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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The traditional growth playbook for telecom is exhausted.—
Astha Bhardwaj,
Fortune,
25 Oct. 2025 -
White disappears completely into the role without skirting parody, portraying the exhausted hitmaker as startled by his own numbness, blanked out and unsure of what to do next.—
Sadie Sartini Garner,
Pitchfork,
24 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The model wore two looks that night, including an eye-turning pink two-piece lingerie set with a sparkly bustier and lacy boy briefs.—
Ingrid Vasquez,
PEOPLE,
24 Oct. 2025
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Styled by Soki Mak, Kardashian also wore layers of silver cross pendants and chains as seen on the runway.—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
23 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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There isn’t an obvious replacement, but fans are tired and want something else.—
Chris Vannini,
New York Times,
26 Oct. 2025
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Her recipe is simple, elegant, and designed to keep the party going without anyone leaving jittery or tired.—
Elizabeth Fogarty,
Better Homes & Gardens,
24 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Firefighters whisper about a gas main as a little girl, Dinah, is carried out of the wreckage—the sole survivor of a blast that killed her mom.—
Judy Berman,
Time,
29 Oct. 2025
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As various ancient sources recount, after Achilles is killed by Paris, the Greeks resort to deception.—
Elizabeth D. Samet,
Foreign Affairs,
29 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Entire towns were wiped out, and more than 18,000 people were killed or went missing as the water surged inland, devastating coastal communities and infrastructure across northeastern Japan.—
Gabe Whisnant,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Oct. 2025
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Wu finished with two steals, including one that wiped out a JSerra power play.—
Dan Albano,
Oc Register,
23 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Hurricanes Ian in 2022 and Rafael in 2024 both knocked out the country’s electrical grid.—
Nora Gámez Torres,
Miami Herald,
27 Oct. 2025
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In the last 23 November games, Iowa is 21-2, and both losses were by one score after its starting quarterback was knocked out of the contest.—
Scott Dochterman,
New York Times,
26 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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Ironically enough, this over 165-year-old matchmaking festival offers something refreshingly new to people increasingly burnt out by modern, high-tech dating.—
Bernadette Keith,
Travel + Leisure,
19 Oct. 2025
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The photos show multiple treatment towers with charred walls, their interiors burnt out and strewn with garbage.—
Chris Looft,
ABC News,
17 Oct. 2025
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“Tuckered (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tuckered%20%28out%29. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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