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
Jason Lamphier, Entertainment Weekly, 22 May 2026
Doctors rapidly sequenced her genome and used an artificial intelligence tool known as Biomedical Data Translator to identify Klonopin in a vast database of available compounds as a drug with the characteristics to counteract many of the disorder’s debilitating effects.
—Casey Ross, STAT, 19 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
Phil Collins has struggled with debilitating health issues in recent years, but his days of performing may not be over.
—Jason Lamphier, Entertainment Weekly, 22 May 2026
Doctors rapidly sequenced her genome and used an artificial intelligence tool known as Biomedical Data Translator to identify Klonopin in a vast database of available compounds as a drug with the characteristics to counteract many of the disorder’s debilitating effects.
—Casey Ross, STAT, 19 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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With inflation surging, wages softening and borrowing costs high thanks to elevated interest rates, the incentive to protect this money is particularly strong now.—
Matt Richardson,
CBS News,
1 June 2026
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But softening Republican support on specific policy matters — including top voter priorities, such as the economy — have begun raising questions among experts whether further erosion is possible.—
Ana Ceballos,
Los Angeles Times,
31 May 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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The International Football Association Board (IFAB) has announced a raft of landmark rule changes that will come into force ahead of this summer’s World Cup, with the overarching objectives being to tackle discrimination, cut time-wasting, increase match tempo and improve fan and player experience.—
Jordan Campbell,
New York Times,
31 May 2026
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Getting warships into the water is hard enough without wasting funds on vessels unlikely ever to sail.—
Editorial,
Boston Herald,
30 May 2026
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“Debilitating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/debilitating. Accessed 8 Jun. 2026.
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