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

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

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1. Philip Scruggs:

   I think it is too early for us or anyone else to opine on how Brexit is going to play out, but I can tell you that the aircraft leasing business is set up to deal with temporary issues in geographic areas whether it is Russia or Brazil or The UK for us or Europe. North America was slow for 10 years and then North America has been on fire the last three years.

2. Daniel Raimi:

   And so the key to reducing our economic exposure, to high gasoline and diesel prices, is to simply use less gasoline and diesel. That's something that of course will take a long time to play out. But it's a more effective and efficient way to reduce our exposure to this volatility.

3. The NHL:

   We're going to have to watch the process play out and at the appropriate time we'll make whatever decisions have to be made at the time.

4. Sammy Simnegar:

   We’ve seen this play out before. Last year, when the West put sanctions on Russia, Russian companies couldn’t access U.S. and European markets and had to pay debt due in the upcoming year while the rouble was weakening.

5. Wendy Murphy:

   They might be using the high-profile nature of the proceeding to continue to build a narrative in the court of public opinion, the defense could have information that we haven't heard yet that they want to play out in sort of a trial balloon sense. What would the public reaction be to new information about motive and so forth?