RAN OUT Synonyms: 34 Similar and Opposite Words

ran out

verb

past tense of run out

as in cast out

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Consider heading all the way north along the sand for the pretty trails and quiet beach fronting Hanna Park, or go south to the quarter-mile-long Jax Beach Pier, where surfers catch waves and anglers cast out lines.

— Terry Ward, Travel + Leisure, 10 Aug. 2026
Schaldemose plays grieving widow Anna who returns to Hel Island to bury her late husband after his suicide, and is promptly cast out by the eccentric locals for being a symbol of bad luck and evil.

— Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 3 Aug. 2026

Definition of cast out

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Freedom has been in the news after he was kicked out of Wintrust Arena on Sunday night after an altercation with Sky player Natasha Cloud during the Indiana Fever-Chicago Sky game.

— Ryan Canfield OutKick, FOXNews.com, 26 Aug. 2026
Mary Allison Joseph, a community organizer for KC Tenants, said 24 residents were kicked out of the apartments late last week.

— Dylan Lysen, Kansas City Star, 26 Aug. 2026

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In developing a multitool to slide neatly into its latest generation of EDC offerings, The James Brand took time to reflect upon which tools were absolutely necessary for its customers and which ones could be eliminated to cut bulk and excess.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 1 Sep. 2026
An assumption disproved, an option eliminated or a risk identified may represent meaningful progress.

— Mustafa Shreet, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2026

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When the employer contribution is excluded, the lifetime benefits amount to roughly 265% of what the worker personally paid into Social Security.

— Joshua Hong, Fortune, 27 Aug. 2026
But lawmakers offered little explanation during a June 30 hearing for why those particular offenses were excluded.

— Naomi Taxay, Sacbee.com, 27 Aug. 2026

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