BLANK (OUT) Synonyms: 27 Similar and Opposite Words

blank (out)

verb

Definition of blank (out)

as in to die (away or down or out)

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dry up

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Tragically, fortunes turned when the crops had to be burned, drying up the area’s only significant resource.

— Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 8 July 2026
Architectural decision records, design review minutes and post-implementation documentation are drying up, despite the same or higher rate of architectural change.

— Kevin Cushnie, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026

Definition of dry up

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blankness

blank (out)

blanks

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