variants or burnt-out
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burned out

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verb

variants or burnt out
past tense of burn out

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of burned-out
Adjective
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
Verb
Sources additionally say that officers have burnt out while working overtime month after month — all on top of functioning in an already tense and dangerous environment, likening the situation to a powder keg ready to blow. Anna Giaritelli, The Washington Examiner, 19 July 2026 Some individuals feel burned out from corporate jobs, while others seek additional income or greater control over their schedules. Bob Bernotas, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for burned-out
Recent Examples of Synonyms for burned-out
Adjective
  • The new owners took over the keys to a tired and decaying club in the spring and have since overseen a summer renovation that has stretched from assembling a new first-team squad to restoring hot water to Hillsborough.
    Philip Buckingham, New York Times, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Despite all that staying power, glycerin and hyaluronic acid keep the full-coverage formula from feeling dry, while caffeine gives tired undereyes a brightening, de-puffing assist.
    Christa Joanna Lee, Allure, 14 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • In June, more than 30 people were killed when gunmen attacked the main airport in Niamey.
    CBS News, CBS News, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Two other people were killed in Indiana earlier this week during a powerful derecho.
    Dalia Faheid, CNN Money, 14 Aug. 2026
Adjective
  • Ariel, a successful but exhausted writer, struggles to stay young and attractive while his younger wife drags him into a demanding social life, his five children treat him like a butler, and his elderly parents constantly demand his attention.
    Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 11 Aug. 2026
  • Yet despite all this effort, many high achievers report feeling mentally exhausted, creatively depleted and less productive than ever.
    Bryan Robinson, Forbes.com, 9 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • That’s the number Daniels wore during his two seasons at LSU.
    ABC News, ABC News, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Shawkat wore an airy sundress with watercolor yellow and black-and-white leaf panelling, with her own pair of white stripe adidas.
    Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 13 Aug. 2026
Adjective
  • Walmart, Target and other retailers have been pushing discounts for the fall season, seeking to lure inflation-weary shoppers.
    Anne D'Innocenzio, Fortune, 14 Aug. 2026
  • There were plenty of boulders to sit on, and even a chair someone hauled up for weary hikers.
    Maura Fox, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • The company said the hot tub is completely drained, cleaned and refilled with fresh water in between sessions.
    Brandon Truitt, CBS News, 11 Aug. 2026
  • In January, Di Cenzo had approximately two liters of fluid drained from her abdomen on three separate occasions.
    Emily Cegielski, Flow Space, 10 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • In that are shades of Woodstock 1994, where Green Day and the crowd flung mud at each other, and Dirnt wound up getting his front teeth knocked out by a security guard who mistook him for a fan.
    Brian Truitt, USA Today, 12 Aug. 2026
  • There will also be a new WAFCON champion this year after Cameroon knocked out 10-time champions Nigeria with a first-half free-kick goal from 19-year-old defender Maeva Nyadjou.
    Emily Olsen, New York Times, 11 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Gregory, who has been billed as a run-stopper, was washed out of his gap a few times.
    Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 15 Aug. 2026
  • Even Will Ferrell got washed out, tonsorially and qualitatively, in Netflix’s lifeless golfing comedy The Hawk.
    Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 14 Aug. 2026

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“Burned-out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/burned-out. Accessed 16 Aug. 2026.

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