as in exhaustion
a complete depletion of energy or strength
people in that job often suffer burnout and have to retire at a relatively early age
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as in to wear
to use up all the physical energy of
working 12-hour days at that job just burned me out
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Recent Examples of burnout
Kari Cobham, Fortune, 3 Sep. 2025
Exercise at this intensity burns roughly 65% of calories from fat, according to Cleveland Clinic, making the 6-6-6 method an efficient fat-burning activity without the burnout of extreme training.
—Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 24 Aug. 2025
Alana Semuels, Time, 25 Aug. 2025
Among that past ministry work was that of City of Refuge, a program administered by FBC Woodstock for pastors who vacated their pulpits due to burn out or disciplinary reasons.
—Liam Adams, The Tennessean, 21 Aug. 2025
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Noun
Documenting workflows and sharing access lets your team move seamlessly, preventing bottlenecks and burnout.
—Kari Cobham, Fortune, 3 Sep. 2025
Exercise at this intensity burns roughly 65% of calories from fat, according to Cleveland Clinic, making the 6-6-6 method an efficient fat-burning activity without the burnout of extreme training.
—Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 24 Aug. 2025
Verb
Practices that remain open are often short-staffed, and providers sometimes burn out after being on a 24/7 call schedule.
—Alana Semuels, Time, 25 Aug. 2025
Among that past ministry work was that of City of Refuge, a program administered by FBC Woodstock for pastors who vacated their pulpits due to burn out or disciplinary reasons.
—Liam Adams, The Tennessean, 21 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for burnout
Noun
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Making critical decisions from exhaustion, not vision.—
Yermys Pena,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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My Lebanese friends and business associates increasingly speak of exhaustion with conflict, hunger for economic progress, and today’s unprecedented opportunities.—
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semafor.com,
3 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Officials said that none of the passengers on the boat were wearing life jackets at the time of the incident, and alcohol is not believed to have been a factor in the crash.—
Charna Flam,
PEOPLE,
5 Sep. 2025
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Rare was the big public event in which none of the bold names were telling red-carpet interlocutors that were wearing Armani.—
Belinda Luscombe,
Time,
5 Sep. 2025
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It’s always conducted in the blind, with protocols employed to avoid any undue influence, from pay-to-play to palate fatigue.—
Brad Japhe,
Forbes.com,
7 Sep. 2025
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Lisa Healy, 29, from Toronto, Canada, battled decades of fatigue, weakness and low energy, which affected her mood and was often described as sadness.—
Lucy Notarantonio,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 Sep. 2025
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Over the past two months, Texans have used green ribbons with bows to commemorate the lives lost in the July 4 Hill Country flooding, which killed more than 100 people, including more than two dozen girls and counselors from Camp Mystic in Hunt.—
Matthew Adams,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
8 Sep. 2025
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Jerry Jeudy makes far too much money to wreck possessions with two drops, one that killed a drive and another that resulted in a crushing interception.—
Jason Lloyd,
New York Times,
8 Sep. 2025
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With all other options seemingly exhausted, Una and Spock decide to take another path by getting in touch with their crewmates’ katras, roughly the Vulcan term for the soul, though the Vulcans would probably not want to use that term.—
Keith Phipps,
Vulture,
4 Sep. 2025
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Jones remained on Ohio's death row for decades, exhausting most of his appeals, until Hamilton County Common Pleas Judge Wende Cross overturned his murder conviction, freed him from prison and granted him a new trial two years ago.—
Dan Horn,
The Enquirer,
3 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Then eventually, the fish starts to tire out.—
Toria Sheffield,
PEOPLE,
7 Sep. 2025
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So people shouldn’t swim against the current, which puts them at risk of tiring out.—
Jeanine Santucci,
USA Today,
16 Aug. 2025
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The cool-season annual needs full sun and well-draining soil to grow, and prefers mild temperatures.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
5 Sep. 2025
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Fraudulent pet listings are leaving victims emotionally devastated and financially drained, Dennis Horton, senior director of the Rockford Regional Office, said in the announcement.—
Abreanna Blose,
USA Today,
4 Sep. 2025
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Hurts wore out a defense without Micah Parsons on touchdown runs of 4 and 8 yards — no legal tush push needed.—
Dan Gelston,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Sep. 2025
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Vermeer and Interlune are considering ways to engineer the machines so parts that wear out can be robotically changed.—
Jeremy Bogaisky,
Forbes.com,
2 Sep. 2025
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“Burnout.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/burnout. Accessed 8 Sep. 2025.
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