BLANKED (OUT) Synonyms: 28 Similar and Opposite Words

blanked (out)

verb

past tense of blank (out)

as in died (away or down or out)

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dried up

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But the payments dried up in March 2026, and by April, MGM Excavating was off the job and owed nearly $4 million, much of which was earmarked for its subcontractors.

— Robert Channick, Chicago Tribune, 27 Aug. 2026
That’s because New Mexico has been hammered by persistent drought, and large swaths of the Rio Grande have dried up in the central part of the state.

— Will Weissert, Fortune, 26 Aug. 2026

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