played out

adjective

1
: worn out or used up
2
: tired out : spent

Examples of played out in a Sentence

I'm just played out after the week I've had.
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Concerns about free speech have also played out in the media. Alia Shoaib, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Sep. 2025 This race is completely unique to itself the way that the tires behaved and the race played out, the strategy calls. Joseph Wolkin, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025 So the extent to which his death and its aftermath have played out on those forums shouldn’t come as a surprise. Dave Smith, Fortune, 16 Sep. 2025 The state in which those complexities played out — the course of the metaphorical river — had shifted. Joseph Howlett, Quanta Magazine, 15 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for played out

Word History

First Known Use

1856, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of played out was in 1856

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“Played out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/played%20out. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.

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