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play out

verb

tr to finish
let's play the game out if we aren't too late
informal.
tr; often passive to use up or exhaust
tr to release gradually
he played the rope out
intr to happen or turn out
Let's wait and see how things play out

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She said the details of what happened that fateful day in Haverfordwest had "led to much frustration, disappointment and ultimately anger in how things played out".

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Times reporter, as the story played out in real time.

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I’m excited to see how it plays out in the future.

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Offensive lineman Mekhi Becton, fresh off winning a Super Bowl with the Philadelphia Eagles, thought his free agency would play out differently than it did.

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Sex differences play out in brain cells, too.

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Related Words

become
come to be
end up
eventually be
finish as
turn out to be

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