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
Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 Apr. 2026
Sure, said Grejo, flinging the spent syringe into the fire.
—Jonathan Miles, Harpers Magazine, 27 Jan. 2026
Lawrence Dow, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 May 2026
Stewart and dermatologist Dhaval Bhanusali, MD, spent a whopping five years developing it.
—Tamim Alnuweiri, InStyle, 23 May 2026
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Adjective
These are the tools where your money is actually well spent.
—Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 Apr. 2026
Sure, said Grejo, flinging the spent syringe into the fire.
—Jonathan Miles, Harpers Magazine, 27 Jan. 2026
Verb
Now playing for the defending WNBA champion Las Vegas Aces, Carter started her career with the Dream and spent two seasons in Atlanta before joining the Los Angeles Sparks and Chicago Sky for a season each and playing overseas in the 2025 season.
—Lawrence Dow, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 May 2026
Stewart and dermatologist Dhaval Bhanusali, MD, spent a whopping five years developing it.
—Tamim Alnuweiri, InStyle, 23 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for spent
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International cave-diving teams are navigating jagged, zero-visibility passages while weighing whether to guide the exhausted, untrained villagers underwater or wait for receding floodwaters, echoing dilemmas from Thailand’s 2018 cave rescue.—
Jintamas Saksornchai,
Los Angeles Times,
29 May 2026
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Rice looked exhausted a few weeks back but returned to form as the season reached its climax.—
Sarah Shephard,
New York Times,
29 May 2026
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Prosecutors said Alvarez was paid a salary of $58,000 through the organization.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
30 May 2026
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The funds, paid out through private lenders including banks and credit unions, were intended to help employers maintain payrolls, hire back employees who may have been laid off, and cover overhead costs.—
Tristan Bove,
Fortune,
29 May 2026
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That would leave the US emergency oil reserve with the least amount of oil since the early 1980s, when the economy was smaller and consumed less energy.—
Jessie Yeung,
CNN Money,
9 June 2026
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These microscopic structures accelerate the chemical breakdown without being consumed by the reaction.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
8 June 2026
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Jung supporters wasted their dollars.—
John Seiler,
Oc Register,
4 June 2026
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The prosecution opened first with Collin County First Assistant District Attorney Bill Wirskye, who wasted no time and dived right into the tragedy.—
CBS Texas Staff,
CBS News,
4 June 2026
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If tired, float or tread water until out of the rip current.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
5 June 2026
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The Ukrainian president also said the majority of Russians had grown tired of missile and drone attacks, inflation and fuel shortages, and were ready for peace.—
Francesca Chambers,
USA Today,
4 June 2026
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Voters gave the president similar ratings in Reuters polls in April and mid-May, and close to his first-term low of 33% back in December 2017.—
Terry Collins,
USA Today,
8 June 2026
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Castro, appearing notably thinner in his olive-green military uniform, entered a theater full of military officers and government officials who gave him a standing ovation.—
Nora Gámez Torres,
Miami Herald,
8 June 2026
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Tied with Charley Hull, Gaby Lopez and In Gee Chun at seven under, Korda drained a birdie on 17 to take the lead before her par putt of 18 curled into the hole.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
8 June 2026
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The Glen Canyon Institute and canyon activists for years have argued that Lake Powell should be drained and the Colorado River allowed to again flow freely through Glen Canyon.—
Elise Schmelzer,
Denver Post,
7 June 2026
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An entire swath of Nuggets fans was lost forever.—
Troy Renck,
Denver Post,
11 June 2026
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But the Rockets lost a player to a penalty late in the game, and Hanifin scooped up a loose ball in front of goalkeeper Addyson Mathews and scored to restore the two-goal lead.—
Matt Goisman,
Boston Herald,
11 June 2026
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“Spent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spent. Accessed 12 Jun. 2026.
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