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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If there is a post-Games deficit the city is responsible for the first $270 million after the $270 million LA28 contingency fund is exhausted.
—Scott M. Reid, Oc Register, 7 Apr. 2026
Crosby followed Saturday’s two-point performance by producing a goal and two assists as the Penguins had little trouble in disposing of the exhausted and wounded defending champs in a 5-2 victory on Sunday at PPG Paints Arena.
—Josh Yohe, New York Times, 6 Apr. 2026
Taylor was discharged after four days, weak and exhausted but out of the woods.
—Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 3 Apr. 2026
The biennial form is not exhausted.
—Manuela Moscoso, Artforum, 2 Apr. 2026
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Scott M. Reid, Oc Register, 7 Apr. 2026
Crosby followed Saturday’s two-point performance by producing a goal and two assists as the Penguins had little trouble in disposing of the exhausted and wounded defending champs in a 5-2 victory on Sunday at PPG Paints Arena.
—Josh Yohe, New York Times, 6 Apr. 2026
Taylor was discharged after four days, weak and exhausted but out of the woods.
—Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 3 Apr. 2026
The biennial form is not exhausted.
—Manuela Moscoso, Artforum, 2 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for exhausted
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“Exhausted.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/exhausted. Accessed 20 Apr. 2026.
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