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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That dynamic has played out in past geopolitical flare-ups where infrastructure remained intact.
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That dynamic has played out in past geopolitical flare-ups where infrastructure remained intact.
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That dynamic has played out in past geopolitical flare-ups where infrastructure remained intact.
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That dynamic has played out repeatedly in past geopolitical flare-ups where infrastructure remained intact.
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That dynamic has played out repeatedly in past geopolitical flare-ups where infrastructure remained intact.
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