impoverishes

present tense third-person singular of impoverish

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for impoverishes
Verb
  • The result is not just one exhausted employee, but a system that steadily depletes its people.
    Sandro da Silva, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
  • Meanwhile, an iron-core collapse supernova happens after a star more than 10 times our sun’s mass finally depletes all its fuel and subsequently collapses into a neutron star or black hole.
    Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 14 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Art that moves you, love that consumes you, moments that feel like magic.
    Dossé-Via Trenou, Refinery29, 19 Oct. 2025
  • Altman previously said the average ChatGPT query consumes as much energy as a lightbulb would in a couple of minutes.
    Lisa Eadicicco, CNN Money, 13 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • According to the Department of Transportation, daylight saving time saves energy, prevents traffic injuries and reduces crime.
    Haadiza Ogwude, Cincinnati Enquirer, 25 Oct. 2025
  • Cold water reduces those problems for all your clothes and linens, giving them a longer lifespan.
    Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 25 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Nothing, not even the slog of a miles long backcountry ski, exhausts me like chugging upward on two wheels.
    Outside Online, Outside Online, 15 Oct. 2025
  • Instead of gradually boiling into insanity, the film hits fever pitch hallucinations right away and quickly exhausts itself attempting to keep pace.
    J. Kim Murphy, Variety, 11 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • There are heated confrontations and a slap, and Alma ruins her shot at tenure after stealing a colleague's prescription pad to get more pain meds.
    Gerrad Hall, Entertainment Weekly, 19 Oct. 2025
  • What to do in Split Split is a diverse blend of ancient and modern life, where Roman ruins stand alongside modern cafés and a bustling harbor.
    Chris Dong, AFAR Media, 9 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Either the Broncos offense wakes up, or this team squanders all of the goodwill from beating the Eagles last week.
    Joe Nguyen, Denver Post, 12 Oct. 2025
  • But Team Blue ultimately squanders their lead, completely botching the puzzle as the other two tribes smoke theirs.
    Nick Caruso, TVLine, 1 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Milei caters masterfully to Trump’s ego and will be president even if his party loses seats in Argentina’s legislature.
    Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 26 Oct. 2025
  • The deeper the water, the sooner a vehicle loses traction on the road.
    NC Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 26 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Vaccarello, who was born and raised in Belgium to Sicilian parents, spends a month in Los Angeles twice each year, usually in March and November, a recuperation from the semiannual exertions of the women’s collection.
    Rob Haskell, Vogue, 20 Oct. 2025
  • According to the real-estate search engine StreetEasy, a property in Park Slope spends a median of seventy-eight days on the market.
    Alexandra Schwartz, New Yorker, 20 Oct. 2025
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“Impoverishes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/impoverishes. Accessed 27 Oct. 2025.

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