run out

[ruhn-out] / ˈrʌnˌaʊt /

VERB

fail, be exhausted

Synonyms

STRONGEST

depart exhaust expire finish go lose tire waste weaken

WEAK

be cleaned out be out of cease close come to a close dissipate dry up end give out have no more have none left peter out stop terminate waste away wear out

Antonyms

STRONGEST

begin commence invigorate keep maintain refresh save start stay

WEAK

get have succeed supply

Example Sentences

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Social Security’s trust fund is expected to run out of money in 2032, at which point beneficiaries will receive only 78% of promised benefits, the Social Security and Medicare boards of trustees said on Tuesday.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026

In other words, the reserves his company and others have been tapping — including the U.S. strategic petroleum reserve, which is supposed to be used only for global emergencies — are about to run out.

From Salon • Jun. 7, 2026

Captain Tom Latham could have been run out by Stokes before he was lbw, getting only half-forward to Atkinson.

From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026

But the rally has run out of steam lately.

From Barron's • Jun. 3, 2026

Penelope could scarcely believe that it did not run out of ink after a few words, as a quill pen always did.

From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood

run out

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