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as in exhausted
to make complete use of
miners depleted the vein of copper ore after only a few months
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as in reduced
to make smaller in amount, volume, or extent
disease and battlefield casualties had depleted troop strength to dangerously low levels
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Recent Examples of depleted
Cnn.com Wire Service, Mercury News, 24 Apr. 2026
Mauigoa, Fano or Ioane would all be upgrades on a depleted roster.
—Eddie Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Apr. 2026
Wildfires in Florida are feeding off of vegetation made tinder-dry by a double-whammy of depleted rainfall from La Niña this past winter and a lack of rainfall from tropical storms last fall.
—Chris Dolce, CNN Money, 23 Apr. 2026
Unfortunately, these treatments can potentially lead to more weeds, nutrient leaching, and other issues that leave soil even more depleted.
—Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 Apr. 2026
Those figures are likely to ramp up further as Gulf states look to rebuild depleted stocks of interceptors and accelerate the development of local military industrial bases.
—Matthew Martin, semafor.com, 13 Apr. 2026
If muscles remain depleted and incompletely repaired, each practice starts with a deficient muscular system.
—William Jones, Ascend Agency, 13 Apr. 2026
Over the next couple of years, Tennant underwent grueling chemotherapy and radiation that left him feeling weak and depleted.
—Vanessa Etienne, PEOPLE, 10 Apr. 2026
Probation is relying on officers redeployed from the field to maintain those numbers, however, and Viera Rosa warned that oversight over adult and juvenile probationers is suffering due to the depleted manpower.
—Jason Henry, Daily News, 8 Apr. 2026
Hannah Towey, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Apr. 2026
Those reserves are now projected to be depleted by early 2032, if no legislative changes are made.
—Martha Shedden, Fortune, 21 Apr. 2026
The Probation Department contacted the victim on the day Sentinel provided notification that the battery was depleted and had additional contacts in the weeks that followed.
—Dave Savini, CBS News, 20 Apr. 2026
Jared Wright and Scott Laughton have spruced up a bottom six that was already beefier with the addition of Joel Armia but depleted by the departures of Phillip Danault, Warren Foegele and Corey Perry.
—Andrew Knoll, Daily News, 18 Apr. 2026
The phone continued to transmit its position until the battery was depleted.
—Adam Van Brimmer, AJC.com, 17 Apr. 2026
Instead, we’re simply asked to follow Nanning’s fairytale-like quest, searching for butter, honey, and white bread to soothe Hille on an island where such rations have been all but depleted by war.
—David Opie, IndieWire, 15 Apr. 2026
In parched southern Texas, a yearslong drought has depleted Corpus Christi's water reserves so gravely that the city is scrambling to prevent a shortage that could force painful cutbacks for residents and hobble the refineries and petrochemical plants in a major energy port.
—ABC News, 12 Apr. 2026
Pandemic-era grants have been depleted and more recent federal homeless funding has been cut and restructured.
—Michael Smolens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Apr. 2026
Adjective
Wildfires in Florida are feeding off of vegetation made tinder-dry by a double-whammy of depleted rainfall from La Niña this past winter and a lack of rainfall from tropical storms last fall.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, Mercury News, 24 Apr. 2026
Mauigoa, Fano or Ioane would all be upgrades on a depleted roster.
—Eddie Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Apr. 2026
Wildfires in Florida are feeding off of vegetation made tinder-dry by a double-whammy of depleted rainfall from La Niña this past winter and a lack of rainfall from tropical storms last fall.
—Chris Dolce, CNN Money, 23 Apr. 2026
Unfortunately, these treatments can potentially lead to more weeds, nutrient leaching, and other issues that leave soil even more depleted.
—Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 Apr. 2026
Those figures are likely to ramp up further as Gulf states look to rebuild depleted stocks of interceptors and accelerate the development of local military industrial bases.
—Matthew Martin, semafor.com, 13 Apr. 2026
If muscles remain depleted and incompletely repaired, each practice starts with a deficient muscular system.
—William Jones, Ascend Agency, 13 Apr. 2026
Over the next couple of years, Tennant underwent grueling chemotherapy and radiation that left him feeling weak and depleted.
—Vanessa Etienne, PEOPLE, 10 Apr. 2026
Probation is relying on officers redeployed from the field to maintain those numbers, however, and Viera Rosa warned that oversight over adult and juvenile probationers is suffering due to the depleted manpower.
—Jason Henry, Daily News, 8 Apr. 2026
Verb
Just 30 years ago, Cabo Pulmo’s 20,000-year-old coral reef was depleted by years of overfishing—bringing some species, like the scalloped hammerhead shark, near ecological extinction.
—Hannah Towey, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Apr. 2026
Those reserves are now projected to be depleted by early 2032, if no legislative changes are made.
—Martha Shedden, Fortune, 21 Apr. 2026
The Probation Department contacted the victim on the day Sentinel provided notification that the battery was depleted and had additional contacts in the weeks that followed.
—Dave Savini, CBS News, 20 Apr. 2026
Jared Wright and Scott Laughton have spruced up a bottom six that was already beefier with the addition of Joel Armia but depleted by the departures of Phillip Danault, Warren Foegele and Corey Perry.
—Andrew Knoll, Daily News, 18 Apr. 2026
The phone continued to transmit its position until the battery was depleted.
—Adam Van Brimmer, AJC.com, 17 Apr. 2026
Instead, we’re simply asked to follow Nanning’s fairytale-like quest, searching for butter, honey, and white bread to soothe Hille on an island where such rations have been all but depleted by war.
—David Opie, IndieWire, 15 Apr. 2026
In parched southern Texas, a yearslong drought has depleted Corpus Christi's water reserves so gravely that the city is scrambling to prevent a shortage that could force painful cutbacks for residents and hobble the refineries and petrochemical plants in a major energy port.
—ABC News, 12 Apr. 2026
Pandemic-era grants have been depleted and more recent federal homeless funding has been cut and restructured.
—Michael Smolens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for depleted
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Increase heat to medium, add drained pasta; cook, stirring constantly, until a creamy sauce forms and clings to pasta, about 2 minutes.—
Elizabeth Mervosh,
Southern Living,
4 Oct. 2025
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What starts as small talk always ends up in heated debates that leave me feeling drained and resentful.—
Harriette Cole,
Mercury News,
16 Sep. 2025
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Father Time lost again James was exhausted, his jersey pulled over his head after a fourth-quarter turnover.—
Dan Woike,
New York Times,
25 Apr. 2026
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When one physician is exhausted, others compensate.—
Jennifer Obel,
Twin Cities,
22 Apr. 2026
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Saudi Arabia’s government has reduced its reliance on oil revenue by introducing taxes and fees, but the kingdom’s ambitions have still grown faster than the new sources of revenue forcing the country to become more pragmatic, The New York Times’ Vivian Nereim reports.—
Alaa Shahine Salha,
semafor.com,
22 Apr. 2026
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Images from the scene showed a part of a four-story building reduced to a massive pile of rubble, with emergency workers on top of it.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
22 Apr. 2026
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The biggest crowds come to watch the leader, a deportation is remigration, and woke means not to stand up to injustice but to be consumed by leftist ideology.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
27 Apr. 2026
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Sarah Ferguson is reportedly consumed by fear over returning home to Britain amid her Jeffrey Epstein ties coming to light.—
Allison DeGrushe,
StyleCaster,
27 Apr. 2026
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Palestinian voter turnout has gradually decreased over the past elections.—
SAM METZ,
Arkansas Online,
26 Apr. 2026
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The issue has broad effects, affecting not just the victim but families, co-workers and community while harming mental and physical health, causing decreased productivity and decreasing one’s quality of life.—
Marc Ramirez,
USA Today,
25 Apr. 2026
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With this enfeebled mind my only recourse is poetry.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
14 Jan. 2026
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Chargers guards and center Bradley Bozeman, a trio whose job was made more difficult by subpar play by both offensive tackles, looked enfeebled against Indianapolis Colt tackle DeForest Buckner.—
Tom Krasovic,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
21 Oct. 2025
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Idaho lawmakers spent hours debating a surge in rodents menacing Boise-area gardens and kitchens and threatening agriculture and public health.—
Karin Brulliard,
Washington Post,
25 Apr. 2026
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Rodriguez, who hails from the blue collar city of Wichita Falls, Texas, and spent the past four years in the hardworking city of Lubbock, Texas, finished fifth in Heisman Trophy voting.—
Chris Perkins,
Sun Sentinel,
25 Apr. 2026
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Meanwhile, the Iranians, in their resistance, have absorbed the kind of damage to the country that is extremely difficult to recover from.—
Isaac Chotiner,
New Yorker,
27 Apr. 2026
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This can reduce how much protein is absorbed.—
Morgan Pearson,
Verywell Health,
27 Apr. 2026
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“Depleted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/depleted. Accessed 29 Apr. 2026.
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