Synonyms for play out
play out

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1. run down, exhaust, play out, sap, tireverb

   deplete

   "exhaust one's savings"; "We quickly played out our strength"

   Synonyms:
   sap, exhaust, eat up, expel, wash up, eat, release, glance over, beat, tire, run over, wear out, rake, pall, tire out, peter out, use up, bore, tucker out, conk out, run out, jade, scan, run through, wear upon, wipe out, outwear, skim, discharge, run down, weary, tucker, wear down, poop out, fatigue, eject, consume, check out, deplete, fag out, wear

2. play outverb

   perform or be performed to the end

   "How will the election drama be played out?"

   Synonyms:
   tire, sap, exhaust, run down

3. play outverb

   play to a finish

   "We have got to play this game out, even thought it is clear that we have last"

   Synonyms:
   tire, sap, exhaust, run down

4. play outverb

   become spent or exhausted

   "The champion's strength played out fast"

   Synonyms:
   tire, sap, exhaust, run down

Matched Categories

1. • Change
   • Deplete
   • Game
   • Perform
   • Play

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1. Walmart CEO Doug McMillon:

   People are starting to need a haircut, you see more beard trimmers and hair color and things like that. It's interesting to watch the dynamic play out.

2. Nathan Jensen:

   I am not sure how this will play out in the public after having this beauty contest across 200 plus locations and promising so much investment and jobs, this could feel like a bait and switch for some cities.

3. Barry Pavel:

   Today was chapter one, chapter two will play out next week in Helsinki. It's obvious that many allies are quite concerned about what will take place next week.

4. Liz Cohen:

   It’s a fundamental, philosophical shift about what it means to fund public education, i don’t think we know how this is going to play out. It’s a brave new world situation.

5. Murray Ford:

   We have found Marshall Islands are resilient in the face of rising seas and that sediment supply to some atolls is out-pacing sea level rise, what we don't know is how that will play out in coming decades.