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run dry

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dissipate v.
peter out v.
waste v.

VERB

dissipate

Synonyms

STRONGEST

dispel disperse dissolve evaporate spread vanish

STRONG

evanesce scatter

WEAK

drive away melt away

Antonyms

STRONGEST

appear assemble collect garner gather

WEAK

accumulate hoard save

VERB

peter out

Synonyms

STRONGEST

abate die out ebb evaporate fade recede tail away tail off taper off wane

WEAK

come to nothing die down diminish drain dry up fail give out lessen run low run out slack off stop

Antonyms

STRONGEST

increase rise

WEAK

grow

VERB

waste

Synonyms

STRONGEST

blow consume deplete dissipate divert drain exhaust lavish lose misuse squander undermine

STRONG

atrophy corrode crumble debilitate decay decline decrease disable disappear droop ebb emaciate empty enfeeble fade gnaw misapply perish sap sink splurge thin wane wear wilt wither

WEAK

be of no avail burn up eat away fritter away frivol away gamble away go to waste misemploy pour down the drain run through throw away trifle away wear out

Antonyms

STRONGEST

accumulate collect fill gather hoard maintain save starve succeed

STRONG

aid assist bloom build develop grow help improve increase raise rise strengthen

WEAK

create preserve

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run dry

"Moscow has to be Russia's shop window," he added, suggesting the authorities would never let the capital run dry.

From Barron's ● Aug. 12, 2026

Porter said she expects cities will be able to make the investments needed to ensure the taps don’t run dry.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026

Boaters are racing against the clock to beat canal closures as waterways run dry due to extreme heat.

From BBC ● Aug. 1, 2026

The well of inspiration had run dry; a problem he sees with many food creators in the era of fast-paced social media and instant gratification.

From Salon ● Jul. 2, 2026

A scarred ruin belching smoke, the only fireman dispatched to extinguish it slouched in defeat, blistered and weary, his hose run dry.

From "Hollow City" by Ransom Riggs

run dry

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