rain out
verb
rained out; raining out; rains out
: to interrupt or prevent (something, such as a sports event) by rain
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After inclement weather rained out Wednesday’s game, the Cardinals played their fifth doubleheader of the season Thursday at Busch Stadium.
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Katie Woo, New York Times, 6 June 2025
Around the corner from Fenway Park on Sept. 21, 2024 – the only game last season the Boston Red Sox got rained out – former Malden Catholic baseball star Dario Pizzano was in the back room of Cask ‘n Flagon sports bar, decked out in orange alongside an army of at least 150 others.
—Tom Mulherin, Boston Herald, 28 May 2025
However, if the compost is soggy and open to the air, add a lid to the bin to keep the rain out, or install a tarp or other covering over your compost in wet weather.
—Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 May 2025
With the Yankees rained out, Boone spoke to Williams about no longer closing on Saturday.
—Gary Phillips, Hartford Courant, 27 Apr. 2025
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Katie Woo, New York Times, 6 June 2025
Around the corner from Fenway Park on Sept. 21, 2024 – the only game last season the Boston Red Sox got rained out – former Malden Catholic baseball star Dario Pizzano was in the back room of Cask ‘n Flagon sports bar, decked out in orange alongside an army of at least 150 others.
—Tom Mulherin, Boston Herald, 28 May 2025
However, if the compost is soggy and open to the air, add a lid to the bin to keep the rain out, or install a tarp or other covering over your compost in wet weather.
—Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 May 2025
With the Yankees rained out, Boone spoke to Williams about no longer closing on Saturday.
—Gary Phillips, Hartford Courant, 27 Apr. 2025
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“Rain out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rain%20out. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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