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The last time Xido was at the orphanage in 2012, money was running out and there was only bread to eat for a few days.

And, quite frankly, “the women were running out,” he said, half-joking.

In Hong Kong, time is money, time in running out, and few have any idea when it will all end.

One woman is trying to buy their freedom—but time is running out.

But everything goes wrong right from the start with one accomplice running out the door, unable to go through with it.

Notwithstanding the unseemly hour, the people came running out at the outcry and clamor especially those from the nearest houses.

There was a minute of silence save for the gurgling of liquid running out of a bottle into an eager mouth.

After the warning gun had been fired, he made his calculations carefully, allowing for the tide which was running out to sea.

Have you ever disturbed an ant-hill, and seen the ants come running out in great haste to learn what was wrong?

Their fighting force was steadily dwindling and now their ammunition was running out.

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On this page you'll find 58 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to run out, such as: depart, exhaust, expire, finish, go, and lose.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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