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as in exhausted
to make complete use of
miners depleted the vein of copper ore after only a few months
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as in reduced
to make smaller in amount, volume, or extent
disease and battlefield casualties had depleted troop strength to dangerously low levels
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Recent Examples of depleted
Sherzod Odilov, Forbes, 8 Dec. 2024
The woman’s life savings were nearly depleted, leading to her declaring bankruptcy and her home being repossessed.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 7 Dec. 2024
Russia's air assets in Syria are depleted, the regime's military is in disarray, and neither Iran nor Hezbollah seem able to muster the ground forces needed to stem, much less reverse, the opposition's momentum.
—Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 6 Dec. 2024
According to a government report, the Social Security trust fund could be depleted by 2035.
—Karissa Waddick, USA TODAY, 6 Dec. 2024
There should be some left to hand out at Christmas, even if this year’s stock was depleted by Rosh Hashanah.
—Mikey O'Connell, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Dec. 2024
This could see payments to current and future beneficiaries slashed by around 20 percent if Congress doesn't take action before 2034, when the funds are currently projected to be completely depleted.
—Jason Fields, Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2024
Lawmakers want to replenish funds for communities recovering from disasters, after major storms in recent months depleted the nation’s Disaster Relief Fund.
—Nathaniel Weixel, The Hill, 3 Dec. 2024
Meanwhile, sales are flat or sliding for many businesses because consumers are still coping with high prices and borrowing costs but have depleted their pandemic savings.
—Paul Davidson, USA TODAY, 20 Oct. 2024
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Your employees are the foundation, not a resource to be depleted.
—Sherzod Odilov, Forbes, 8 Dec. 2024
The woman’s life savings were nearly depleted, leading to her declaring bankruptcy and her home being repossessed.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 7 Dec. 2024
Russia's air assets in Syria are depleted, the regime's military is in disarray, and neither Iran nor Hezbollah seem able to muster the ground forces needed to stem, much less reverse, the opposition's momentum.
—Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 6 Dec. 2024
According to a government report, the Social Security trust fund could be depleted by 2035.
—Karissa Waddick, USA TODAY, 6 Dec. 2024
There should be some left to hand out at Christmas, even if this year’s stock was depleted by Rosh Hashanah.
—Mikey O'Connell, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Dec. 2024
This could see payments to current and future beneficiaries slashed by around 20 percent if Congress doesn't take action before 2034, when the funds are currently projected to be completely depleted.
—Jason Fields, Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2024
Lawmakers want to replenish funds for communities recovering from disasters, after major storms in recent months depleted the nation’s Disaster Relief Fund.
—Nathaniel Weixel, The Hill, 3 Dec. 2024
Meanwhile, sales are flat or sliding for many businesses because consumers are still coping with high prices and borrowing costs but have depleted their pandemic savings.
—Paul Davidson, USA TODAY, 20 Oct. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for depleted
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In that way, McDonald’s became a kind of scapegoat for people who were exhausted of stretching their budgets to afford food and suspecting (not without reason) that corporate greed was at least partly to blame.Allison Morrow, CNN, 11 Dec. 2024
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Because the Syrian army is exhausted and no longer has the courage to fight alone.Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 6 Dec. 2024
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However, Jordan’s decision to wind down operations before the sale reduced the final price.Lien De Pau, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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As families grow from two married adults to larger households with multiple children, others have reduced their circle of giving.Julianna Bragg, CNN, 11 Dec. 2024
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In an alert to health-care providers last week, the California Department of Health said doctors should consider bird flu in people with acute respiratory symptoms or conjunctivitis who’ve had recent exposure to animals with bird flu or who have recently consumed raw dairy products.Jamie Gumbrecht, CNN, 11 Dec. 2024
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Seafood is meant to be consumed fresh, from ocean to plate with minimal modifications.Molly Peck, USA TODAY, 11 Dec. 2024
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Amos Heller has spent more than 15 years sharing a stage with Taylor Swift as a member of her band, the Agency.Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 11 Dec. 2024
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Its main incentive rate will now be 25% of the eligible costs spent on a production, up from the previous 20%.Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 11 Dec. 2024
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“Depleted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/depleted. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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