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as in draining
to make complete use of
miners depleted the vein of copper ore after only a few months
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as in reducing
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 depleting
Scientists behind the research, published Wednesday in the journal Royal Society Open Science, suggest that the odyssey may be linked to climate change — which is affecting ocean conditions and depleting food stocks — or possibly a shift in mating strategies.
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Hannah Peart, NBC News, 11 Dec. 2024
However, the country’s oil is fast depleting and even optimistic estimates suggest that the most lucrative reserves will be depleted within the next 30 years.
—Saleem H. Ali, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024
Taken that way, our screen time becomes a never depleting treasure chest for personal growth.
—Cornelia C. Walther, Forbes, 4 Dec. 2024
With Western support for Ukraine depleting armament reserves, NATO must ensure sustainability.
—Mark R. Weaver, Newsweek, 4 Dec. 2024
The constant influx of alarming headlines keeps us glued to our screens, fueling anxiety and depleting our mental energy.
—Cornelia C. Walther, Forbes, 4 Dec. 2024
This intensive agricultural model not only leads to significant trace-gas emissions but also creates land-use competition, depleting biodiversity, ecosystem health, hydrological function, and soil organic carbon, write Scharlemann and Laurance.
—Aissa Dearing, Big Think, 28 Nov. 2024
Instead of depleting resources, regenerative methods focus on restoring and enhancing land and ocean ecosystems.
—Daphne Ewing-Chow, Forbes, 6 Nov. 2024
But the damage humans inflict, including destroying wetlands and tearing down forests, is depleting these carbon sinks and accelerating global warming.
—Laura Paddison, CNN, 16 Oct. 2024
Hannah Peart, NBC News, 11 Dec. 2024
However, the country’s oil is fast depleting and even optimistic estimates suggest that the most lucrative reserves will be depleted within the next 30 years.
—Saleem H. Ali, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024
Taken that way, our screen time becomes a never depleting treasure chest for personal growth.
—Cornelia C. Walther, Forbes, 4 Dec. 2024
With Western support for Ukraine depleting armament reserves, NATO must ensure sustainability.
—Mark R. Weaver, Newsweek, 4 Dec. 2024
The constant influx of alarming headlines keeps us glued to our screens, fueling anxiety and depleting our mental energy.
—Cornelia C. Walther, Forbes, 4 Dec. 2024
This intensive agricultural model not only leads to significant trace-gas emissions but also creates land-use competition, depleting biodiversity, ecosystem health, hydrological function, and soil organic carbon, write Scharlemann and Laurance.
—Aissa Dearing, Big Think, 28 Nov. 2024
Instead of depleting resources, regenerative methods focus on restoring and enhancing land and ocean ecosystems.
—Daphne Ewing-Chow, Forbes, 6 Nov. 2024
But the damage humans inflict, including destroying wetlands and tearing down forests, is depleting these carbon sinks and accelerating global warming.
—Laura Paddison, CNN, 16 Oct. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for depleting
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Studies show these reforms—reducing minimum parking requirements, legalizing ADUs, and simplifying permitting processes—resulted in more housing.Adam A. Millsap, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
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This could ensure more consistent calls, reducing the controversy often seen in high-stakes games.Giovanni Malloy, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
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Testing confirmed that a cat in Washington County, Oregon, died after consuming the raw frozen cat food, which showed a genetic match between the virus and the cat food and the cat.Rey Covarrubias Jr., The Arizona Republic, 26 Dec. 2024
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Federal and state experts encourage people and their pets to avoid consuming raw or undercooked meat products, as well as raw dairy, to avoid the spread of disease.Andy Biggs, Newsweek, 26 Dec. 2024
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The Phillies will likely hold onto Bohm and as a result, will likely avoid spending $200 million on Bregman.Dan Perry, Newsweek, 4 Jan. 2025
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Researchers have found that spending 51% or more of work time away from others is linked to isolation.Erik Pham, Forbes, 30 Dec. 2024
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Taking a look at the cover art really helps with absorbing the concept.Eoghan O'Donnell, Vogue, 30 Dec. 2024
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Success meant absorbing the abstract pattern and predicting which feeder would open the next day—a feat that may require not just associative learning but executive functioning, which can include the abilities to assess a situation, make plans, and put them into action.Matthew Hutson, The New Yorker, 29 Dec. 2024
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The company built a retail and residential complex around the county’s Coconut Grove Metrorail station, and Martin also is pitching an incinerator site in western Miami-Dade as an alternative to the Levine Cava plan to rebuild the trash-burning facility in Doral.Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 4 Jan. 2025
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Detroit Free Press On a Friday afternoon in April 14 years ago, a Christian pastor known for burning Qurans stood in front of Dearborn City Hall along Michigan Avenue railing against Islam.Niraj Warikoo, Detroit Free Press, 3 Jan. 2025
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“Depleting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/depleting. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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