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run out of

VERB
consume
Synonyms
STRONGEST
absorb deplete devour dominate drain eat up employ exhaust expend obsess preoccupy spend waste
STRONG
apply dissipate drivel engross finish go lavish lessen monopolize squander trifle utilize vanish
WEAK
avail oneself of finish up fritter away frivol away go through have recourse to profit by put away put to use run through throw away wash up wear out
Antonyms
STRONGEST
fill save
STRONG
appear create hoard
WEAK
accumulate build collect construct fast gather neglect not use starve store

Example Sentences

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Stars like our Sun eventually run out of hydrogen fuel.

From Science Daily • Apr. 4, 2026

Nursing homes are expensive, and the tab is typically not picked up by a state Medicaid program unless the resident has essentially run out of money.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 27, 2026

The Postal Service has been struggling financially for years, and new Postmaster General David Steiner recently said that the agency will run out of money in a year.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 25, 2026

While conceding that some petrol stations had run out of fuel, Energy Minister Chris Bowen said Monday the country was a "long way" from rationing.

From Barron's • Mar. 23, 2026

The rookie navigators might have been lost in the bad weather, or the rookie pilots might have run out of fuel.

From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein

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