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
The settlements call for reducing groundwater depletions to a rate of 18,200 acre-feet per year.
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Preston Fore, Fortune, 30 Aug. 2025
Reality starts to sink in In reality, the Russian space program is chronically underfunded, and the war against Ukraine has only accelerated the depletion of talent and resources.
—Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 27 Aug. 2025
Do This Now Audit your calendar for depletion triggers.
—Renessa Boley Layne, Forbes.com, 26 Aug. 2025
There's other impacts like depletion of rivers.
—Dana Taylor, USA Today, 22 Aug. 2025
In the months following the murders, the brothers themselves also contributed to the rapid depletion of the estate.
—Hannah Parry
amanda Castro, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Aug. 2025
The depletion of lithium in the brain plays a role in most of the deterioration in several mouse models of Alzheimer’s disease.
—The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Aug. 2025
Houston’s passing attack has been suffering from receiver depletion and poor pass blocking.
—Kevin Cusick, Twin Cities, 14 Aug. 2025
The analysis suggested that the depletion of stockpiles of broad-spectrum antibiotics has likely contributed to the rise of multidrug resistance.
—Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 13 Aug. 2025
Preston Fore, Fortune, 30 Aug. 2025
Reality starts to sink in In reality, the Russian space program is chronically underfunded, and the war against Ukraine has only accelerated the depletion of talent and resources.
—Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 27 Aug. 2025
Do This Now Audit your calendar for depletion triggers.
—Renessa Boley Layne, Forbes.com, 26 Aug. 2025
There's other impacts like depletion of rivers.
—Dana Taylor, USA Today, 22 Aug. 2025
In the months following the murders, the brothers themselves also contributed to the rapid depletion of the estate.
—Hannah Parry
amanda Castro, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Aug. 2025
The depletion of lithium in the brain plays a role in most of the deterioration in several mouse models of Alzheimer’s disease.
—The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Aug. 2025
Houston’s passing attack has been suffering from receiver depletion and poor pass blocking.
—Kevin Cusick, Twin Cities, 14 Aug. 2025
The analysis suggested that the depletion of stockpiles of broad-spectrum antibiotics has likely contributed to the rise of multidrug resistance.
—Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 13 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for depletion
Noun
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Prices across Louisville have generally followed the national trend, showing significant decreases from their peak in the first quarter of 2025.—
Olivia Evans,
Louisville Courier Journal,
3 Sep. 2025
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While pedestrian deaths in Mesa and Phoenix have increased since 2019, Tucson saw a slight decrease in fatalities.—
Sasha Hupka,
AZCentral.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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OpenAI also says there is a 45 percent to 65 percent reduction in factual errors over GPT-4, depending on the setting, as well as substantial gains in handling medical and coding tasks on industry-standard benchmarks.—
Shane Croucher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Sep. 2025
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The premium on French 30-year bonds breached a level last seen in 2008 as the government is on the brink of collapse, putting the country’s deficit reduction plans at risk .—
Jenni Reid,
CNBC,
3 Sep. 2025
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Paluel faced similar power declines in 2016 when a steam generator weighing more than 450 tons collapsed while being moved, causing the plant to be shut down before coming back online a year later.—
Theo Burman
Shane Croucher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Sep. 2025
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The world is also facing exponential declines in biodiversity, primarily among insects.—
Eduardo Cuevas,
USA Today,
4 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Sabalenka, who has the much greater variety of the two players, started to bring the drop shot into play.—
Charlie Eccleshare,
New York Times,
5 Sep. 2025
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Ultimately, costly mistakes — a Miles Sanders red zone fumble in the third quarter and three drops from CeeDee Lamb in the fourth quarter — gave the Eagles a slim 24-20 victory.—
Nick Harris,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
5 Sep. 2025
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Fill in any deeper scratches or dents with a wax wood repair kit to match.—
Daley Quinn,
Southern Living,
5 Sep. 2025
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This first emerged in Canada, where ongoing grassroots and lawmaker-led boycotts have made a notable dent in some American companies' bottom lines.—
Hugh Cameron,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Sep. 2025
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“Depletion.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/depletion. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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