as in decrease
the amount by which something is lessened
the kind of catastrophic illness that can make a sizable depletion in a family's savings
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Recent Examples of depletion
However, there have been widespread objections over these facilities’ potential resource depletion, particularly water.
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Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 10 Oct. 2025
MacGuineas also emphasized the pressing need to address long-term entitlement program insolvencies, specifically Medicare and Social Security trust funds, which face financial depletion without reform within roughly seven years.
—Dave Smith, Fortune, 9 Oct. 2025
However, vitamin depletion can occur during the drying process, meaning fresh dates may contain more of these important vitamins.
—Mira Miller, Verywell Health, 8 Oct. 2025
Prolonged drought, climate change and inefficient irrigation practices have accelerated the depletion of rivers, lakes and aquifers, while overuse in urban centers has intensified land subsidence and infrastructure strain.
—Amir Daftari, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Oct. 2025
This is because its rate of depletion is slowing over time, as fewer rocks lead to fewer collisions.
—Chris Young, Interesting Engineering, 3 Oct. 2025
Apparently, some parts of western Nebraska are experiencing significant depletion of the aquifer due to excessive pumping for agriculture.
—Dp Opinion, Denver Post, 29 Sep. 2025
According to the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), a United Nations agency that assesses ozone depletion, this is the result of decades of international cooperation in limiting the emission of greenhouse gases.
—New Atlas, 20 Sep. 2025
Leaders assume performance equals engagement, but high output can mask emotional depletion.
—Benjamin Laker, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 10 Oct. 2025
MacGuineas also emphasized the pressing need to address long-term entitlement program insolvencies, specifically Medicare and Social Security trust funds, which face financial depletion without reform within roughly seven years.
—Dave Smith, Fortune, 9 Oct. 2025
However, vitamin depletion can occur during the drying process, meaning fresh dates may contain more of these important vitamins.
—Mira Miller, Verywell Health, 8 Oct. 2025
Prolonged drought, climate change and inefficient irrigation practices have accelerated the depletion of rivers, lakes and aquifers, while overuse in urban centers has intensified land subsidence and infrastructure strain.
—Amir Daftari, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Oct. 2025
This is because its rate of depletion is slowing over time, as fewer rocks lead to fewer collisions.
—Chris Young, Interesting Engineering, 3 Oct. 2025
Apparently, some parts of western Nebraska are experiencing significant depletion of the aquifer due to excessive pumping for agriculture.
—Dp Opinion, Denver Post, 29 Sep. 2025
According to the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), a United Nations agency that assesses ozone depletion, this is the result of decades of international cooperation in limiting the emission of greenhouse gases.
—New Atlas, 20 Sep. 2025
Leaders assume performance equals engagement, but high output can mask emotional depletion.
—Benjamin Laker, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for depletion
Noun
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Still, the district saw a slight decrease in students choosing to finish the CTE pathway compared with last year.—
Noah Lyons,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
9 Oct. 2025
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Recent enrollment challenges Elon saw an 11% decrease in its new student enrollment this fall, and the number of new undergraduates enrolling at the school has been dropping since 2023.—
Rebecca Noel,
Charlotte Observer,
9 Oct. 2025
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After one year, participants in all three groups saw reductions not only in their distress but in levels of hemoglobin A1C (a key indicator of blood glucose; higher levels mean worse control).—
Lauren J. Young,
Scientific American,
14 Oct. 2025
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Rudolph said the tools, which are mainly used to automate session notes, to autogenerate care plans and to interpret lab results, have resulted in a 65 percent reduction in documentation time.—
Katherine Fung,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 Oct. 2025
Noun
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According to Hanke, Milei’s big loss in the Buenos Aires contest and the acceleration in the peso’s decline confirmed the Money Doctor’s warning that the inevitable lure for mismanaging the peso was Milei’s Achilles’ heel.—
Shawn Tully,
Fortune,
8 Oct. 2025
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But Burke expects that public schools will see dramatic enrollment declines fueled by both demographic and policy changes.—
Megan O’Matz,
ProPublica,
8 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Watering too often, not often enough, at lower ambient temperatures, and late in the day can lead to plant diseases, leaf drop, or an explosion of harmful pests.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
9 Oct. 2025
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Queens saw enrollment drop 13% between fall 2024 and fall 2025 and had over $104 million in outstanding debt at the end of the 2024 fiscal year.—
Rebecca Noel,
Charlotte Observer,
9 Oct. 2025
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Studies show that fines that don’t put a significant dent in a company’s profit don’t deter companies from future violations, Leffel said.—
Anjeanette Damon,
ProPublica,
10 Oct. 2025
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There is no porthole, but dents in the wall mark where nails must once have held up maps or schedules, maybe photographs from home, and slotted into a niche in the wall is a small gilt mirror.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 Oct. 2025
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