impoverishing

verb

present participle of impoverish
1
as in bankrupting

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2
as in depleting

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for impoverishing
  1. bankrupting
  2. depleting
  3. ruining
  4. consuming
  5. reducing
  6. exhausting
  7. wasting
  8. spending
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  • Sometimes the very entities owning these hospitals and nursing homes are purposely bankrupting them, pillaging them of their value to maximize the owners’ profits.
    — Peter Ubel, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
  • At a June forum for county executive candidates, former Legislator Dan Tarwater III said that the lawsuit could cost up to $1 billion in payouts, potentially bankrupting Jackson County.
    — Ilana Arougheti July 23, Kansas City Star, 23 July 2026
Definition of bankrupting
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  • The tools are generating more activity while depleting the capacity for the high-quality thinking that makes that activity valuable.
    — Dan Schawbel, Fortune, 4 Aug. 2026
  • That included the risk of dangerously depleting the number of defensive interceptor missiles available to the military’s Central Command, which is responsible for operations in the Middle East.
    — Jonathan Lemire, The Atlantic, 28 July 2026
Definition of depleting
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  • But therein lies the problem with ruining baseball and predicting the World Series in August.
    — Ian Miller OutKick, FOXNews.com, 5 Aug. 2026
  • Tarik Skubal did not go into last week expecting to be the latest avatar for the Los Angeles Dodgers ruining baseball.
    — Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of ruining
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  • Fifteen wildfires were burning across the state, consuming 250,000 acres, state Public Lands Commissioner Dave Upthegrove said at Sunday’s news conference.
    — Dennis Romero, NBC news, 2 Aug. 2026
  • Crews used tactical burns overnight, deliberately consuming vegetation ahead of active sectors to deprive the main fire of fuel.
    — Thomas Adamson, Fortune, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of consuming
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  • Following numerous noise complaints, the town is requiring players to use a new noise-reducing ball that is far more expensive than a regular ball.
    — Mike Sullivan, CBS News, 31 July 2026
  • The company, which generated approximately $10 billion in revenue in 2025, is increasingly embedding AI across its equipment, digital platforms and dealer network to help farmers improve yields while reducing costs.
    — Peter High, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
Definition of reducing
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  • This strategic move follows growing concerns over rapidly escalating enterprise AI budgets, with companies like Uber and Microsoft quickly exhausting their allocations.
    — Rachel Wells, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
  • After graduating with a degree in business economics, Pichardo learned that NCAA athletes can compete in a different sport after exhausting their initial four years of eligibility.
    — Marisa Ingemi, Mercury News, 27 July 2026
Definition of exhausting
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  • Children suffering from a condition known as wasting are acutely malnourished, become very thin for their height, and need immediate therapeutic feeding.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Signs your home may be wasting energy There are several signs that your home is wasting energy.
    — Faith Wakefield, USA Today, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of wasting
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  • Or spending a day bouncing in the waves on a Caribbean island or on Florida’s Gulf Coast.
    — Patricia Doherty, Travel + Leisure, 5 Aug. 2026
  • An adjusted cap wouldn’t simply benefit bigger-spending clubs, though.
    — John Cassillo, Forbes.com, 5 Aug. 2026
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