played out
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See play out .
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Exhausted, worn out, as in This was the third trip the mules had made, and they were utterly played out . [Mid-1800s]
Example Sentences
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Investors didn’t wait to see how it played out, furiously betting on a series of rate increases that drove the 10-year Treasury yield up more than a percentage point in just 40 trading sessions.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 27, 2026
The media take an interest, but the volcanologists have learned how damaging it can be when volcanic uncertainties morph into a full-blown dispute, played out in public.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 22, 2026
The haggling has certainly played out more publicly than most negotiations.
From BBC ● Sep. 16, 2026
This is how things played out at OpenAI in … 2019.
From Slate ● Sep. 15, 2026
I was not present at Ruth May’s birth but I have seen it now, because I saw each step of it played out in reverse at the end of her life.
From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver
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