impoverishing

present participle of impoverish

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for impoverishing
Verb
  • Character also involves standing up to people who are bankrupting and corrupting this country.
    CBS News, CBS News, 31 May 2026
  • Among its many distinctions, SPLC is known for bankrupting the Ku Klux Klan.
    Clarence Page, Chicago Tribune, 27 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • But companies that were once cash cows are depleting reserves and leveraging debt in their ambitious data center buildouts.
    Kate Rooney, CNBC, 20 June 2026
  • If discovering tiny insect casings or sticky residue, this often indicates those insects with piercing and sucking mouthparts that slowly siphon sap from plants, depleting their ability to feed themselves through photosynthesis.
    Anthony Reardon, Kansas City Star, 20 June 2026
Verb
  • The company was saving a few bucks but ruining its product.
    Rohan Goswami, semafor.com, 25 June 2026
  • Adidas’s everyday sneakers can handle 20,000 steps without ruining an outfit, perfectly balancing cool with comfy.
    Kaelin Dodge, InStyle, 22 June 2026
Verb
  • Certain people should be especially mindful about consuming chocolate chips.
    Daryl Austin, USA Today, 27 June 2026
  • The report noted that various groups have made a habit of consuming beetles, caterpillars, wasps, mealworms, and dragonflies.
    David Merritt Johns, The Atlantic, 27 June 2026
Verb
  • This lifts the hull out of the water, reducing hydrodynamic drag and minimizing wake generation.
    David Szondy June 27, New Atlas, 27 June 2026
  • On Tuesday, Uzbekistan was soundly thrashed by Portugal 5-0 — significantly reducing the country's chances to qualify for the next round of play in this World Cup, the first ever for a Central Asian nation.
    Charles Maynes, NPR, 27 June 2026
Verb
  • Naval forces are increasingly looking for ways to defeat large numbers of drones without exhausting expensive missile inventories.
    Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 20 June 2026
  • The Spurs seemed emotionally spent after exhausting all of their energy in unseating the defending champions.
    Mark Medina, Forbes.com, 14 June 2026
Verb
  • Instead of wasting time worrying about the perfect sides to prepare with your summery main dishes, whip up one of these one-and-done dinners—no sides required!
    Josh Miller, Southern Living, 21 June 2026
  • There are now five-second countdowns for goal kicks and throw-ins to stop time-wasting.
    Ben Church, CNN Money, 21 June 2026
Verb
  • Now, following intense backlash from local communities, a series of lawsuits and a leadership shakeup at the Department of Homeland Security, the agency appears to be abandoning the initiative – a dramatic shift away from a plan that had already seen spending upwards of $1 billion.
    Christopher Cann, USA Today, 25 June 2026
  • For longtime customer Nita Lynch, who has banked with FirstBank since 1975, the merger has meant spending hours updating routing numbers, retirement accounts and automatic payments.
    Jasmine Arenas, CBS News, 24 June 2026
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“Impoverishing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/impoverishing. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.

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