exhausted
adjective
ex·haust·ed
ig-ˈzȯ-stəd 
1
: completely or almost completely depleted of resources or contents
… crops are grown in the resulting field for a year or a few years until the soil is exhausted, and then the field is abandoned …—
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: depleted of energy : extremely tired
I mean I was just exhausted, totally exhausted. I could barely walk up a flight of stairs without panting and wheezing.—Anthony DeCurtis
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the exhausted runner crossed the finish line and just collapsed
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—Sophia Panych, Allure, 16 Sep. 2025
The two boxers teetered against each other, exhausted, until Padilla stepped in again, pulling Ali’s gloves off the back of Frazier’s neck.
—Vann R. Newkirk Ii, The Atlantic, 16 Sep. 2025
Eighty-four percent say their financial stress leaves them exhausted and burned out, and a third say money concerns have had a severe impact on their mental health.
—Dr. Melissa Weathersby, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
During that operation, Hamas executed six hostages, including American-Israeli Hersh Goldberg-Polin, as Israeli forces closed in, underscoring the risks of a large-scale ground maneuver before negotiations are exhausted.
—Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 15 Sep. 2025
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Sophia Panych, Allure, 16 Sep. 2025
The two boxers teetered against each other, exhausted, until Padilla stepped in again, pulling Ali’s gloves off the back of Frazier’s neck.
—Vann R. Newkirk Ii, The Atlantic, 16 Sep. 2025
Eighty-four percent say their financial stress leaves them exhausted and burned out, and a third say money concerns have had a severe impact on their mental health.
—Dr. Melissa Weathersby, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
During that operation, Hamas executed six hostages, including American-Israeli Hersh Goldberg-Polin, as Israeli forces closed in, underscoring the risks of a large-scale ground maneuver before negotiations are exhausted.
—Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 15 Sep. 2025
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“Exhausted.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/exhausted. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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