depletions

noun

plural of depletion
as in decreases
the amount by which something is lessened the kind of catastrophic illness that can make a sizable depletion in a family's savings

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Recent Examples of depletions There were explosions, implosions, expansions and ozone depletions. — Ray Padilla, Louisville Courier Journal, 16 Dec. 2025 But over exploitation often followed, leading to depletions and extinctions. — Literary Hub, 21 Oct. 2025 Still, a closer look at depletions, the best real-time indicator of market conditions, tells a more nuanced story. — Joseph V Micallef, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025 The settlements call for reducing groundwater depletions to a rate of 18,200 acre-feet per year. — Preston Fore, Fortune, 30 Aug. 2025 The causes of both events had been long debated, however one hypothesis has linked them to depletions in the Earth's protective ozone layer, such as might be caused by a supernova going off in local space. — David Faris, Newsweek, 17 Mar. 2025 Beer depletions were soft but operating margin was impressive. — Jeff Marks, CNBC, 3 Oct. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for depletions
  1. decreases
  2. reductions
  3. declines
  4. dents
  5. drops
Noun
  • More than half of states saw decreases in coverage for MMR, DTaP, polio vaccine, and varicella/chickenpox vaccine.
    — Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 17 Aug. 2026
  • Despite recent week-over-week decreases, gas prices across California remain high for the last weeks of summer.
    — Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 16 Aug. 2026
Definition of decreases
Noun
  • Eligibility crisis Defense officials have long warned that America's obesity epidemic is a national security problem, shrinking the pool of young people eligible to serve -- which has translated to reductions in recruitment.
    — Steven Beynon, ABC News, 17 Aug. 2026
  • For all the attention paid to billion-dollar budget reductions and management reforms, Bartos insists those victories represent only the beginning of the project.
    — Bethany Mandel, The Washington Examiner, 16 Aug. 2026
Definition of reductions
Noun
  • Neither tool eliminates sequence-of-returns risk, but both can reduce the pressure to turn temporary market declines into permanent mistakes.
    — Steve Booren, Denver Post, 16 Aug. 2026
  • In the backdrop of building out streaming, Disney and its media peers have also been contending with the loss of pay-TV bundle customers, which has led to considerable declines in distribution and advertising revenues.
    — Lillian Rizzo, CNBC, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of declines
Noun
  • There was a closet full of phones people had thrown at the wall and dents in the drywall nobody ever explained.
    — Jeff Rabhan, Rolling Stone, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Bruce’s densified dogwood flooring uses a natural hardening process with heat and pressure to improve resistance to dents and everyday wear.
    — Better Homes & Gardens, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of dents
Noun
  • This kit comes with an aroma sample and a felt diffuser—add a few drops of the Bergamot Tea Blossom scent to further enhance your bathing experience.
    — Caroline Hughes, Travel + Leisure, 17 Aug. 2026
  • Resistance work signals the body to hold onto muscle even as fat drops.
    — Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of drops

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