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
And in British Columbia, Canada, which borders Washington, the Bald Range Fire burned out of control, nearly doubling overnight as residents raced out. Jonathan Vigliotti, CBS News, 10 Aug. 2026 These new ones don’t need fluorescent lights to illuminate them at night, therefore no catwalks for workers to change out burned out bulbs. Deputy Managing Editor, Los Angeles Times, 6 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for burned-out
Recent Examples of Synonyms for burned-out
Adjective
  • Pinterest says Gen Z and Millennials are putting their own spins on trends rather than copying them, a sign that visible under-eyes and lived-in finishes could outlast the tired girl label itself.
    Ashley Lynch, Miami Herald, 28 Aug. 2026
  • The Republican president looks increasingly tired and running out of steam, has not introduced any major new initiatives and could see the political writing on the wall.
    Joe Battenfeld, Mercury News, 27 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • From Minnesota and Indiana to California and Florida, people across the nation who killed others while speeding are now facing charges that carry life sentences.
    Amanda Lee Myers, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2026
  • Two people were killed, along with the suspect, and five were injured in a Minnesota shooting.
    Josh Feldman, NBC news, 3 Sep. 2026
Adjective
  • These folks are good-natured and well-intentioned, but don’t seem to have a clue as to how their conduct left us exhausted and feeling ignored.
    Eric Thomas, Sun Sentinel, 31 Aug. 2026
  • This unique take on ceviche quite literally revived my very exhausted body.
    ABC News, ABC News, 31 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • For a dressier option, the Franco Sarto Loran Slides are heralded by a Travel+Leisure writer who recently wore them all over Europe with zero foot pain.
    Amelia McBride, Travel + Leisure, 2 Sep. 2026
  • George, 65, wore a classic black tuxedo with a matching bow tie.
    Juliana Ukiomogbe, InStyle, 2 Sep. 2026
Adjective
  • And Trump’s priority is to lower costs for inflation-weary consumers ahead of the midterms, just suspending tariffs on imports of up to 300,000 metric tons of ground beef to bring cheaper foreign meat into the market.
    Diane Brady, Fortune, 24 Aug. 2026
  • As competition intensifies, Walmart and Kroger are lowering prices across the board to appeal to inflation-weary, cost-conscious consumers.
    Bloomberg, Mercury News, 18 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • The attackers used the IP addresses to host a smart contract that drained about $235,000 in bitcoin from people trying to visit the Celer Bridge cryptocurrency exchange.
    Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 2 Sep. 2026
  • In France, for example, officials have drained glacier lakes to head off potential flooding, Gagliardini says.
    Jackie Flynn Mogensen, Scientific American, 1 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • She was knocked out in the fourth round in both Toronto and Cincinnati, after being ousted at the same point at Wimbledon.
    Brian Mahoney, Hartford Courant, 31 Aug. 2026
  • Key water pipeline serving tourists knocked offline The flooding has also knocked out a water pipeline serving tourists at the national park, leaving it with limited water resources, the park added.
    Maria Aguilar Prieto, CNN Money, 30 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Videos of the disaster showed people running before the floodwaters swallowed them up and washed out buildings and bridges.
    Shristi Kafle, Fortune, 27 Aug. 2026
  • But globular cluster streams form deep inside their host galaxy, where they are washed out by brighter, more crowded starlight.
    Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com, 26 Aug. 2026

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“Burned-out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/burned-out. Accessed 4 Sep. 2026.

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