as in demoralizing
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as in weakening
to diminish the physical strength of
the heart surgery debilitated the college athlete beyond his worst fears
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Recent Examples of debilitating
Stan Choe, Los Angeles Times, 12 Mar. 2026
Another brother, Maksim, is introduced early on as suffering a debilitating injury from the war.
—Murtada Elfadl, Variety, 10 Mar. 2026
Clarissa Brincat, Scientific American, 1 June 2026
That approach and the push into streaming-first exhibition during the pandemic was debilitating to the once-proud studio.
—Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 30 May 2026
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Adjective
Worries are worsening that the war could block the production of oil in the Persian Gulf for a long time and cause a debilitating surge of inflation for the global economy.
—Stan Choe, Los Angeles Times, 12 Mar. 2026
Another brother, Maksim, is introduced early on as suffering a debilitating injury from the war.
—Murtada Elfadl, Variety, 10 Mar. 2026
Verb
Stories like Martinez’s are fueling interest in HBOT as a treatment for long COVID, a broad constellation of symptoms, including brain fog and debilitating fatigue that affects millions of people worldwide and has no clear remedy.
—Clarissa Brincat, Scientific American, 1 June 2026
That approach and the push into streaming-first exhibition during the pandemic was debilitating to the once-proud studio.
—Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 30 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for debilitating
Adjective
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No question, the end of the season was deflating and demoralizing.—
Aaron Portzline,
New York Times,
5 June 2026
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The ball—true to Brown’s original design—is always humming around at high speed, finding the right man and confounding the defenses that the team’s sheer force keeps demoralizing.—
Vinson Cunningham,
New Yorker,
2 June 2026
Verb
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In conclusion, autonomous AI risks undermining the essential human spirit of science and weakening its role as an arbiter of social conflicts.—
Mohammad Hosseini,
Chicago Tribune,
4 June 2026
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Critics argue the measures risk worsening an already severe humanitarian crisis on the island without meaningfully weakening the government.—
Efrat Lachter,
FOXNews.com,
3 June 2026
Adjective
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Others are voluntarily asking to see more patients because the most draining and time-consuming parts of their job are now handled by AI.—
FJ Campbell,
Fortune,
20 May 2026
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Already carrying wider spans of control and shrinking development support, a manager operating against an outdated role definition is doing something more draining than managing a heavy workload.—
Vibhas Ratanjee,
Forbes.com,
19 May 2026
Verb
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Hilton cut his teeth in his native UK working in Conservative Party politics, where he was credited with softening the party’s image on issues like the environment.—
Ben Paviour,
Sacbee.com,
9 June 2026
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Adding a small amount of baking soda during soaking or cooking may help reduce gas by breaking down some of these compounds and softening the beans.—
Kathleen Ferraro,
Verywell Health,
8 June 2026
Adjective
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But the most mentally fatiguing aspect, the work found, was having to constantly supervise the AI tools, with some employees overseeing multiple AI agents performing different tasks at the same time.—
Frank Landymore,
Futurism,
12 Mar. 2026
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My friend was in course of opening up his country house unassisted, and after a fatiguing day discovered that the only practical bed was a child’s affair— long enough but scarcely wider than a crib.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 Mar. 2026
Verb
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But eventually, the structure itself needs to be questioned, because getting that balance right becomes the difference between retaining strong leaders and slowly exhausting them.—
Bronwen Sciortino,
Forbes.com,
27 May 2026
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Sliding effortlessly from incisive observer to chaotic flirt to exhausting narcissist, Firstman is never not in on the joke.—
Alison Foreman,
IndieWire,
13 May 2026
Adjective
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Many applicants report having to manually re-enter details already contained within their resume, creating a repetitive and discouraging experience.—
ByBryan Robinson,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2026
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This week marked a discouraging milestone for American motorists.—
Jordan Blum,
Fortune,
20 May 2026
Verb
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Fans cool people, not rooms, so turning them off in empty spaces avoids wasting energy.—
Timothy Dale,
The Spruce,
6 June 2026
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The legendary musician opened up about living with inclusion body myositis (IBM), which, according to Johns Hopkins, is an inflammatory muscle-wasting disease characterized by progressive muscle weakness.—
Leigh Blickley,
Entertainment Weekly,
5 June 2026
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“Debilitating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/debilitating. Accessed 11 Jun. 2026.
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