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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
  • Moreover, deep cleaning tasks that involve scrubbing or reorganizing cabinets can take longer than anticipated, leaving you feeling exhausted before bed.
    Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 June 2025
  • That endurance capacity is likely due to female bodies preferentially using slow-burning fat over quickly exhausted carbohydrates, in both athletes and less sporty people, studies have shown.
    The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 June 2025
Adjective
  • Mowing Lawns Homeowners are usually away on vacation or are probably too tired to maintain their yards.
    Sho Dewan, Forbes.com, 23 June 2025
  • But, in Dick’s opinion, Charlie grew tired of baseball’s daily grind.
    Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 22 June 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
  • Across the industry Profits are getting wiped out across the whole chip industry, owing to excess inventories among manufacturers and retailers and a drop in demand for PCs, smartphones, and consumer electronics.
    BYNicholas Gordon, Fortune, 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
  • After dark, there’s a Midnight Snack cart delivering warm, comfort-food bites to weary red-eye travelers (because New York never sleeps, and neither do airport people).
    Paul Rubio, AFAR Media, 23 June 2025
  • But others may hear Xi Jinping’s call not as a rallying cry but as a weary echo of the past.
    JOSEPH TORIGIAN, Foreign Affairs, 23 June 2025
Adjective
  • Columnists like The Denver Post’s Troy Renck and Sean Keeler can do that, but not a beat writer.
    Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 13 Apr. 2025
  • The beat switch with the Eight Mile aesthetic was magical.
    DeMicia Inman, VIBE.com, 6 June 2025
Verb
  • Global markets are trying to ascertain what lays ahead after the U.S. struck key Iranian nuclear facilities with a barrage of 30,000-pound bunker busting bombs and Tomahawk missiles.
    Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 23 June 2025
  • However, the scheduling feature was busted in the March update.
    Ryan Whitwam, ArsTechnica, 12 June 2025
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“Tuckered (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tuckered%20%28out%29. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.

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