as in tired
depleted in strength, energy, or freshness
the exhausted runner crossed the finish line and just collapsed
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as in wore
to use up all the physical energy of
the long day at the county fair had exhausted everyone
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as in drained
to make complete use of
we had been at the theme park barely for two hours, and we were on the verge of exhausting our spending money
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Recent Examples of exhausted
Hollie Silverman, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Oct. 2025
Or perhaps its author was just exhausted, which would be entirely understandable.
—Liz Schubauer, USA Today, 3 Oct. 2025
New Atlas, 7 Oct. 2025
Most of all, though, I was exhausted back then.
—Emma Specter, Vogue, 7 Oct. 2025
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Adjective
During a press conference at Newark Liberty International Airport in Newark, New Jersey, Duffy expressed alarm that controllers may need to work while exhausted and financially stressed, potentially compromising their ability to safely manage airspace.
—Hollie Silverman, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Oct. 2025
Or perhaps its author was just exhausted, which would be entirely understandable.
—Liz Schubauer, USA Today, 3 Oct. 2025
Verb
If approved, the therapy could offer a convenient oral alternative to existing injectable treatments and provide new hope for patients who have exhausted other options.
—New Atlas, 7 Oct. 2025
Most of all, though, I was exhausted back then.
—Emma Specter, Vogue, 7 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for exhausted
Adjective
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If tired, float or tread water until out of the rip current.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
13 Oct. 2025
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If the Jays can take advantage of a tired Seattle squad in the first two games of this contest, their grip on the series could be hard to overcome.—
The Athletic MLB Staff,
New York Times,
12 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Ashley Graham Ashley Graham wore a black two-piece, paired with black open-toed heels and black angel wings while appearing on the catwalk.—
Lori A Bashian,
FOXNews.com,
16 Oct. 2025
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Lee wore a red polo shirt and an old-school New York Giants cap (repping the baseball team, not the football team).—
Naaman Zhou,
New Yorker,
16 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Tubs are available to rent by the hour and are fully drained and sanitized between uses.—
Tara Massouleh McCay,
Southern Living,
12 Oct. 2025
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For places where water can’t be drained, like ponds and fountains, use mosquito dunks or bits that contain bacillus thuringiensis israelensis, BTI, a naturally occurring bacterium that kills mosquito larvae but is harmless to pets, birds and other wildlife.—
Tiffany Acosta,
AZCentral.com,
11 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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In a democracy that grows weary from tribal warfare, independence can be an act of public service and personal liberation.—
John H Bolthouse,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
9 Oct. 2025
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Now, supporters react with weary resignation.—
Gregg Evans,
New York Times,
9 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The Islamists were seen as complicit in India’s worst plane hijack in 1999 and the 2008 attack on the Indian embassy in Kabul, which killed several Indian citizens, including two senior diplomats.—
Happymon Jacob,
Time,
16 Oct. 2025
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In April that year, an explosion at the facility killed one worker and injured four others, CNN affiliate WSMV reported.—
Isabel Rosales,
CNN Money,
16 Oct. 2025
Verb
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AccuWeather spent a week warning people along the Eastern Seaboard of the significant impacts expected from the storm, including widespread power outages, flooding, and beach erosion so severe that some beaches may no longer exist.—
Anna Skinner,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 Oct. 2025
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Californians spent $18,980 per resident on goods last year, just $570 above the $18,410 spent nationally.—
Jonathan Lansner,
Oc Register,
13 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Freeman notes that Dominion Energy South Carolina recommends washing full loads with cold water, as water heating can represent up to 80% of the energy consumed during a wash cycle.—
Melissa Locker,
Southern Living,
12 Oct. 2025
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Linebackers Marist Liufau and Shemar James have consumed the snaps that once belonged to Damone Clark.—
Nick Harris,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
12 Oct. 2025
Verb
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However, the analysis showed that compared to the ratios of different isotopes of sulfur on Earth, the moon seems to be depleted in sulfur-33 (meaning sulfur with 33 neutrons), which is one of the four stable sulfur isotopes (sulfur-32, sulfur-34 and sulfur-36 being the others).—
Keith Cooper,
Space.com,
13 Oct. 2025
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Only problem was, Larsson couldn’t find any; all of her usual suppliers, including various trading posts, were completely depleted of the increasingly-rare shells.—
Christian Allaire,
Vogue,
13 Oct. 2025
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“Exhausted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/exhausted. Accessed 17 Oct. 2025.
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