spent
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all in, beat, beaten, bleary, burned-out (or burnt-out), bushed, dead, done, drained, exhausted, fatigued, jaded, limp, logy (also loggy), played out, pooped [slang], prostrate, tapped out, tired, tuckered (out), washed-out, wearied, weary, wiped out, worn, worn-out
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Many are located along the coast, where the material from the spent pyrotechnics gets blown ashore and moved around. — Gary Robbins, latimes.com, "Monitoring the air around July Fourth fireworks for signs of dangerous lead," 4 July 2018 Units 4, 5, and 6 were shut down, albeit with spent reactor fuel sitting in pools that required cooling. — Andrew Karam, Popular Mechanics, "Five Years Later, Cutting Through the Fukushima Myths," 11 Mar. 2016 The victim was found face-down on the ground, with blood covering his face and three spent casings next to his body. — Lori Higgins, Detroit Free Press, "Detroit Police investigate two fatal shootings on city's east side," 14 July 2018 Family and friends spent days trying to contact Eastman, to no avail. — Chris Harris, PEOPLE.com, "Missing Wash. Teen Found Dead — and Childhood Friend Charged in Sex Assault, Beating Death," 3 July 2018 Many are located along the coast, where the material from the spent pyrotechnics gets blown ashore and moved around. — Gary Robbins, sandiegouniontribune.com, "UC San Diego to monitor fireworks explosions for traces of lead," 3 July 2018 Caving and diving experts from the U.S., China, Australia, the United Kingdom, and Thailand’s own version of the Navy SEALS had all spent days trying to reach the team. — J. Weston Phippen, Outside Online, "The Thai Soccer Team Trapped in a Cave Was Found Alive," 2 July 2018 Turns out back in the day, pancakes were often just a way to use up old, spent bread starter. — Julia O'malley, Anchorage Daily News, "Alaskana recipe: Sourdough pancakes," 27 June 2018 The former Ivory Coast international spent eight years at Stamford Bridge, scoring a total of 164 goals in 381 appearances and helping the Blues clinch three Premier League titles, two League Cups, four FA Cups and one Champions League trophy. — SI.com, "'Can't Compute': Fans Are Shocked By What Chelsea Legend Didier Drogba Has Done to His Hair," 19 June 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'spent.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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spent
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English Language Learners Definition of spent
: used up and no longer useful
: tired and drained of energy
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Kids Definition of spent
1 : used up a spent battery
2 : drained of energy By Fridays, I'm spent.
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