as in exhausted
depleted in strength, energy, or freshness
he plopped down in his chair, completely spent, and then fell asleep
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as in paid
to hand over or use up in payment
I always end up spending too much money at the mall
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as in consumed
to make complete use of
the town has already spent its budget for snow removal, and it's only January
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as in wasted
to use up carelessly
spent all his energy on impractical schemes
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Recent Examples of spent
Mike Levin, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Jan. 2026
According to the report, detectives eventually found a spent bullet casing outside in the driveway.
—Daniel McFadin, Arkansas Online, 15 Dec. 2025
U T Editorial Board, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Apr. 2026
Brittany Mahomes has spent time in the city with her, too.
—Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 10 Apr. 2026
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Adjective
But because the United States still has no permanent repository for spent fuel, we have been left with no other option.
—Mike Levin, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Jan. 2026
According to the report, detectives eventually found a spent bullet casing outside in the driveway.
—Daniel McFadin, Arkansas Online, 15 Dec. 2025
Verb
One of their tactics was to charge record requesters not just for copying costs but for the time workers spent assembling the records.
—U T Editorial Board, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Apr. 2026
Brittany Mahomes has spent time in the city with her, too.
—Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 10 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for spent
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If there is a post-Games deficit the city is responsible for the first $270 million after the $270 million LA28 contingency fund is exhausted.—
Scott M. Reid,
Oc Register,
7 Apr. 2026
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Crosby followed Saturday’s two-point performance by producing a goal and two assists as the Penguins had little trouble in disposing of the exhausted and wounded defending champs in a 5-2 victory on Sunday at PPG Paints Arena.—
Josh Yohe,
New York Times,
6 Apr. 2026
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There, Blanton says, corporate lobbyists paid between $25,000 and $100,000 for lawmakers' attention, and a pro-business group called One Main Street paid $25,000 for their hotel rooms.—
Shaun Boyd,
CBS News,
11 Apr. 2026
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Under all that pressure, where fans have paid premiums on tickets and hotels, and with a White House administration that has made this World Cup a priority issue, is the union braced for the heat which may come its way?—
Adam Crafton,
New York Times,
10 Apr. 2026
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The product was discontinued in the 1980s following public concerns about Pop Rocks, including rumors that the candy could be dangerous when consumed with soda.—
Hanna Wickes,
Kansas City Star,
6 Apr. 2026
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Crismon notes that fresh juice should be consumed within three to five days.—
Avery Newmark,
AJC.com,
6 Apr. 2026
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Add in the millions upon millions in wasted and unaccounted-for tax dollars exposed by devastating legislative audits.—
Torrey Snow,
Baltimore Sun,
9 Apr. 2026
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But without putting more effort — and money — into stabilizing rural health care systems now, that long-term investment could be wasted.—
Lisa Jarvis,
Twin Cities,
8 Apr. 2026
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Even in Huntington Beach, residents tired of perpetual culture wars rejected two ballot measures last year seeking to give the City Council more control over a municipal library system that Van Der Mark long claimed was essentially providing pornography to children.—
Gustavo Arellano,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Apr. 2026
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Ditch those tired frozen meals and try out something a bit more exciting in your work lunch routine.—
Abigail Wilt,
Southern Living,
9 Apr. 2026
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The baroness gave Epstein interior design tips and picked out antique furniture and vases worth more than $500,000 for the financier to buy for his properties.—
Shirsho Dasgupta,
Miami Herald,
7 Apr. 2026
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Artemis 2 looped around the moon's far side today (April 6), in a nearly seven-hour encounter that gave its four astronauts views of Earth's nearest neighbor that human eyes had never seen before.—
Mike Wall,
Space.com,
7 Apr. 2026
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Like the battery on her phone and computer, she was drained.—
Natalia Favre,
Los Angeles Times,
4 Apr. 2026
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At one point there’s a throwaway bit involving a roller coaster that dives into a pit of lava, eventually emerging with all its passengers transformed into happy skeletons; maybe we are supposed to be those happy skeletons, drained of life and loving it.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
1 Apr. 2026
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Some athletes are better at moving on to their next phase, while countless others are lost when their bodies can no longer do the activity that gave him their identity, and their purpose.—
Mac Engel
April 9,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
9 Apr. 2026
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The Timberwolves, who have lost five of seven, played without Anthony Edwards (right knee injury) and four players who started Tuesday night's win at Indiana that clinched their Western Conference playoff spot.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
9 Apr. 2026
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“Spent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spent. Accessed 11 Apr. 2026.
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