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as in wears
to use up all the physical energy of
the long day at the county fair had exhausted everyone
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as in drains
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 exhausts
The charge against Baldwin was dismissed with prejudice, meaning it can’t be brought back to court after the prosecution exhausts its appeals.
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Lauren Irwin, The Hill, 26 Nov. 2024
This is essential as Ukraine exhausts its Soviet-era stocks and transitions to more advanced NATO weapons.
—Dan Altman, Foreign Affairs, 12 July 2022
Studies show that switching between tasks reduces efficiency, increases mistakes, and exhausts the brain faster than focused work does.
—Benjamin Laker, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
The psychosis occurs when the mania exhausts itself, when the encounter with reality is the only thing left for it (and mania fears reality more than anything else).
—Lizz Schumer, People.com, 2 Oct. 2024
Lauren Irwin, The Hill, 26 Nov. 2024
This is essential as Ukraine exhausts its Soviet-era stocks and transitions to more advanced NATO weapons.
—Dan Altman, Foreign Affairs, 12 July 2022
Studies show that switching between tasks reduces efficiency, increases mistakes, and exhausts the brain faster than focused work does.
—Benjamin Laker, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
The psychosis occurs when the mania exhausts itself, when the encounter with reality is the only thing left for it (and mania fears reality more than anything else).
—Lizz Schumer, People.com, 2 Oct. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for exhausts
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Welcome back to The Prompt, Microsoft debuted designs for a new type of data center that consumes zero water to cool its chips and servers.Rashi Shrivastava, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
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The more vigorous the struggle to escape, the more debt that consumes the drowning victim.Forrest Claypool, Chicago Tribune, 5 Dec. 2024
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As much time as the audience spends on the main characters’ dialogue, the camera also lingers on everything from the various settings of a rapidly expanding Macondo to the loaves of bread and soups in Úrsula’s kitchen.Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 11 Dec. 2024
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In his writings, Mangione criticized corporations for increasing their profits and noted how the United States spends the most money on healthcare while only ranking forty-second in worldwide life expectancy, according to the report.Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 10 Dec. 2024
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Data published on the National Library of Medicine's website, says that having pets while working form home can enhance the experience, because their presence increases humans' endogenous oxytocin concentrations and reduces heart rate and blood pressure.Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
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The serum reduces fine lines and wrinkles and boosts collagen synthesis, while the eye serum works to reduce dark circles and puffiness.Angelina Villa-Clarke, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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This dust absorbs light from the core, reddening it and making the dust appear rusty brown.Alan Taylor, The Atlantic, 9 Dec. 2024
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This then absorbs more heat, leading to more ice melting.Chris Young, Interesting Engineering, 6 Dec. 2024
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The scans identified the same levels of activity in the dopamine-rich areas of the brain in both groups and suggest that, for some, the excitement of romance burns brightly for, regardless of time.Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
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Bon has also created prints and giant photo negatives made with shipping containers where there is no developing, just the light which burns into the metal in the film, which are on the walls surrounding the sculptures.Tom Teicholz, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024
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For instance, Apple says that uses Amazon’s AI chips for certain tasks such as search.Trefis Team, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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Other announcements included an experimental coding agent called Jules, which uses AI to generate simple computer code and carry out menial software engineering tasks, like fixing bugs.Richard Nieva, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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“Exhausts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/exhausts. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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