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
Parents balance employment, emotional exhaustion, and academic pressure.
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Gretchen Wittenmyer-Stone, Kansas City Star, 10 Apr. 2026
If someone in your family is dealing with unexplained exhaustion or weight changes, this test is worth requesting.
—Allison Palmer, Miami Herald, 10 Apr. 2026
Yet even in that exhaustion, something else was taking shape.
—Dr. Joseph D'orazio, CNBC, 9 Apr. 2026
End lactation syndrome, a condition of postweaning emaciation and exhaustion, is a common cause of death among females.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 8 Apr. 2026
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Gretchen Wittenmyer-Stone, Kansas City Star, 10 Apr. 2026
If someone in your family is dealing with unexplained exhaustion or weight changes, this test is worth requesting.
—Allison Palmer, Miami Herald, 10 Apr. 2026
Yet even in that exhaustion, something else was taking shape.
—Dr. Joseph D'orazio, CNBC, 9 Apr. 2026
End lactation syndrome, a condition of postweaning emaciation and exhaustion, is a common cause of death among females.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 8 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for exhaustion
Noun
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Symptoms include fatigue, sensitivity to cold, and muscle stiffness.—
Christopher Edwards,
PEOPLE,
11 Apr. 2026
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For example, fatigue is reported in some GLP-1 trials.—
Emily Kay Votruba,
EverydayHealth.com,
10 Apr. 2026
Noun
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To be present in Hungary on the eve of its upcoming elections is to feel the tremors of a regime confronting the prospect of collapse.—
Kapil Komireddi,
New Yorker,
10 Apr. 2026
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Spieth, nine holes away from another wire-to-wire victory, throws it away with a collapse around Amen Corner that is shocking even by Augusta National standards.—
Senior Editor,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Apr. 2026
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“Exhaustion.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/exhaustion. Accessed 17 Apr. 2026.
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