as in tired
depleted in strength, energy, or freshness
the exhausted runner crossed the finish line and just collapsed
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1
as in wore
to use up all the physical energy of
the long day at the county fair had exhausted everyone
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as in drained
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 exhausted
Michael Schneider, Variety, 10 Sep. 2025
Men sleeping head-to-toe on a crowded floor, exhausted detainees blocking out fluorescent lights with face masks, and dozens of people using cardboard boxes as mattresses.
—Isabelle Chapman, CNN Money, 8 Sep. 2025
Julia Vargas Jones, CNN Money, 2 Sep. 2025
With the verbal exchanges seemingly exhausted, the two opponents will now let their actions speak loudly in the ring in Paris.
—Matthew Couden, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Aug. 2025
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Adjective
And yet, Bates doesn’t seem exhausted.
—Michael Schneider, Variety, 10 Sep. 2025
Men sleeping head-to-toe on a crowded floor, exhausted detainees blocking out fluorescent lights with face masks, and dozens of people using cardboard boxes as mattresses.
—Isabelle Chapman, CNN Money, 8 Sep. 2025
Verb
Defense lawyers could still file appeals depending on how the votes are configured, but once those challenges are exhausted, the ruling becomes final and any prison terms can be enforced.
—Julia Vargas Jones, CNN Money, 2 Sep. 2025
With the verbal exchanges seemingly exhausted, the two opponents will now let their actions speak loudly in the ring in Paris.
—Matthew Couden, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for exhausted
Adjective
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Reed got her first gig at Cataloochee at the age of 19 in 1996 and has never tired of the work.—
Tara Massouleh McCay,
Southern Living,
14 Sep. 2025
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Manning’s inefficiency was on full display, and the Longhorns faithful grew tired of it during the first half.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
14 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Posing next to Colman Domingo and Salma Hayek Pinault (who wore an elegant black Balenciaga suit dress), Moore’s glitzy look shone.—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
12 Sep. 2025
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The shooter wore dark clothing and fired from a building roof some distance away to the courtyard where the event at which Kirk was speaking took place.—
Martha McHardy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Whatever drama Wednesday’s game might have held was mostly drained away by the end of the second inning.—
Bill Plunkett,
Oc Register,
11 Sep. 2025
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Once drained, cut into 1-inch cubes.—
Lynda Balslev,
Mercury News,
10 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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While Schneider was expressing his feelings about the unknown state of Judge’s normally rocket arm, the Yankees seemed weary about answering these kind of inquiries.—
Larry Fleisher,
Forbes.com,
7 Sep. 2025
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Where Shy was the subject of Porter’s slender book — which is really more of a beat-poetry day-in-the-life monologue — the focus shifts here to the weary headmaster who’s been fighting on the students’ behalf all these years.—
Peter Debruge,
Variety,
6 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Evergreen High School is located about 20 miles from Columbine High School, the site of an infamous 1999 mass shooting that killed 12 students and a teacher.—
Eduardo Cuevas,
USA Today,
11 Sep. 2025
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Conservative commentator Will Cain observed a moment of silence on his Fox News show after a gunman shot and killed Charlie Kirk on Wednesday.—
Ross O'Keefe,
The Washington Examiner,
11 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Those of us who spent a lot of time at our grandma’s house can spot Tupperware containers in two seconds flat.—
Shea Simmons,
Southern Living,
9 Sep. 2025
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More of their budgets are spent on health care than what's spent by younger working adults, for example.—
Susan Tompor,
USA Today,
9 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Movies are still big events, still consumed in long sittings, still treated as cultural monuments.—
Vibhas Ratanjee,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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The water and food animals consumed left a chemical signature in their bones, which provided researchers with a key to their origin.—
Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
13 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The paradox of partnership Relationships often function like one-way life rafts, keeping men afloat while leaving women depleted.—
Vanessa Bennett,
SELF,
10 Sep. 2025
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In those other games, each fighter has their own health gauge that must be depleted for the match to end, and there are no additional rounds.—
Christopher Cruz,
Rolling Stone,
9 Sep. 2025
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“Exhausted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/exhausted. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.
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