impoverishing

present participle of impoverish

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for impoverishing
Verb
  • See video … WATCH TOM HOMAN – With a secure border, the US is bankrupting cartels.
    , FOXNews.com, 4 Sep. 2025
  • Yet either change could risk bankrupting the program.
    Nathaniel Weixel, The Hill, 3 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Rasmus Ristolainen is out for at least the first month, while Cam York is now on injured reserve, too, further depleting the blue line for the first week of the season and maybe longer.
    Kevin Kurz, New York Times, 9 Oct. 2025
  • Even those who like parts of his agenda have been stumped about how to talk him out of the stuff that terrifies them — whiplash tariffs and a labor-depleting immigration crackdown.
    Rohan Goswami, semafor.com, 7 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The advice in the 2025 scientific reports hasn't changed much from previous years, and includes an emphasis on consuming fruits and vegetables, lean meats and whole grains.
    Brittney Melton, NPR, 10 Oct. 2025
  • With war looming and chaos consuming the kingdom — drawing in the ruthless kings of other Scandinavian countries and even a powerful English ruler — the stage is set for a thundering, cataclysmic and utterly magical new Norse saga.
    Matt Grobar, Deadline, 10 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Specifically for Social Security, projections indicate that the retirement trust fund will be depleted in late 2032, with the combined retirement and disability trust funds exhausting their reserves by 2034.
    Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2025
  • So Much Fun) and others exhausting (the YSL Slime Language comps, 2023’s Business Is Business), as well as too many studio leaks unleashed via message board accounts.
    Mosi Reeves, Rolling Stone, 29 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Packages of flying tortillas thrown at the wrong time, or pocket knives, would only hurt a reputation that Texas Tech has worked doggedly to change and show that the Red Raiders are at home on a national stage, and not the crazy drunk uncle ruining a holiday.
    Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Oct. 2025
  • Since 2021, Spotify has offered an alternative app for kids to listen to music without ruining their parents recommendations.
    PC Magazine, PC Magazine, 14 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Actions the report calls for include rapidly reducing planet-heating pollution and scaling up carbon removal from the atmosphere.
    Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 13 Oct. 2025
  • See video … LISTEN Tune in to the FOX NEWS RUNDOWN PODCAST to learn how the White House plans to strengthen control over critical minerals while reducing dependence on China.
    , FOXNews.com, 13 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • This keeps your iPhone from wasting power looking for nonexistent cell service.
    Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 9 Oct. 2025
  • Apple's latest Mac Mini is one of the best compact PCs on the market, with the new M4 processor delivering rip-roaringly fast macOS performance for productivity, creativity, and wasting time.
    PC Magazine, PC Magazine, 7 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • New Mexico’s defense was particularly effective in the first half, getting 10 tackles for loss and spending a lot of time in the Broncos’ backfield.
    Jim Keyser, Idaho Statesman, 12 Oct. 2025
  • Lanthimos noted that after spending six months shooting a film and six months editing, there was then another six months to spend on the promotional tour.
    Alex Ritman, Variety, 11 Oct. 2025
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“Impoverishing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/impoverishing. Accessed 15 Oct. 2025.

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