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run low

VERB

decrease

Synonyms

STRONGEST

abate curb curtail cut down decline depreciate deteriorate diminish drop drop off dwindle ease ebb fall off lessen lower reduce shrink sink slacken slash slump soften subside wane weaken

STRONG

check contract crumble decay degenerate devaluate droop evaporate fade lighten modify quell quiet restrain settle shrivel waste wither

WEAK

calm down die down dry up let up lose edge narrow down peter out slack off slow down tail off wear away wear down

Antonyms

STRONGEST

ascend compliment develop enlarge expand extend go up grow improve increase irritate laud lengthen praise prolong raise rise strengthen

STRONG

build liberate upset

WEAK

add

VERB

die

Synonyms

STRONGEST

deteriorate disappear end expire fail fall pass stop vanish

STRONG

abate bate crumble decay decline degenerate dilapidate diminish droop ebb fade halt lapse moderate molder rankle recede retrograde rot sink slacken subside wane weaken wilt

WEAK

break down ease off fade away fade out fizzle out go bad go downhill let up lose power melt away peter out run down run out wear away

Antonyms

STRONGEST

advance appear arrive bear begin commence reach start win

STRONG

build continue develop enhance enlarge extend flourish forge forward grow improve increase prolong rise strengthen

WEAK

be born live

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 dry run out slack off stop

Antonyms

STRONGEST

increase rise

WEAK

grow

Example Sentences

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Their most bullish case for Brent was that it reaches $130 to $150 a barrel if U.S. and Chinese buffers run low, “before reopening relief arrives.”

From MarketWatch • May 11, 2026

Inventories of the most advanced interceptor missiles, however, could run low.

From Barron's • Mar. 3, 2026

The central bank has run low on the dollars it needs to defend the peso at current exchange rates.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 26, 2025

He said he would still consider cloud seeding in the future should the reservoir run low again.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 21, 2025

When I run low on oxygen, I can camp out for a day and use all my power to run the oxygenator on the stored C02.

From "The Martian" by Andy Weir

run low

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