EXHAUSTS Synonyms: 91 Similar and Opposite Words

exhausts

verb

present tense third-person singular of exhaust

as in wears

to use up all the physical energy of the long day at the county fair had exhausted everyone

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as in drains

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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Recent Examples of exhausts Instead of occupying both sides with large cooling vents, air enters toward the front of the station and exhausts through the rear. — Michael Lydick, PC Magazine, 9 Oct. 2026 If the low-breadth market finally exhausts itself and rolls over, your capital at risk is mathematically capped at that 3%. — Michael Khouw, CNBC, 7 Oct. 2026 If a bureaucratic process exhausts whatever time a citizen has available, then benefits are lost or rights are denied. — Joshua Rothman, New Yorker, 14 Aug. 2026 That’s because even ordinary winds – and far worse, storms and earthquakes – cause tall buildings to sway, which ruins people’s concentration, wrecks their mood, and even exhausts them. — New Atlas, 24 July 2026 Watching this scene, and much of the film, exhausts me. — Jenny Odell, Longreads, 2 June 2026 If the search for a large outdoor planter exhausts you—just get a terra-cotta planter. — Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 6 Apr. 2026 As the oil blockade quickly exhausts Cuba’s supply of fuel, triggering a series of lengthy, island-wide blackouts, many here are exhausted and are becoming increasingly vocal about their desire for fundamental changes in Cuba. — Kate Linthicum, Los Angeles Times, 29 Mar. 2026 Board member Nicole Gribstad also urged the committee to include an option that delays such a decision and exhausts all other financial alternatives before closing schools. — Molly Gibbs, Mercury News, 11 Feb. 2026

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Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier wears his faith on his sleeve and shares it in legal opinions and threatening missives on state letterhead.

— Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 15 Oct. 2026
Protection wears with use, so consumers can refresh it on a later visit.

— Fairchild Studio, Footwear News, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of wears

Verb

Until, suddenly, the life drains from his eyes, sometimes for barely a second, and returning before anyone else in the scene notices.

— Clayton Davis, Variety, 6 Oct. 2026
The all-in-one dock cleans the spinning dual mops with hot water, dries them with warm air to prevent musty smells, and automatically drains and refills the water tank.

— Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of drains

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When an unplanned blast kills a boy from the village, the elders take advance compensation to keep the peace.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 12 Oct. 2026
Listeria infects about 1,250 people in the United States annually, according to the CDC, and kills about 172 of those people.

— David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 10 Oct. 2026

Definition of kills

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Every operation consumes computational resources, while storing intermediate results requires additional qubits.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 16 Oct. 2026
Someone who orally consumes ketamine would typically begin to feel its effects within 20 minutes.

— Christopher P. Holstege, The Conversation, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of consumes

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While the concept has always had Fox shocks, it was first seen with Maxxis rubber, and subsequently with Schwalbe Tacky Chan downhill tires on DT Swiss wheels last year.

— Abhimanyu Ghoshal, New Atlas, 23 Sep. 2026
More than 90% agreed or strongly agreed that scent work is enjoyable for dogs, tires them out and builds confidence in shy dogs.

— Ryan Brennan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 July 2026

Definition of tires

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Compared to a woman who spends her days toiling to defend some of America’s most underserved, Lee’s a man who wrote a puff piece about some rich, white dude.

— Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 15 Oct. 2026
For anyone who spends a lot of time online, the series’s AI origins are hard to miss.

— Britta Miller, The Washington Examiner, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of spends

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Billable hour pressure The billable hour is central to the business model of many law firms, but when AI significantly reduces the time lawyers spend sifting through and drafting documents, the economics are no longer so straightforward.

— Lindsay Dodgson, CNBC, 10 Oct. 2026
It can also be equipped with an SCR (Selective Catalytic Reduction) system that reduces nitrogen oxide (NOx) emissions by up to 70 percent to meet IMO Tier III regulations.

— Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 9 Oct. 2026

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