as in fatigue
a complete depletion of energy or strength
with all of the work and activity that the holiday season brings, the working couple was on the point of exhaustion
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Recent Examples of exhaustion
Howard, also a mom of three, agrees that exhaustion alters decision-making.
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Melissa Willets, Parents, 4 Nov. 2025
But overcompensating or overextending will only lead to exhaustion.
—Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 4 Nov. 2025
But some presidents have shared a certain exhaustion at the end of their tenures, ready to turn over a heavy baton.
—Susan Page, USA Today, 3 Nov. 2025
Hansi Flick’s players are showing clear signs of exhaustion at the end of matches.
—Laia Cervelló Herrero, New York Times, 3 Nov. 2025
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Melissa Willets, Parents, 4 Nov. 2025
But overcompensating or overextending will only lead to exhaustion.
—Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 4 Nov. 2025
But some presidents have shared a certain exhaustion at the end of their tenures, ready to turn over a heavy baton.
—Susan Page, USA Today, 3 Nov. 2025
Hansi Flick’s players are showing clear signs of exhaustion at the end of matches.
—Laia Cervelló Herrero, New York Times, 3 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for exhaustion
Recent Examples of Synonyms for exhaustion
Noun
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But Vanderbilt, as attention, pressure and fatigue rise on a pursuit no one outside its camp expected, is essentially two teams with two games left in the 2025 regular season.—
Joe Rexrode,
New York Times,
9 Nov. 2025
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Despite widespread fatigue over tipping prompts, Americans still tend to be generous when dining out at restaurants.—
Peter Burke,
FOXNews.com,
9 Nov. 2025
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From the perspective of a world of increasingly unimaginable maldistribution of resources, cascading ecological collapse, a genocide cheered on by a putatively liberal order, both are barbarisms.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 Nov. 2025
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The letter, shared exclusively with Fox News Digital, comes just days before al-Sharaa’s first visit to Washington since taking power following the collapse of the Assad regime.—
Efrat Lachter,
FOXNews.com,
6 Nov. 2025
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“Exhaustion.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/exhaustion. Accessed 5 Dec. 2025.
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