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
When that turned into mass annihilation, the most frequent Israeli excuse was the population’s state of shock, trauma, exhaustion and bewilderment, the sensation of being under threat from outsiders and in imminent danger.
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Uriel Kon
september 2, Literary Hub, 2 Sep. 2025
Each can have different side effects, including dizziness, rapid or slower heart rate, exhaustion, upset stomach and swelling in the legs.
—Jen Christensen, CNN Money, 30 Aug. 2025
The quality of these decisions deteriorates rapidly with exhaustion.
—Andrew Filev, Fortune, 30 Aug. 2025
Then, Ellis ran up and down Sebring’s property to the point of complete exhaustion.
—Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 30 Aug. 2025
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Uriel Kon
september 2, Literary Hub, 2 Sep. 2025
Each can have different side effects, including dizziness, rapid or slower heart rate, exhaustion, upset stomach and swelling in the legs.
—Jen Christensen, CNN Money, 30 Aug. 2025
The quality of these decisions deteriorates rapidly with exhaustion.
—Andrew Filev, Fortune, 30 Aug. 2025
Then, Ellis ran up and down Sebring’s property to the point of complete exhaustion.
—Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 30 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for exhaustion
Recent Examples of Synonyms for exhaustion
Noun
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It’s always conducted in the blind, with protocols employed to avoid any undue influence, from pay-to-play to palate fatigue.—
Brad Japhe,
Forbes.com,
7 Sep. 2025
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Lisa Healy, 29, from Toronto, Canada, battled decades of fatigue, weakness and low energy, which affected her mood and was often described as sadness.—
Lucy Notarantonio,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Was the specter of Cracker Barrel’s collapse and bankruptcy a mere fancy?—
Graham Hillard,
The Washington Examiner,
5 Sep. 2025
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Ultimately, at over 100 kilonewtons of force, the structure groaned under the force before one of the beams finally gave away in an intentional collapse that provided critical data for the study.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
4 Sep. 2025
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“Exhaustion.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/exhaustion. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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