as in exhausted
depleted in strength, energy, or freshness
tuckered out after a long day of playing tennis
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as in wore
to use up all the physical energy of
we're hoping that the mountain bike ride will tucker the kids out so they'll sleep well tonight
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tuckered (out)
Adjective
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By daybreak, we were soaked, hungry, and exhausted.—
Derek Horner,
Outdoor Life,
8 Oct. 2025 -
Once the jaguar is secure on the floatation device, the rescue vessel carries the exhausted predator along the river — one of the largest tributaries of the Amazon — towards land.—
Moná Thomas,
PEOPLE,
7 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Ashley Graham Ashley Graham wore a black two-piece, paired with black open-toed heels and black angel wings while appearing on the catwalk.—
Lori A Bashian,
FOXNews.com,
16 Oct. 2025
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Lee wore a red polo shirt and an old-school New York Giants cap (repping the baseball team, not the football team).—
Naaman Zhou,
New Yorker,
16 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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If tired, float or tread water until out of the rip current.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
13 Oct. 2025
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If the Jays can take advantage of a tired Seattle squad in the first two games of this contest, their grip on the series could be hard to overcome.—
The Athletic MLB Staff,
New York Times,
12 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The Islamists were seen as complicit in India’s worst plane hijack in 1999 and the 2008 attack on the Indian embassy in Kabul, which killed several Indian citizens, including two senior diplomats.—
Happymon Jacob,
Time,
16 Oct. 2025
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In April that year, an explosion at the facility killed one worker and injured four others, CNN affiliate WSMV reported.—
Isabel Rosales,
CNN Money,
16 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Thought to have been caused by the impact of a massive asteroid into Mexico's Yucatán Peninsula, the K–Pg event wiped out around three-quarters of all species of plants and animals.—
Rachael O'Connor,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Oct. 2025
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Entire circles of thought have been wiped out.—
Mohammed R. Mhawish,
New Yorker,
14 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Imanaga had gotten knocked out in the third inning of a Game 2 loss in Milwaukee, continuing a late-season slump that appeared to dim his confidence.—
The Athletic MLB Staff,
New York Times,
12 Oct. 2025
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The Seattle Mariners knocked out the Tigers and are headed to the ALCS for the first time since 2001.—
Ben Verbrugge,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Clearly the consumer is tapped out.—
Robert Barone,
Forbes.com,
26 Aug. 2025
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The first movie tapped out with $86.1 million but became a sleeper hit on home entertainment, while the sequel ended its run with $174.3 million.—
Rebecca Rubin,
Variety,
22 Mar. 2023
Verb
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In Paris, when Trish’s scooter charger burned out, Cary pushed her around the city for three days until a replacement arrived.—
Barbara Bry,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
28 Sep. 2025
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Maybe you’re burnt out from the constant people pleasing, or simply come to terms with the fact that work is taking a real toll on you.—
Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
27 Sep. 2025
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“Tuckered (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tuckered%20%28out%29. Accessed 19 Oct. 2025.
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