drained (away)

past tense of drain (away)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for drained (away)
Verb
  • The New York Federal Reserve’s measure of Global Supply Chain Pressure showed that July’s level of stress decreased, and is approximately now equal to the long-term average.
    George Calhoun, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025
  • Local businesses in affected neighborhoods report decreased foot traffic and lower sales amid the atmosphere of uncertainty.
    Adeola Adeosun, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Guiducci arrives at a moment when some of that anger has subsided, and the punch-drunk culture seems counterintuitively eager to escape into nostalgia and tastemaking, splashy profiles, and — just sometimes — confrontational journalism.
    Max Tani, semafor.com, 25 Aug. 2025
  • Employees said the mold problem still hadn’t subsided as of early this year.
    Olivia Evans, The Courier-Journal, 21 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • With four weeks of consistent use, our tester’s dark spots were diminished, and her skin looked even-toned and healthy.
    Esme Benjamin, PEOPLE, 4 Sep. 2025
  • Now, with the rise of summaries and instant answers, their impact on driving actual site traffic has diminished.
    Noa Eshed, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • When a mother tree is felled, the survival rate of many of its seedlings may be drastically reduced, a process not unlike the reciprocal feedback loop of Yggdrasill, whose deterioration in response to discord in the nine realms spells cosmic collapse.
    Ellen Walker, JSTOR Daily, 3 Sep. 2025
  • There are also beautifully observed moments toward the end with Dorotea and Riccardo; and a moving reckoning with death when Mariano’s favorite horse, a stallion named Elvis, is felled by illness and the president refuses to end his suffering by having the animal put to sleep.
    David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 27 Aug. 2025
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.

Browse Nearby Words

Cite this Entry

“Drained (away).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/drained%20%28away%29. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

Last Updated: - Updated example sentences
Love words? Need even more definitions?

Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!