1
as in to tire
to use up all the physical energy of
the long day at the county fair had exhausted everyone
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2
as in to drain
to make complete use of
we had been at the theme park barely for two hours, and we were on the verge of exhausting our spending money
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Recent Examples of exhaust
But intentionally separating your mind and body is exhausting work.
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Celia Ford, Vox, 3 Mar. 2025
Cole performed the surgery on Ball in March 2023, after other avenues to fix his balky had been exhausted.
—Bennett Durando, The Denver Post, 2 Mar. 2025
But by 2011, they were exhausted by seven solid years of touring and recording.
—Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 1 Mar. 2025
In this fractured reality, audiences may be exhausted but every human still needs truth, for stories that inspire, for narratives that unite through identification rather than division.
—Bing Chen, TIME, 28 Feb. 2025
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Celia Ford, Vox, 3 Mar. 2025
Cole performed the surgery on Ball in March 2023, after other avenues to fix his balky had been exhausted.
—Bennett Durando, The Denver Post, 2 Mar. 2025
But by 2011, they were exhausted by seven solid years of touring and recording.
—Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 1 Mar. 2025
In this fractured reality, audiences may be exhausted but every human still needs truth, for stories that inspire, for narratives that unite through identification rather than division.
—Bing Chen, TIME, 28 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for exhaust
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UConn maintained the pressure with another three turnovers in the first five minutes of the second quarter, but the defensive effort didn’t seem to tire the Huskies on the offensive end.—
Emily Adams,
Hartford Courant,
11 Mar. 2025
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Often, Newcastle have unsettled Liverpool with their early intensity and have sometimes taken the lead, only to tire and end up being picked off.—
Chris Waugh,
The Athletic,
26 Feb. 2025
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Without Caitlin Clark draining 3-pointers from the logo, or an undefeated South Carolina trying to remain perfect, there is no nationally captivating figure that commands the audience.—
Mac Engel,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
14 Mar. 2025
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The iOS app optimized can over 12 hours a day without draining the battery, TwinMind says.—
John Koetsier,
Forbes,
14 Mar. 2025
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As pulsating techno music filled the room, which was bathed in red light (a reference to Lynch), models came out of cubicles wearing what looked like a blend of underwear and eveningwear.—
Alice Pfeiffer,
CNN,
12 Mar. 2025
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Shoppers could choose to purchase an Apple (product) Red item or wear a look from (RED)’s Gap collection, modeled in an historic campaign by Christy Turlington, Anne Hathaway, Mary J. Blige, and John Legend, among others.—
Lisa Lockwood,
WWD,
12 Mar. 2025
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Fei, determined, spends the next 20 years performing throughout Southeast Asia in search of him.—
John Hopewell,
Variety,
14 Mar. 2025
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Two years later, Terrifier 3 had a $2 million budget, this time had a $500,000 P&A spend, and opened to almost $19 million on the way to a nearly $54 million domestic total.—
Borys Kit,
The Hollywood Reporter,
14 Mar. 2025
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Their special teams — especially the power play but also the penalty kill — are in a major funk at maybe the worst time of the season.—
Aaron Portzline,
The Athletic,
14 Mar. 2025
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She’s accused of killing Boston Police Officer John O’Keefe, her boyfriend of about two years at the time, in Canton on Jan. 29, 2022.—
Rick Sobey,
Boston Herald,
13 Mar. 2025
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While food safety recalls often focus on bacterial contamination, broken glass presents an immediate physical hazard that can result in cuts or injuries before the product is even consumed.—
Stephanie Gravalese,
Forbes,
16 Mar. 2025
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One study conducted at Henry Ford Health’s Sleep Disorders and Research Center found that participants who drank a high dose of alcohol before bed initially slept longer than those who consumed a low dose or none.—
Julianna Bragg,
CNN,
15 Mar. 2025
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Both suspects ignored no trespassing signs and verbal commands from a ticket agent before busting through staff onto the restricted jet bridge, authorities said.—
Stepheny Price,
Fox News,
4 Mar. 2025
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See 6 finalists for new position Starbucks is removing some drinks from its menu in March: See the full list Man busted in airport smuggling cocaine under toupee: Watch video of hairy situation Will an asteroid hit Earth?—
James Powel,
USA TODAY,
1 Mar. 2025
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These layoffs reduced staffing at some local weather forecast offices to threadbare levels, causing some to reduce their services.—
Andrew Freedman,
Axios,
17 Mar. 2025
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Although reducing the property tax burden could provide significant benefits to business owners and homeowners, there’s no guarantee that landlords would pass those savings on to their tenants.—
Matthew Kelly,
Kansas City Star,
16 Mar. 2025
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“Exhaust.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/exhaust. Accessed 21 Mar. 2025.
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