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as in stressful
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as in exhaustive
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as in tiring
to use up all the physical energy of
the long day at the county fair had exhausted everyone
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as in draining
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 exhausting
Jamie Fischer, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Nov. 2025
We’re used to seeing Survivor players doubling over or collapsing after an exhausting challenge in intense heat.
—Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 30 Oct. 2025
Seven questions after one of the most incredible, exhausting games in World Series history!
—Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 29 Oct. 2025
The choreography for the title track is quite intense — physically exhausting while singing live.
—Billboard Korea, Billboard, 29 Oct. 2025
Fuller didn’t expect her first year of college to be so exhausting.
—Iris Sanchez, Mercury News, 29 Oct. 2025
In the early evening, Quentin brought an exhausting, and yet exhilarating, day to an end.
—Jay Glennie, Rolling Stone, 28 Oct. 2025
The cough grew violent, uncontrollable and exhausting.
—Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 27 Oct. 2025
Shooting consisted of five exhausting weeks, often fifteen hours a day.
—Susan Sontag, Vogue, 26 Oct. 2025
Greg Rosenstein, NBC news, 28 Oct. 2025
In today’s housing market, even the lucky ones often face exhausting ordeals and need to stretch their budgets to land a home.
—Samantha Delouya, CNN Money, 21 Oct. 2025
Betelgeuse, formally known as Alpha Orionis, will one day end its life in a spectacular supernova explosion upon exhausting the last of its fuel, which could be as bright as the full moon.
—Anthony Wood, Space.com, 14 Oct. 2025
The policy at hand says district employees aren’t allowed to physically restrain a student except in emergency situations when a student’s behavior is immediately dangerous and after exhausting less intrusive alternatives.
—Taylor O'Connor, Kansas City Star, 14 Oct. 2025
Vacherot won the next two points, exhausting Djokovic in a rally to get to 40-Ad.
—James Hansen, New York Times, 11 Oct. 2025
Specifically for Social Security, projections indicate that the retirement trust fund will be depleted in late 2032, with the combined retirement and disability trust funds exhausting their reserves by 2034.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2025
So Much Fun) and others exhausting (the YSL Slime Language comps, 2023’s Business Is Business), as well as too many studio leaks unleashed via message board accounts.
—Mosi Reeves, Rolling Stone, 29 Sep. 2025
Novak Djokovic, Daniil Medvedev, and Carlos Alcaraz skipped the event in Canada after exhausting schedules.
—Tim Ellis, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
Adjective
There’s nothing more exhausting than wrestling a mattress pad over the corners of your mattress, but this one’s deep pockets can fit mattresses up to 16 inches thick.
—Jamie Fischer, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Nov. 2025
We’re used to seeing Survivor players doubling over or collapsing after an exhausting challenge in intense heat.
—Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 30 Oct. 2025
Seven questions after one of the most incredible, exhausting games in World Series history!
—Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 29 Oct. 2025
The choreography for the title track is quite intense — physically exhausting while singing live.
—Billboard Korea, Billboard, 29 Oct. 2025
Fuller didn’t expect her first year of college to be so exhausting.
—Iris Sanchez, Mercury News, 29 Oct. 2025
In the early evening, Quentin brought an exhausting, and yet exhilarating, day to an end.
—Jay Glennie, Rolling Stone, 28 Oct. 2025
The cough grew violent, uncontrollable and exhausting.
—Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 27 Oct. 2025
Shooting consisted of five exhausting weeks, often fifteen hours a day.
—Susan Sontag, Vogue, 26 Oct. 2025
Verb
After exhausting themselves in this 7-hour game, the two teams will have to do this all over again on Tuesday in Game 4.
—Greg Rosenstein, NBC news, 28 Oct. 2025
In today’s housing market, even the lucky ones often face exhausting ordeals and need to stretch their budgets to land a home.
—Samantha Delouya, CNN Money, 21 Oct. 2025
Betelgeuse, formally known as Alpha Orionis, will one day end its life in a spectacular supernova explosion upon exhausting the last of its fuel, which could be as bright as the full moon.
—Anthony Wood, Space.com, 14 Oct. 2025
The policy at hand says district employees aren’t allowed to physically restrain a student except in emergency situations when a student’s behavior is immediately dangerous and after exhausting less intrusive alternatives.
—Taylor O'Connor, Kansas City Star, 14 Oct. 2025
Vacherot won the next two points, exhausting Djokovic in a rally to get to 40-Ad.
—James Hansen, New York Times, 11 Oct. 2025
Specifically for Social Security, projections indicate that the retirement trust fund will be depleted in late 2032, with the combined retirement and disability trust funds exhausting their reserves by 2034.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2025
So Much Fun) and others exhausting (the YSL Slime Language comps, 2023’s Business Is Business), as well as too many studio leaks unleashed via message board accounts.
—Mosi Reeves, Rolling Stone, 29 Sep. 2025
Novak Djokovic, Daniil Medvedev, and Carlos Alcaraz skipped the event in Canada after exhausting schedules.
—Tim Ellis, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for exhausting
Adjective
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The additional number of deliveries has been stressful for its two existing obstetrical-unit doctors, according to David-Paul Cavazos, an executive with the center.—
Natalie Krebs,
NPR,
5 Nov. 2025
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The last few months of the year always tend to be the busiest and most stressful.—
Alicia Geigel,
Southern Living,
5 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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In her exhaustive chronicle, Jennings traces the long folkloric history of monk-tormenting demons.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
31 Oct. 2025
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These homes give families a respite from the exhaustive nature of caregiving a child with severe medical needs.—
Wendy Grossman Kantor,
PEOPLE,
30 Oct. 2025
Verb
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This constant barrage overshadows the self-care experience, hijacking my focus and frankly, tiring me out.—
Caelan McMichael,
Allure,
7 Oct. 2025
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So people shouldn’t swim against the current, which puts them at risk of tiring out.—
Jeanine Santucci,
USA Today,
16 Aug. 2025
Verb
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In the moments before Murphy’s goal, Jarrod Bowen had struck the right post, but the sense of hope draining from West Ham’s ground was lost on Howe’s players.—
George Caulkin,
New York Times,
3 Nov. 2025
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According to the GoFundMe, which was started by Wall, Leo is facing a long recovery and currently has a tube draining saliva.—
Liam Quinn,
PEOPLE,
3 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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Cue, Helm’s first rejection, abandonment, difficult emotions.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 Nov. 2025
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This character was actually quite difficult for me.—
Gavin J Blair,
HollywoodReporter,
2 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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The Empath fosters psychological safety, inclusive dialogue and a culture of empathy.—
Kelly Jones,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Nov. 2025
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There will also be a family-friendly open-air screenings as well as an inclusive screening Sudan, Remember Us by Hind Meddeb.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
5 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Two men sat on either side of her, one in a hat with WHO RESCUED WHO stitched across it and the other wearing a pearl-button shirt.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
5 Nov. 2025
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Madden brought an '80s rocker vibe to show, wearing a skull on his belt and a bandana on his head.—
Raechal Shewfelt,
Entertainment Weekly,
5 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Nutrient-rich agricultural runoff and sewage cause huge algal blooms, and when these algae die and sink, bacteria bloom in turn, consuming so much oxygen that few other organisms survive at lower depths.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
31 Oct. 2025
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Other methods use enzymes to isolate cells, but those procedures are time consuming and can threaten useful cell characteristics.—
Perri Thaler,
IEEE Spectrum,
30 Oct. 2025
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“Exhausting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/exhausting. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.
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