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
Here’s a closer look at how that strategy plays out.
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Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 3 Apr. 2026
The recent verdict against Meta and Google is being treated as a bellwether trial, meaning, according to legal experts, it’s meant to test how thousands of similar lawsuits could play out.
—Emma Withrow, Baltimore Sun, 3 Apr. 2026
Much of this story will play out on the other side of an ocean, in an America reluctant to regulate firearms.
—Simon Akam, Vanity Fair, 2 Apr. 2026
Fintrx This trend of making fewer but larger deals is also playing out with corporate investors.
—Hayley Cuccinello, CNBC, 2 Apr. 2026
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Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 3 Apr. 2026
The recent verdict against Meta and Google is being treated as a bellwether trial, meaning, according to legal experts, it’s meant to test how thousands of similar lawsuits could play out.
—Emma Withrow, Baltimore Sun, 3 Apr. 2026
Much of this story will play out on the other side of an ocean, in an America reluctant to regulate firearms.
—Simon Akam, Vanity Fair, 2 Apr. 2026
Fintrx This trend of making fewer but larger deals is also playing out with corporate investors.
—Hayley Cuccinello, CNBC, 2 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for play out
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Factor in a tax multiplier for those who repeatedly spend past the salary cap, and payroll expenses can include hundreds of millions in taxes.—
Dan Sheldon,
New York Times,
6 Apr. 2026
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How in the world had my mother, a young Black woman and the eldest of four, raised by two parents who had never finished high school in a segregated town in southwestern Louisiana, spent a summer in Europe in the 1960s?—
Shayla Martin,
Condé Nast Traveler,
6 Apr. 2026
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Its companion Renpho Health app (available for Android and iOS) tracks 50 health metrics, but some (like calories consumed and burned) rely on your input or external sources.—
Andrew Gebhart,
PC Magazine,
5 Apr. 2026
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Fierce in expression but controlled in form, the 1959 LP draws out a rootsy warmth from beneath the bebop that had consumed bandstands since World War II, forging a sound that feels at once confrontational, mischievous, and generous.—
Daniel Felsenthal,
Pitchfork,
4 Apr. 2026
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Some fruit trees might prefer wet weather and moist earth, but others will perform best with well-draining, sandy soil.—
Emily Hayes,
Martha Stewart,
2 Apr. 2026
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That includes details that criminals can use to drain accounts, open loans, or impersonate you.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
1 Apr. 2026
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The idea that forms of artistic expression can exhaust themselves is nothing new.—
Daniel Birnbaum,
Artforum,
2 Apr. 2026
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In 2018, pregnant with her third child, Kate Ames was exhausted.—
Madeline Mitchell,
USA Today,
2 Apr. 2026
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This effective tax arrives at a particularly precarious moment for many Americans, just as real wage gains are beginning to flatten and households are drawing down their savings to near-historic lows, according to Moody’s.—
Tristan Bove,
Fortune,
2 Apr. 2026
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Oil stored on tankers will draw down quickly and onshore inventories could fall to multiyear lows as early as August, TD Securities’ McKay said.—
Spencer Kimball,Pippa Stevens,
CNBC,
2 Apr. 2026
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Zelensky said Ukraine is ready to share with gulf Arab countries targeted by Iran its experience and technology, including interceptor drones and sea drones, which Ukraine produces — more than are used up — with funding from Americans and its European partners.—
Serra Yedikardes,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Apr. 2026
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Zelenskyy said Ukraine is ready to share with Gulf Arab countries targeted by Iran its experience and technology, including interceptor drones and sea drones, which Ukraine produces — more than are used up — with funding from Americans and its European partners.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
4 Apr. 2026
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Global oil supply has reduced by 13%, according to the IMF, while severe damage has been done to other critical supply chains.—
Joseph Wilkins,
CNBC,
7 Apr. 2026
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But government hunting programs and other efforts to reduce their numbers as the human population grew led to the local extinction, or extirpation, of the animals from California more than a century ago.—
Sharon Bernstein,
Sacbee.com,
7 Apr. 2026
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Stony rubbish, dead trees, the odd corpse in the garden—nothing that couldn’t be absorbed back into the earth.—
Caroline Fraser,
The New York Review of Books,
4 Apr. 2026
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In more severe cases of hair loss, a doctor might prescribe oral minoxidil, which is generally absorbed better by the body but also typically comes with more side effects.—
Rebecca Strong,
USA Today,
3 Apr. 2026
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