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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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as in stressful
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as in exhaustive
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for exhausting
Adjective
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Following a stressful move in October 2023, she was hospitalized after collapsing at home.—
Christina Dugan Ramirez,
FOXNews.com,
6 Aug. 2025 -
Many people are craving that calming sensation, given the constant barrage of stressful news.—
The Washington Post,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
5 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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These teams earned the right to compete through exhaustive regional qualifying tournaments.—
Katherine Anderson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
4 Aug. 2025
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Now, after months of being pummeled by investors, regulators, and media, Hemsley has admitted that UHG needs an exhaustive, stem-to-stern rehab—an extraordinarily audacious goal for an organization of some 400,000 employees.—
Geoff Colvin,
Fortune,
31 July 2025
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Testing confirmed that a cat in Washington County, Oregon, died after consuming the raw frozen cat food, which showed a genetic match between the virus and the cat food and the cat.—
Rey Covarrubias Jr.,
The Arizona Republic,
26 Dec. 2024
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Federal and state experts encourage people and their pets to avoid consuming raw or undercooked meat products, as well as raw dairy, to avoid the spread of disease.—
Andy Biggs,
Newsweek,
26 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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This deep understanding of local transportation patterns would have been difficult with rapid multi-city expansion.—
Tima Bansal,
Forbes.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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But even though scientists have been able to discover thousands of planets orbiting stars beyond our solar system in recent years, including some around Proxima Centauri, which is fairly a dim star, it's been difficult to go planet-hunting around Alpha Centauri A and B, which orbit each other.—
Nell Greenfieldboyce,
NPR,
7 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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But a faster and more inclusive approach to space would not be easy to run.—
Tony Milligan,
Space.com,
3 Aug. 2025
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Because Sweeney has blonde hair and blue eyes, users have claimed that the ad was designed to promote eugenics or is a subtle nod to Nazi propaganda despite the fact that American Eagle has long been inclusive in its advertising and with a Jewish CEO at the helm.—
Chris Gardner,
HollywoodReporter,
1 Aug. 2025
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The Phillies will likely hold onto Bohm and as a result, will likely avoid spending $200 million on Bregman.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
4 Jan. 2025
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Researchers have found that spending 51% or more of work time away from others is linked to isolation.—
Erik Pham,
Forbes,
30 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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Philadelphia had 29 days, Washington had 27 days and Baltimore had 24 days where the highest dew point simmered to at least 75 degrees, which even the the weather service office in Tampa calls oppressive, according to weather service data.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
10 Aug. 2025
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What was mostly missing was the occasional cool front that pushes out the most oppressive heat and humidity.—
Staff And Wire Reports,
Boston Herald,
10 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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And individuals don’t overheat as much as their innovations attract copious amounts of capital without regard to what the Fed does.—
John Tamny,
Forbes.com,
3 Aug. 2025
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Green energy advocates insist that Nevada can be a leader in the field given its natural resources and copious sunshine.—
Editorial,
Boston Herald,
28 July 2025
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“Exhausting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/exhausting. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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