as in spent
to make complete use of
we used up the last of the flour when we made the waffles
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Recent Examples of used up
Ingrid Vasquez, PEOPLE, 1 Oct. 2025
VO2 max, which tests the maximum amount of oxygen used up during exercise, typically declines with age.
—Alexa Mikhail, Flow Space, 1 Oct. 2025
Some of the ‘headroom’ generated by Isak’s sale was already used up in advance on Woltemade and Wissa, though the way incoming and outgoing transfers are booked in the accounts means there is still lots of room for manoeuvre.
—Chris Waugh, New York Times, 30 Sep. 2025
After a few days, when these reserves are all used up, the body turns to stored fat and the liver converts the fat into ketones.
—Hannah Millington, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Sep. 2025
These features prevent runoff–which can carry pollutants–while recharging local groundwater supplies which in many places is being used up faster than it’s being replenished.
—Alex Knapp, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
Owing to the complexity and costs involved, many used up batteries are simply sent to landfills.
—Abhimanyu Ghoshal, New Atlas, 6 Sep. 2025
But the widening expanse of single-family homes on large lots has used up the reach of the region’s sewer systems, attendees agreed.
—Arkansas Online, 4 Sep. 2025
New soil mixes often have fertilizer in them that leaches out and is used up by the plants over the course of the growing season.
—Tim Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 30 Aug. 2025
Adjective
Misa Arashi had already used up her one meeting to see her best friend.
—Ingrid Vasquez, PEOPLE, 1 Oct. 2025
VO2 max, which tests the maximum amount of oxygen used up during exercise, typically declines with age.
—Alexa Mikhail, Flow Space, 1 Oct. 2025
Some of the ‘headroom’ generated by Isak’s sale was already used up in advance on Woltemade and Wissa, though the way incoming and outgoing transfers are booked in the accounts means there is still lots of room for manoeuvre.
—Chris Waugh, New York Times, 30 Sep. 2025
After a few days, when these reserves are all used up, the body turns to stored fat and the liver converts the fat into ketones.
—Hannah Millington, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Sep. 2025
These features prevent runoff–which can carry pollutants–while recharging local groundwater supplies which in many places is being used up faster than it’s being replenished.
—Alex Knapp, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
Owing to the complexity and costs involved, many used up batteries are simply sent to landfills.
—Abhimanyu Ghoshal, New Atlas, 6 Sep. 2025
But the widening expanse of single-family homes on large lots has used up the reach of the region’s sewer systems, attendees agreed.
—Arkansas Online, 4 Sep. 2025
New soil mixes often have fertilizer in them that leaches out and is used up by the plants over the course of the growing season.
—Tim Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 30 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for used up
Verb
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Hammack spent much of her career on Wall Street with Goldman Sachs, latterly serving as co-head of the global financing group and a member of the management committee—and as such still keeps a close eye on financial markets as a barometer of the economy’s health.—
Eleanor Pringle,
Fortune,
29 Sep. 2025
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For Holt, the project is a reminder of the value of sound and conversation in journalism after years spent as one of the most recognizable faces in a heavily visual medium.—
Brian Steinberg,
Variety,
29 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Drive at a reduced speed during wet weather.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
3 Oct. 2025
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Two administrators from a closed Waukesha day care entered pleas on reduced misdemeanor charges for failing to report child abuse.—
Jim Riccioli,
jsonline.com,
2 Oct. 2025
Verb
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So many people approach those dark moments and can't get out of them and are consumed by them.—
Raven Brunner,
PEOPLE,
4 Oct. 2025
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Republicans have opposed public funding for meals consumed by students whose families can afford to pay for the food.—
Clara Hendrickson,
Freep.com,
3 Oct. 2025
Verb
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He was obviously exhausted from his ordeal.—
Meredith Wilshere,
PEOPLE,
28 Sep. 2025
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These alerts are only activated after all other conventional law enforcement methods have been exhausted, DPS officials said.—
Stephanie Innes,
AZCentral.com,
27 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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The team meticulously marks, measures, and photographs each crater and depression, all the while brushing off questions from villagers befuddled by the interest in this barren, untillable plot of land.—
Kathleen McLaughlin,
Science | AAAS,
21 June 2017
Verb
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The number of hopeful Gator fans left in The Swamp had drained precipitously in past weeks.—
Noah White,
Miami Herald,
5 Oct. 2025
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Some can feel lifted by this, but others might push themselves too far and end up drained.—
Victoria Edel,
PEOPLE,
4 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Xavier Tillman could contribute in the Celtics’ depleted frontcourt after being the last player on Joe Mazzulla’s bench for much of last season.—
Zack Cox,
Boston Herald,
29 Sep. 2025
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The arena roared, each depleted body suddenly beginning to believe.—
Brody Miller,
New York Times,
29 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Victor’s Botafogo team-mate Cuiabano — a 22-year-old left-back or winger who was undergoing his medical as a frustrating afternoon played out — is expected to be confirmed as summer signing number 10 today.—
Paul Taylor,
New York Times,
1 Sep. 2025
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The extraordinary drama played out overnight on a holiday weekend and vaulted from tarmacs in Texas to a courtroom in Washington.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
1 Sep. 2025
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