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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
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
According to the Colorado Climate Center at Colorado State University, by late June of that year, the state saw extremely low stream flows, rapidly depleted reservoirs, and severe agricultural impacts to wheat, cattle and irrigated crops.
—Michael Abeyta, CBS News, 5 Apr. 2026
Despite their depleted roster, the Kings are still finding a way to win with DeMar DeRozan, Precious Achiuwa and a collection of younger players, including rookies Nique Clifford, Maxime Raynaud and Dylan Cardwell.
—Jason Anderson, Sacbee.com, 5 Apr. 2026
Halibut is the second-most depleted sport-fishing population after the seabass.
—Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Apr. 2026
The Knicks went on to defeat the tanking, depleted Grizzlies handily, a 130-119 win good enough to snap a depressing three-game losing streak against the Charlotte Hornets, Houston Rockets and Oklahoma City Thunder.
—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 2 Apr. 2026
Anniek Bao, CNBC, 8 Apr. 2026
Washington started two players on two-way contracts, Juju Reese and Leaky Black, along with veteran Anthony Gill, who has long been one of the last options off the Wizards' bench but has seen regular playing time lately with the roster depleted by injuries.
—CBS News, 7 Apr. 2026
Once reserves are depleted, recipients could see a 28% cut in benefits.
—Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 4 Apr. 2026
Beyond the mass firings, the ranks of the department have been depleted by the departure of employees who could not stomach the new order; the resulting loss of expertise will take generations to rebuild.
—Ruth Marcus, New Yorker, 3 Apr. 2026
Once all the easy-to-access food sources are depleted, squirrels chew through plastic, wood, or house siding to find more.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 3 Apr. 2026
Without the Montreal Protocol, the ozone layer would be dangerously depleted.
—Big Think, 31 Mar. 2026
The presence of Franco-Americans in the area can be traced back to 1840-1930, when nearly one million Francophone people emigrated from Quebec where farmlands were depleted and jobs scarce, to work in textile mills in New England.
—Vivian Song, CNN Money, 30 Mar. 2026
The Knights’ roster was depleted following the departure of Abrahamson-Henderson, leaving Messer to reload the roster through the transfer portal.
—Matt Murschel, The Orlando Sentinel, 30 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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
According to the Colorado Climate Center at Colorado State University, by late June of that year, the state saw extremely low stream flows, rapidly depleted reservoirs, and severe agricultural impacts to wheat, cattle and irrigated crops.
—Michael Abeyta, CBS News, 5 Apr. 2026
Despite their depleted roster, the Kings are still finding a way to win with DeMar DeRozan, Precious Achiuwa and a collection of younger players, including rookies Nique Clifford, Maxime Raynaud and Dylan Cardwell.
—Jason Anderson, Sacbee.com, 5 Apr. 2026
Halibut is the second-most depleted sport-fishing population after the seabass.
—Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Apr. 2026
The Knicks went on to defeat the tanking, depleted Grizzlies handily, a 130-119 win good enough to snap a depressing three-game losing streak against the Charlotte Hornets, Houston Rockets and Oklahoma City Thunder.
—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 2 Apr. 2026
Verb
By late March, the UAE and Kuwait had spent roughly 75% of their Patriot missile interceptor stocks, while Bahrain was estimated to have depleted as much as 87%, according to the Jewish Institute for National Security of America.
—Anniek Bao, CNBC, 8 Apr. 2026
Washington started two players on two-way contracts, Juju Reese and Leaky Black, along with veteran Anthony Gill, who has long been one of the last options off the Wizards' bench but has seen regular playing time lately with the roster depleted by injuries.
—CBS News, 7 Apr. 2026
Once reserves are depleted, recipients could see a 28% cut in benefits.
—Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 4 Apr. 2026
Beyond the mass firings, the ranks of the department have been depleted by the departure of employees who could not stomach the new order; the resulting loss of expertise will take generations to rebuild.
—Ruth Marcus, New Yorker, 3 Apr. 2026
Once all the easy-to-access food sources are depleted, squirrels chew through plastic, wood, or house siding to find more.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 3 Apr. 2026
Without the Montreal Protocol, the ozone layer would be dangerously depleted.
—Big Think, 31 Mar. 2026
The presence of Franco-Americans in the area can be traced back to 1840-1930, when nearly one million Francophone people emigrated from Quebec where farmlands were depleted and jobs scarce, to work in textile mills in New England.
—Vivian Song, CNN Money, 30 Mar. 2026
The Knights’ roster was depleted following the departure of Abrahamson-Henderson, leaving Messer to reload the roster through the transfer portal.
—Matt Murschel, The Orlando Sentinel, 30 Mar. 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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This latest denial likely closes the door for Williams to open a dispensary at the Broadway location — having exhausted most administrative routes.—
Hannah Elsmore,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
9 Apr. 2026
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In one panel, children maimed or exhausted by labor stare out bleakly; in another, unemployed men in a small industrial town sit or stand around.—
Judith Shulevitz,
The Atlantic,
9 Apr. 2026
Verb
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An appeals court sided with Sacramento in the second case, and the planning area was ultimately reduced.—
Stephen Hobbs,
Sacbee.com,
9 Apr. 2026
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For Wiggins, as with his teammates, now reduced to hope.—
Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
8 Apr. 2026
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Vermeer, in short, grew up in a world where the living consumed the departed.—
Anthony Lane,
New Yorker,
13 Apr. 2026
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But as Dhillon continues to stumble in court, online content is the primary medium by which her work is designed to be consumed.—
Quinta Jurecic,
The Atlantic,
13 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Adding in exercise was linked with a 46% decreased risk of death from any cause, according to the study.—
Madeline Holcombe,
CNN Money,
11 Apr. 2026
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The less experienced Tyler Kolek’s playing time decreased as well as the squad returned to full health.—
Fiifi Frimpong,
New York Daily News,
10 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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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
Verb
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Crews have spent the last year fixing more than 700 broken streetlights.—
Adam Duxter,
CBS News,
11 Apr. 2026
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The 31-year-old right-hander, who spent his first eight MLB seasons with the Los Angeles Dodgers, signed a minor league contract with San Diego in February.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
10 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Both Trotsky and Paul get absorbed in quarrelsome dialectics and in point-scoring built around minute differences.—
Adam Gopnik,
New Yorker,
13 Apr. 2026
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The system absorbed the strike.—
Winston Ma,
semafor.com,
13 Apr. 2026
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“Depleted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/depleted. Accessed 15 Apr. 2026.
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