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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
  • The director noticed that the exhausted Sheen couldn't keep his eyes open even when cameras were rolling.
    Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2025
  • The result is not just one exhausted employee, but a system that steadily depletes its people.
    Sandro da Silva, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Posing next to Colman Domingo and Salma Hayek Pinault (who wore an elegant black Balenciaga suit dress), Moore’s glitzy look shone.
    Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 12 Sep. 2025
  • The shooter wore dark clothing and fired from a building roof some distance away to the courtyard where the event at which Kirk was speaking took place.
    Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Reed got her first gig at Cataloochee at the age of 19 in 1996 and has never tired of the work.
    Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 14 Sep. 2025
  • Manning’s inefficiency was on full display, and the Longhorns faithful grew tired of it during the first half.
    Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 14 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Evergreen High School is located about 20 miles from Columbine High School, the site of an infamous 1999 mass shooting that killed 12 students and a teacher.
    Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2025
  • Conservative commentator Will Cain observed a moment of silence on his Fox News show after a gunman shot and killed Charlie Kirk on Wednesday.
    Ross O'Keefe, The Washington Examiner, 11 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Trabuco coach Mark Nolan lamented a penalty that wiped out an interception that preceded Romo’s score, calling it the turning point in the game.
    Martin Henderson, Oc Register, 13 Sep. 2025
  • In the late 19th century, contact with British colonizers wiped out eight groups of indigenous peoples collectively called the Great Andamanese in the Andaman Islands, north of the Nicobar.
    M. Rajshekhar, Time, 11 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • At the same time, PSG were on the verge of being knocked out last term and ended up lifting the trophy and have hit the ground running domestically with four wins in four league outings.
    Dan Cancian, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
  • Rather, after Hurricane Sandy knocked out their power, the landline became a lifeline in home.
    Stephanie Ganz, Parents, 15 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Clearly the consumer is tapped out.
    Robert Barone, Forbes.com, 26 Aug. 2025
  • 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
  • Leaders who escalate headcount requests based on how tired or burned out the team is often get sympathy but not solutions.
    Sarah Chambers, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
  • Nearly half the streetlights didn't work, more than 47,000 homes stood vacant or burned out and arson claimed as many as 12,000 buildings a year.
    Jesus Mesa, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 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 18 Sep. 2025.

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