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runs out

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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I am concerned that benefits could be reduced or even discontinued if Social Security runs out of money in the coming years.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 8, 2026

Already, the blockade has choked off oil export revenue and raised the risk that Iran will have to shut down wells as it runs out of places to store crude.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026

Europe and the U.S. will remain in a shortfall until they “hit tank bottoms” and supply runs out, leading to a shortage, he said.

From MarketWatch • May 7, 2026

That is the template Perez returns to when his patience runs out.

From BBC • Apr. 28, 2026

Aberystwyth’s a bit of a dive, but Dad says John O’Groats’s just a few houses where Scotland runs out of Scotland.

From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell