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
Nicole Villalpando,
Austin American Statesman,
15 Mar. 2026
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.
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Stan Choe,
Los Angeles Times,
12 Mar. 2026
Sahadev Sharma,
New York Times,
12 June 2026
The joblessness and despair of the Great Depression has created a debilitating culture at this small traveling business where everyone is living on top of each other and driving each other to more and more distressing extremes.
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Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
4 June 2026
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Adjective
Living with long COVID Long COVID is often very debilitating, Walkes said.
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Nicole Villalpando,
Austin American Statesman,
15 Mar. 2026
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.
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Stan Choe,
Los Angeles Times,
12 Mar. 2026
Verb
Pitching coach Tommy Hottovy and assistant pitching coach Casey Jacobson took advantage of the fact that this wasn’t a debilitating injury for Cabrera.
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Sahadev Sharma,
New York Times,
12 June 2026
The joblessness and despair of the Great Depression has created a debilitating culture at this small traveling business where everyone is living on top of each other and driving each other to more and more distressing extremes.
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Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
4 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for debilitating
Adjective
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The early goal from Germany was a bit demoralizing for the South American team, but Nilson Angulo was able to shake it off with a beautiful shot in the ninth minute to equalize.
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The trio also acknowledged how demoralizing and disheartening the recent spate of firings, and the lack of explanation for them, has been.
Verb
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Negotiating with Iran at the table, in his view, risks strengthening Iran’s role in Lebanon and weakening Lebanon’s own government.
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Several countermeasures aimed at overturning or weakening the billionaire tax have also made the November ballot.
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.
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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.
Verb
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National polling on the administration’s immigration policies tends to follow party lines, drawing Democrats’ disapproval and Republicans’ support, but recent polling suggests some softening among the latter.
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In France, Le Pen and her allies are leading in polls by softening their apocalyptic rhetoric and instead promising big-government populist economic relief.
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.
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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.
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Naval forces are increasingly looking for ways to defeat large numbers of drones without exhausting expensive missile inventories.
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The Spurs seemed emotionally spent after exhausting all of their energy in unseating the defending champions.
Adjective
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Still, this was a discouraging result for anyone wearing yellow in Kansas City.
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The Chicago Blackhawks needed plenty after a discouraging 2024-25 season.
Verb
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Instead of wasting time worrying about the perfect sides to prepare with your summery main dishes, whip up one of these one-and-done dinners—no sides required!
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There are now five-second countdowns for goal kicks and throw-ins to stop time-wasting.
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“Debilitating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/debilitating. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.
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