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
Verb
  • French money underwrote the American Revolution, bankrupting Louis XVI’s government and paving the way for their own revolution within a decade of the end of the American war.
    — Eliot A. Cohen, The Atlantic, 9 July 2026
  • Character also involves standing up to people who are bankrupting and corrupting this country.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 31 May 2026
Definition of bankrupting
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  • However, environmental groups are concerned that satellite re-entries could release ozone-depleting chemicals, a topic scientists say needs more research.
    — Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 9 July 2026
  • When the weather cools down or is stormy, algae blooms die off, depleting oxygen that fish and other aquatic life need to survive, Van Rhein said.
    — Zuri Primos July 8, Kansas City Star, 8 July 2026
Definition of depleting
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  • Plus, one of the biggest things that holds people back from DIY is a fear of ruining their home, but that’s virtually impossible with peel-and-stick wallpaper.
    — Ashley Chalmers, The Spruce, 13 July 2026
  • Clothes moths are indoor pests notorious for ruining the best threads in any closet.
    — Nafeesah Allen, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 July 2026
Definition of ruining
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  • Check their website before consuming fish caught from the rivers.
    — Finch Walker, USA Today, 5 July 2026
  • First, mantids feed indiscriminately, consuming a wide variety of insects including beneficial insects such as bees, butterflies, and syrphid flies.
    — Rita Perwich, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 July 2026
Definition of consuming
Verb
  • Other, small local initiatives have recently been aimed at improving post-release support and reducing recidivism.
    — Amber Gaudet July 18, Charlotte Observer, 18 July 2026
  • Weakening high pressure to our east is slowly reducing scorching hot temperatures from earlier this week and diminishing the monsoonal moisture that provided unseasonable rain showers and thunderstorms.
    — Sean Macaday, Sacbee.com, 17 July 2026
Definition of reducing
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  • But there were hero moments here too, the same refusal to lose, the same team-work, the same selfless effort in exhausting physical conditions.
    — Jack Pitt-Brooke, New York Times, 12 July 2026
  • The two young women at the center of the chamber piece that is Fruit Gathering face more challenges than hard work in a monotonous environment, including exhausting work, economic uncertainty and social repression.
    — Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 8 July 2026
Definition of exhausting
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  • That the women who show such bravery in speaking out against powerful men are wasting their time because their trauma cannot compete with the power of sport, or the power that sport imparts on its protagonists.
    — Sarah Shephard, New York Times, 11 July 2026
  • In addition to following the strict Laws of the Game, keeping up with professional athletes and embracing their new technology, referees are also cracking down on time-wasting.
    — Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 11 July 2026
Definition of wasting
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  • Between outside economists and litigators, the states could end up spending $20 million.
    — Gene Maddaus, Variety, 14 July 2026
  • The Anagram sunglasses style is the best way to get your hands on the maison’s finest without spending a fortune.
    — Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 14 July 2026
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