exhaustion
noun
ex·haus·tion
ig-ˈzȯs-chən 
: the act or process of exhausting : the state of being exhausted
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Examples of exhaustion in a Sentence
He worked to the point of complete exhaustion.
the exhaustion of our natural resources
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Still, the rally in Nvidia has recently shown has signs of exhaustion as 2024′s bull run broadened out to the unloved pockets of the market.
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Yun Li, CNBC, 15 July 2024
Mark Thomas, an evolutionary geneticist at University College London who first identified the Neolithic population collapse but was not involved in the new study, tells CNN that the decline was likely due to a larger combination of factors, including exhaustion of the soil.
—Rudy Molinek, Smithsonian Magazine, 15 July 2024
David hopes that, despite the exhaustion each side feels, a little luck can get them to yes.
—Drew Goins, Washington Post, 11 July 2024
Signs of heat exhaustion may include cool, moist, pale skin, headache, dizziness, weakness or exhaustion and nausea.
—Ed Masley, The Arizona Republic, 9 July 2024
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Yun Li, CNBC, 15 July 2024
Mark Thomas, an evolutionary geneticist at University College London who first identified the Neolithic population collapse but was not involved in the new study, tells CNN that the decline was likely due to a larger combination of factors, including exhaustion of the soil.
—Rudy Molinek, Smithsonian Magazine, 15 July 2024
David hopes that, despite the exhaustion each side feels, a little luck can get them to yes.
—Drew Goins, Washington Post, 11 July 2024
Signs of heat exhaustion may include cool, moist, pale skin, headache, dizziness, weakness or exhaustion and nausea.
—Ed Masley, The Arizona Republic, 9 July 2024
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exhaustion
noun
ex·haus·tion
ig-ˈzȯs-chən
1
: the act of exhausting
2
: the state of being exhausted
Medical Definition
exhaustion
noun
ex·haus·tion
ig-ˈzȯs-chən
1
: the act or process of exhausting : the state of being exhausted
suffered from physical and mental exhaustion
see heat exhaustion
2
: neurosis following overstrain or overexertion especially in military combat
Legal Definition
exhaustion
noun
ex·haus·tion
: the act or process of exhausting
even after the exhaustion of direct appellate review—W. R. LaFave and J. H. Israel
W. R. LaFave and J. H. Israel
specifically
: exhaustion of remedies
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