Definition of exhaustednext

exhausted

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verb

past tense of exhaust

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of exhausted
Adjective
Ariel, a successful but exhausted writer, struggles to stay young and attractive while his younger wife drags him into a demanding social life, his five children treat him like a butler, and his elderly parents constantly demand his attention. Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 11 Aug. 2026 Yet despite all this effort, many high achievers report feeling mentally exhausted, creatively depleted and less productive than ever. Bryan Robinson, Forbes.com, 9 Aug. 2026
Verb
Travelers are exhausted by the friction of commercial travel. Roger Sands, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026 For everyone else, less restrictive remedies than custody, such as a GPS monitoring ankle bracelet, should be considered or exhausted. Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for exhausted
Recent Examples of Synonyms for exhausted
Adjective
  • His handicapping merited attention and newsletter sales, but Steele soon tired of tipping his own hand to the oddsmakers in Vegas.
    Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2026
  • More and more young people are turning toward low- or no-tech lives, tired of the endless scroll most of us face for hours each day.
    Greta Cross, USA Today, 21 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • The singer wore a black hoodie and appeared to be half-covered with a blanket.
    Edward Segarra, USA Today, 19 Aug. 2026
  • While the bride wore a satin, strapless Danielle Frankel wedding gown for the ceremony, the voluminous, floor-length skirt obscured her shoes on her big day.
    Karla Rodriguez, Footwear News, 19 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • But as oil is drained from these reserves, the integrity of the caverns may be imperiled.
    Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 17 Aug. 2026
  • Free mosquitofish are also available through the Butte County Mosquito and Vector Control District for ponds, troughs and other standing water that cannot be drained.
    Jessie Baltaxe, CBS News, 13 Aug. 2026
Adjective
  • As competition intensifies, Walmart and Kroger are lowering prices across the board to appeal to inflation-weary, cost-conscious consumers.
    Bloomberg, Mercury News, 18 Aug. 2026
  • Within years, the iconoclastic comic was a weary and defeated man — broke, baggy-eyed, and prematurely old.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 16 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Prosecutors allege Shakur was killed to avenge the rapper's entourage attacking Davis' nephew, Anderson, a few hours earlier at the MGM Grand after a boxing match involving Mike Tyson.
    CBS News, CBS News, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Forty of those have been delivered, Skibitskiy said, and two are suspected to have been used in Radushne, in the Dnipro Region, on 30 July in an attack that killed at least four children from the same family.
    Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • The professional explorers spent a year living inside the Boundary Waters, using their platform to speak loudly for its protection.
    Erin Hassanzadeh, CBS News, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Chief among them was the United Kingdom, which soon began to attract a number of big-budget movies thanks to a hugely popular 25% cash rebate on production expenses, including money spent on actors’ salaries and other above-the-line costs.
    Stacy Perman, Los Angeles Times, 20 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • This one may seem like every gummy in the bag was consumed, but Saquon Barkley possesses significant boom/bust appeal.
    Jess Bryant, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2026
  • Upstream checkpoints are typically published in formats such as Safetensors and consumed through frameworks like Transformers.
    Janakiram MSV, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • And the only thing really falling seems to be US military readiness, as key arms stockpiles are rapidly depleted.
    Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 17 Aug. 2026
  • The Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget marked the occasion by noting that the retirement program’s trust fund is projected to be depleted in six years, triggering an automatic benefit reduction of about 22% under current law.
    Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 14 Aug. 2026

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“Exhausted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/exhausted. Accessed 23 Aug. 2026.

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