Ending
Ending noun - The last part of a process or action.
Running out and ending are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Running out" instead a noun "Ending".
Running out
Ending and running out are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Ending" instead a noun phrase "Running out".
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- That spoiler-tagged part comes up at the end when Greg admits that he was ending his story on sort of a generic happy ending note, but he admits that he's running out of paper.
Source: Brick Joke / Literature -
Activating Project Purity (or running out of time, causing it to explode) will result in the game ending, but because you cannot exit the rotunda, you have no choice but to activate it and receive an ending.
Source: Point of No Return -
An argument erupts ending in Rudy running out of the house claiming that she's not a baby.
Source: Never My Fault
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Running out and Ending. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/ending/running_out
Ending & Running out. N.p., 2016. Web. 15 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/ending/running_out>.
Running out or Ending. 2016. Accessed August 15, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/ending/running_out.
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