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or burnt-out
as in tired
depleted in strength, energy, or freshness
I'm feeling so burned-out that I can't wait for vacation
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or burnt out
as in killed
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 burned-out
Bestreviews,
Chicago Tribune,
8 June 2026
Among the many other programmes, the three-day Feel Alive Again programme is suited to those suffering the after effects of the pandemic or generally burnt-out from the pace of 21st-century life.
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Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
6 May 2026
Americans are burned-out, frustrated, and hunting for scapegoats.
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Spencer Kornhaber,
The Atlantic,
27 Mar. 2026
The pressure to fill programs with demanding quadruple jumps and triple axels, while innovating the sport, prompted Liu to retire, burnt-out, at 16.
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Sara Germano,
Sportico.com,
24 Mar. 2026
Streets are empty, and some streets have burnt-out vehicles on the medians in the aftermath of the violence that erupted after the drug lord's death.
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Brittney Melton,
NPR,
24 Feb. 2026
The burned-out, rusty remnants of a walk-in vault squat in the center of the structure.
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Roger Vincent,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Jan. 2026
Fear challenged that faith as the family walked past more corpses and burned-out houses.
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Brad Schmitt,
Nashville Tennessean,
19 Oct. 2025
Many are tired of seeing their generation framed as burnt-out or irrelevant.
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Lydia Patrick,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Sep. 2025
Ty Oneil,
Los Angeles Times,
28 June 2026
On a corner of the property, burned out vehicles have been placed in a neat cluster.
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Sacbee.com,
25 June 2026
Okay, so maybe you’re silently burned out.
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Mark C. Perna,
Forbes.com,
25 June 2026
She's burned out and she's had it as well.
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Gerrad Hall,
Entertainment Weekly,
20 June 2026
Having nannied in New York City for three years, Capra found herself getting burned out.
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Tabitha Parent,
PEOPLE,
11 June 2026
Eight years ago, Jeni Castro burned out after years of selling franchises for her beauty product business in Orange County.
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Pam Kragen,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
10 June 2026
After a few long years of touring behind that record, she felt burnt out—and by the time COVID shut down Melbourne’s music scene, Vandal was craving disconnection, a pull to go offline.
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Erica Campbell,
Pitchfork,
1 June 2026
Adjective
Replace and recycle burned-out or flickering bulbs.
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Bestreviews,
Chicago Tribune,
8 June 2026
Among the many other programmes, the three-day Feel Alive Again programme is suited to those suffering the after effects of the pandemic or generally burnt-out from the pace of 21st-century life.
—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
6 May 2026
Americans are burned-out, frustrated, and hunting for scapegoats.
—
Spencer Kornhaber,
The Atlantic,
27 Mar. 2026
The pressure to fill programs with demanding quadruple jumps and triple axels, while innovating the sport, prompted Liu to retire, burnt-out, at 16.
—
Sara Germano,
Sportico.com,
24 Mar. 2026
Streets are empty, and some streets have burnt-out vehicles on the medians in the aftermath of the violence that erupted after the drug lord's death.
—
Brittney Melton,
NPR,
24 Feb. 2026
The burned-out, rusty remnants of a walk-in vault squat in the center of the structure.
—
Roger Vincent,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Jan. 2026
Fear challenged that faith as the family walked past more corpses and burned-out houses.
—
Brad Schmitt,
Nashville Tennessean,
19 Oct. 2025
Many are tired of seeing their generation framed as burnt-out or irrelevant.
—
Lydia Patrick,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Sep. 2025
Verb
The largest blaze, the Cottonwood fire, burned out of control in rugged terrain in southwest Utah.
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Ty Oneil,
Los Angeles Times,
28 June 2026
On a corner of the property, burned out vehicles have been placed in a neat cluster.
—
Sacbee.com,
25 June 2026
Okay, so maybe you’re silently burned out.
—
Mark C. Perna,
Forbes.com,
25 June 2026
She's burned out and she's had it as well.
—
Gerrad Hall,
Entertainment Weekly,
20 June 2026
Having nannied in New York City for three years, Capra found herself getting burned out.
—
Tabitha Parent,
PEOPLE,
11 June 2026
Eight years ago, Jeni Castro burned out after years of selling franchises for her beauty product business in Orange County.
—
Pam Kragen,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
10 June 2026
After a few long years of touring behind that record, she felt burnt out—and by the time COVID shut down Melbourne’s music scene, Vandal was craving disconnection, a pull to go offline.
—
Erica Campbell,
Pitchfork,
1 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for burned-out
Adjective
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Depredation occurs when a shark steals an angler’s catch off their line, and Florida’s fishers are tired of it.
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Pugh is tired of seeing her mom suffer by no fault of her own.
Verb
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Historians estimate that the North American epidemic killed at least 100,000 to 130,000 people over several years.
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Wednesday marked one year since an explosion at a Northern California fireworks facility killed seven workers and changed the lives of their families forever.
Adjective
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But Eustaquio moved — likely exhausted — in union with his team towards South Africa’s box.
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Back-to-back overnights left Greenwald exhausted and depressed.
Verb
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Most opponents wore red, the color that has united grassroots organizations across the city against data centers.
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Paltrow wore a black, strapless gown and buckled slippers, while Martin sported a two-tone brown-and-blue sweater over a white T-shirt, with brown corduroy pants and a stylishly thin belt.
Adjective
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And ever since, ships full of travelers, weary from long journeys, have passed through the narrows, the winds of the Atlantic at their backs.
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As America turns 250, the semiquincentennial feels like a dud — a far cry from 1976’s bicentennial blowout, when pop culture and communal celebrations united a weary nation.
Verb
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These plants may not thrive in soil that's poorly drained or overly compacted.
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Something uncertain, something human, has been drained like blood from this world.
Verb
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Germany is the first major team knocked out of the tournament.
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England was knocked out in the quarterfinals in Qatar and finished fourth in 2018 in Russia.
Verb
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Around noon, employers urged Kansans working in downtown KCMO to return home in case the bridges washed out.
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At least five people were killed, and dozens were sought following severe storms in Kentucky and Tennessee that triggered flash floods and washed out roads, officials said.
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