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
In the face of the mounting omnicrisis, the songwriter crafts threadbare folk songs marked by exhaustion, resignation, and uncommon beauty.
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Sadie Sartini Garner, Pitchfork, 2 Mar. 2026
But poverty, food and housing insecurity, homophobia, substance abuse, gun violence, being a member of a minority community and social media overload have also served as a catalyst to emotional exhaustion, according to a 2023 report published in the Community Mental Health Journal.
—Suzette Hackney, USA Today, 27 Feb. 2026
Each senator is only allowed two speeches on a particular piece of legislation, so the idea is that Democrats would eventually run out of speeches or quit due to exhaustion, allowing Republicans to proceed with a simple majority vote.
—ABC News, 26 Feb. 2026
The consequences of the fund’s exhaustion in 2040 would be severe for both seniors and health care providers.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 23 Feb. 2026
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Sadie Sartini Garner, Pitchfork, 2 Mar. 2026
But poverty, food and housing insecurity, homophobia, substance abuse, gun violence, being a member of a minority community and social media overload have also served as a catalyst to emotional exhaustion, according to a 2023 report published in the Community Mental Health Journal.
—Suzette Hackney, USA Today, 27 Feb. 2026
Each senator is only allowed two speeches on a particular piece of legislation, so the idea is that Democrats would eventually run out of speeches or quit due to exhaustion, allowing Republicans to proceed with a simple majority vote.
—ABC News, 26 Feb. 2026
The consequences of the fund’s exhaustion in 2040 would be severe for both seniors and health care providers.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 23 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for exhaustion
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That mental fatigue is to be expected, Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said, after Yamamoto’s two-year transition from Japan’s professional league to back-to-back World Series titles with the Dodgers.—
Bill Plunkett,
Oc Register,
28 Feb. 2026
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Prolonged dehydration can lead to a whole host of health issues, like headaches, muscle cramps, and fatigue.—
Amelia McBride,
Travel + Leisure,
27 Feb. 2026
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At the congress, Kim derided liberal South Korean President Lee Jae Myung's calls for engagement as a deception, accusing successive governments in Seoul of seeking Pyongyang's collapse.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
27 Feb. 2026
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The blockade has led to an acute oil shortage in the country that was already facing economic collapse amid an energy crisis that was already plunging the country into daily prolonged blackouts.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
27 Feb. 2026
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“Exhaustion.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/exhaustion. Accessed 5 Mar. 2026.
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