as in tired
depleted in strength, energy, or freshness
the exhausted runner crossed the finish line and just collapsed
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as in wore
to use up all the physical energy of
the long day at the county fair had exhausted everyone
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as in drained
to make complete use of
we had been at the theme park barely for two hours, and we were on the verge of exhausting our spending money
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Recent Examples of exhausted
Allyson Reedy, Denver Post, 7 Jan. 2026
Some other Venezuelans, however, eventually became exhausted by their circumstances and agreed to be sent to Mexico.
—Verónica Egui Brito, Miami Herald, 7 Jan. 2026
Brenda Looper, Washington Post, 8 Jan. 2026
Before long the guano was exhausted, and soil depletion doomed the commercial farms.
—Henry Wismayer, Travel + Leisure, 7 Jan. 2026
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Adjective
Surely there are others like me, those with exhausted parents and budgets to keep.
—Allyson Reedy, Denver Post, 7 Jan. 2026
Some other Venezuelans, however, eventually became exhausted by their circumstances and agreed to be sent to Mexico.
—Verónica Egui Brito, Miami Herald, 7 Jan. 2026
Verb
Other definitions include being exhausted, overwhelmed, burnt out or intoxicated.
—Brenda Looper, Washington Post, 8 Jan. 2026
Before long the guano was exhausted, and soil depletion doomed the commercial farms.
—Henry Wismayer, Travel + Leisure, 7 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for exhausted
Adjective
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Benin is the birthplace of voodoo, a religion far more complex than the tired tropes of straw dolls and pins.—
Caitlin Gunther,
Travel + Leisure,
12 Jan. 2026
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The show premiered over Thanksgiving weekend, when people were tired and full and bored (and probably also horny), and countered our world’s unceasing badness with its world’s buoyant sweetness.—
Fran Hoepfner,
Vulture,
12 Jan. 2026
Verb
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For the Los Angeles premiere of Marty Supreme, the two wore custom Chrome Hearts looks.—
Ingrid Vasquez,
PEOPLE,
10 Jan. 2026
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Emma Stone wore comfy, but sophisticated silk pants to a Louis Vuitton event in New York.—
Kaitlin Clapinski,
InStyle,
10 Jan. 2026
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Even hospital appointments were overwhelming, with bright lights leaving her drained and overstimulated.—
Jordan Greene,
PEOPLE,
13 Jan. 2026
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This vast gulf between us, not just as Americans but as human beings, has drained me of hope.—
Bao Phi,
Time,
13 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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The waiting room is already over-flowing with bloodied, weary, apparently horrifically smelling patients.—
Maggie Fremont,
Vulture,
9 Jan. 2026
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The film follows a weary delivery driver with months to live who saves a brilliant but troubled teenage girl.—
Justin Kroll,
Deadline,
8 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Investigators also found eight 9 mm casings fired from a Glock pistol at the scene where Holmes was killed, according to the affidavit.—
Shambhavi Rimal,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
9 Jan. 2026
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Several districts in Kyiv were hit in the attack and an emergency medical aid worker was among those killed, according to Kyiv City Military Administration head Tymur Tkachenko.—
Michael Sinkewicz,
FOXNews.com,
9 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Carrington spent his first two years at Minnesota before transferring to Tulsa last year and Wisconsin for this season.—
Andy Greder,
Twin Cities,
14 Jan. 2026
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To monitor how the tax revenue is being spent, periodic audits for each of the three categories of uses will be required, with the first of those due in 2029.—
Lori Weisberg,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
14 Jan. 2026
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Flames were shooting out of Flashbacks, her family’s beloved small-town diner, and there was nothing to do but watch as the building — part restaurant, part local history display, all community institution — was consumed by the blaze.—
Nathan Pilling,
Kansas City Star,
13 Jan. 2026
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Afterward the plane could be seen on the runway, consumed in flame.—
Theresa Braine,
Mercury News,
12 Jan. 2026
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Years of overfishing had depleted their prey, and humans killed them for sustenance or in disputes over fish.—
Katherine J. Wu,
The Atlantic,
7 Jan. 2026
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Environmental experts and lawmakers say water is becoming a scarce resource as the Texas population grows, depleted by overuse, persistent dry weather, rising temperatures, aging infrastructure and water-reliant technology like data centers.—
Sarah Bahari,
Dallas Morning News,
5 Jan. 2026
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“Exhausted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/exhausted. Accessed 14 Jan. 2026.
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