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tuckered (out)

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verb

past tense of tucker (out)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for tuckered (out)
Adjective
  • Humanitarian groups like the UN World Food Programme (WFP) exhausted supplies of basic staples weeks ago, forcing them to shut down their kitchens and bakeries, and everyday Palestinians are grinding up pasta and lentils to make flour for bread.
    NPR, NPR, 14 May 2025
  • The music video concludes with an exhausted and bloody Charli on the baggage claim carousel.
    Marina Watts, People.com, 14 May 2025
Adjective
  • At this point in the Trump show, the famously unpredictable president seems to be following a script as tired as any other long-running, low-brow procedural.
    Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 5 May 2025
  • He’s grown tired of being optioned back and forth from the minor leagues.
    Tim Britton, New York Times, 3 May 2025
Adjective
  • But in the last few years, an explosion of warehouse development has wiped out farmland and open space.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 6 Feb. 2023
  • Tens of billions of dollars in value has been wiped out, including during the days when the company was soliciting bids for its offering, the largest of its kind in India.
    Alex Travelli, New York Times, 1 Feb. 2023
Adjective
  • 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
  • For example, the March 12 episode features Graves and three other male survivalists who tapped out -- that is, left early before the 21-day challenge concluded -- in earlier appearances.
    kturnqui, oregonlive, 10 Mar. 2023
Adjective
  • The sleep aide wakes up the weary with customizable light settings and soothing sounds—not to mention, will look like total eye candy on her nightstand.
    Sarah Madaus, Architectural Digest, 17 Apr. 2025
  • Tym Brown adds fine support as the school’s weary and worn-down principal.
    Matthew J. Palm, The Orlando Sentinel, 29 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • Rivera climbed into Feliz’s car; threatened, beat, and tased him, and then shot him in the chest point blank.
    Lourdes Rosado, New York Daily News, 30 Apr. 2025
  • While anyone can enjoy listening to albums or 45s on the go, KORG also includes a wide range of features aimed at DJs, including playback speed adjustment, a beat looper (which gives the ability to layer scratches over a beat loop), filters, a fader and delay effects.
    Brad Moon, Forbes.com, 31 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • In busting the thing up to rebuild it, Holmes and Ellis have drained away much of the smart, replacing it with hard nudges to the ribs, tedious hat tips to contemporary sensibilities, and unnecessary lumps of earnest character biography.
    Sara Holdren, Vulture, 25 Apr. 2025
  • Sometimes there is busted packaging, or almost expired, or expired but still edible, products.
    Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Apr. 2025
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“Tuckered (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tuckered%20%28out%29. Accessed 21 May. 2025.

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