as in wears
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 burns out
When the candle burns out, upcycle the elegant blue jar into a seashell or trinket holder to keep the beachy vibes going.
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Mariana Best, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Oct. 2025
Mariana Best, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for burns out
Verb
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The slacker wears his ability to avoid traditional employment like a fancy Panama hat.—
Michael Barnes,
Austin American Statesman,
20 Mar. 2026
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One TikTok user asked if Crowe ever wears his own watches in his movies.—
Rachel Cormack,
Robb Report,
20 Mar. 2026
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The film centers on a celebrated Filipino chef who secretly kills supernatural creatures and serves them to his unsuspecting clientele — until those creatures return for revenge.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
18 Mar. 2026
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Talented, outrageous, and difficult, Ruby kills both onstage and off.—
Rosy Cordero,
Deadline,
18 Mar. 2026
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Board member Nicole Gribstad also urged the committee to include an option that delays such a decision and exhausts all other financial alternatives before closing schools.—
Molly Gibbs,
Mercury News,
11 Feb. 2026
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But freedom of expression is a constant pursuit, as natural as breathing, and silencing it is an imperfect practice that exhausts the oppressor and energizes the oppressed.—
David Ehrlich,
IndieWire,
28 Jan. 2026
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Kenner said Thuja will only truly rest after a long session of training or searching, which tires out not only her body but also her brain.—
Liz Teitz,
San Antonio Express-News,
19 Mar. 2026
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Additional motorsport-style heave dampers act to suppress squat and dive, giving the bespoke Pirelli Trofeo R tires a fighting chance of relaying 1,257 ft lbs of torque to the road.—
Tim Pitt,
Robb Report,
6 Aug. 2025
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Eventually, Butch breaks free and knocks out the Gimp, effectively hanging him since he’d been strung up.—
Kory Grow,
Rolling Stone,
6 Mar. 2026
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Members of the Orange County Amateur Radio Club spent the weekend camped out on a Huntington Beach middle school soccer field, practicing various ways the ham radio operators will help in an earthquake, fire or other disaster that knocks out communications.—
Heather McRea,
Oc Register,
26 Jan. 2026
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Sandy soil, which drains quickly, requires more frequent watering than clay soil, which tends to hold onto moisture.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
16 Mar. 2026
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War reshapes nations, costs lives, drains the national treasury, and often expands executive authority.—
Letters to the Editor,
Hartford Courant,
15 Mar. 2026
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Of course, local restaurants and other food vendors are ready to serve you once your sweet tooth wears out.—
Jennifer Prince,
Southern Living,
7 Mar. 2026
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And importantly, when the cleat that houses the power meter wears out, the meter can be removed for reuse and the cleat can be replaced.—
Ben Coxworth
March 03,
New Atlas,
3 Mar. 2026
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“Burns out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/burns%20out. Accessed 26 Mar. 2026.
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