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as in exhausted
to make complete use of
miners depleted the vein of copper ore after only a few months
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as in reduced
to make smaller in amount, volume, or extent
disease and battlefield casualties had depleted troop strength to dangerously low levels
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Recent Examples of depleted
Lorie Konish, CNBC, 4 Jan. 2025
The move was a big one for the Red Sox pitching staff, but left Boston's catching pipeline depleted.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 4 Jan. 2025
Reservoirs like Lake Mead and Lake Powell, already severely depleted by an ongoing megadrought, are at 34 percent and 36 percent capacity, respectively.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 3 Jan. 2025
Watch on Deadline Cord-cutting, however, has depleted the once-fat margins of RSNs and made once-typical increases in carriage fees much less of a sure thing.
—Dade Hayes, Deadline, 2 Jan. 2025
Yet her extravagant lifestyle depleted that fortune to $0, according to her 2018 Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing.
—Amber Garrett, New York Daily News, 1 Jan. 2025
But Pacquiao, trying to look celebratory while actually looking exhausted and depleted, was a cautionary tale for any 40-year-old exchanging a thousand punches in 45 minutes with somebody about half his age.
—Bill Dwyre, Los Angeles Times, 22 Dec. 2024
Members of the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology said the country needs better data to provide a comprehensive picture of how much groundwater there is and how fast it is being depleted.
—Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 20 Dec. 2024
Social Security’s trustees have projected the program’s trust fund used to pay retirement benefits may be depleted in nine years, when just 79% of benefits may be payable.
—Lorie Konish, CNBC, 20 Dec. 2024
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Social Security trust fund depletion dates get closer In 2024, the Social Security trustees projected the trust fund the program relies on to help pay retirement benefits may be depleted in 2033.
—Lorie Konish, CNBC, 4 Jan. 2025
The move was a big one for the Red Sox pitching staff, but left Boston's catching pipeline depleted.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 4 Jan. 2025
Reservoirs like Lake Mead and Lake Powell, already severely depleted by an ongoing megadrought, are at 34 percent and 36 percent capacity, respectively.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 3 Jan. 2025
Watch on Deadline Cord-cutting, however, has depleted the once-fat margins of RSNs and made once-typical increases in carriage fees much less of a sure thing.
—Dade Hayes, Deadline, 2 Jan. 2025
Yet her extravagant lifestyle depleted that fortune to $0, according to her 2018 Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing.
—Amber Garrett, New York Daily News, 1 Jan. 2025
But Pacquiao, trying to look celebratory while actually looking exhausted and depleted, was a cautionary tale for any 40-year-old exchanging a thousand punches in 45 minutes with somebody about half his age.
—Bill Dwyre, Los Angeles Times, 22 Dec. 2024
Members of the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology said the country needs better data to provide a comprehensive picture of how much groundwater there is and how fast it is being depleted.
—Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 20 Dec. 2024
Social Security’s trustees have projected the program’s trust fund used to pay retirement benefits may be depleted in nine years, when just 79% of benefits may be payable.
—Lorie Konish, CNBC, 20 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for depleted
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Frankly, Angelina is exhausted, but she is relieved this one part is over.George Monastiriakos, Newsweek, 31 Dec. 2024
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So, if this takes years to reach a jury resolution and all the appeals are exhausted, those years could see Diddy behind bars already for life if the 55-year-old Bad Boy Records founder is found guilty in his criminal trial later this year.Dominic Patten, Deadline, 30 Dec. 2024
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The final amount could be affected by two factors — the number of claims and how much of the settlement fund is reduced to cover legal fees and costs.CBS News, CBS News, 3 Jan. 2025
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Liver damage can be reduced if the person stops drinking.George Petras, USA TODAY, 3 Jan. 2025
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There are plenty of foods in the produce aisle that taste great and offer health benefits when consumed raw, from apples and blueberries to carrots and bell peppers.Hannah Yasharoff, USA TODAY, 8 Jan. 2025
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The area quickly became consumed by flames Tuesday when high-speed Santa Ana winds created fire risks across parts of Southern California.Thao Nguyen, USA TODAY, 8 Jan. 2025
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Rushdie was born in India, but spent much of his life in the UK and now resides in New York.Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 27 Dec. 2024
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By this logic, reducing the time spent on task initiation can increase your overall productivity, with more time spent on actual work rather than task transitioning.Daniel Wendt, Forbes, 27 Dec. 2024
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“Depleted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/depleted. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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