bill would have allowed the state to borrow the money to continue those programs, critics argued the plan would have put them at risk of being cut once the money ran out.
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John Moritz, Hartford Courant, 4 June 2025
Having endured an 11-week Israeli blockade of humanitarian aid, thousands of desperate Palestinians began making their way down Al-Rasheed Street in hopes of being among the first to reach the aid site – the only one operating in all of Gaza that day – before the limited supplies ran out.
—Jeremy Diamond, CNN Money, 4 June 2025
Such short-term operational decisions take great effort to coordinate and execute quickly, and the horizon of opportunity from such orchestrations typically runs out in about three months, so companies are already looking at what happens in the next chapter.
—Steve Flagg, Forbes.com, 4 June 2025
The trailer begins with Glinda (Ariana Grande) running out to the balcony of what looks like an Oz penthouse.
—Devonne Goode, Parents, 4 June 2025
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John Moritz, Hartford Courant, 4 June 2025
Having endured an 11-week Israeli blockade of humanitarian aid, thousands of desperate Palestinians began making their way down Al-Rasheed Street in hopes of being among the first to reach the aid site – the only one operating in all of Gaza that day – before the limited supplies ran out.
—Jeremy Diamond, CNN Money, 4 June 2025
Such short-term operational decisions take great effort to coordinate and execute quickly, and the horizon of opportunity from such orchestrations typically runs out in about three months, so companies are already looking at what happens in the next chapter.
—Steve Flagg, Forbes.com, 4 June 2025
The trailer begins with Glinda (Ariana Grande) running out to the balcony of what looks like an Oz penthouse.
—Devonne Goode, Parents, 4 June 2025
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“Run out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/run%20out. Accessed 8 Jun. 2025.
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