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as in stressful
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as in exhaustive
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as in tiring
to use up all the physical energy of
the long day at the county fair had exhausted everyone
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as in draining
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 Synonyms for exhausting
Adjective
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Amanda Chatel 20% Off an Exclusive TurboTax Discount Code for March 2025 Tax season doesn’t have to be stressful.—
Molly Higgins,
Wired News,
30 Mar. 2025 -
Renovations of any kind in the home can be stressful.—
Ron Estes,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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This is not an exhaustive list — and hopefully more will be added to it.—
Gina Pace,
Forbes.com,
1 Apr. 2025
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Following an exhaustive, two-day-long search, the U.S. Coast Guard ended its search for Robbins.—
Julia Bonavita,
FOXNews.com,
28 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Generations of design successors have insisted that pie charts are difficult to read and even amount to optical informatic illusions, but we are still stuck with them.—
Mara Mills,
Artforum,
1 Apr. 2025
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There are very big match-ups being played week in and week out in what is one of the most difficult leagues to play in on the planet, this means the big contenders will drop points more often than in some other leagues.—
Joseph O'Sullivan,
Forbes.com,
1 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Saffron is creative, strategic, diligent, and inclusive.—
Olivia Antigua,
Forbes.com,
9 Apr. 2025
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While the brand lost its own narrative for a time, coming under scrutiny for being overly invested in the male gaze and not inclusive enough, it’s been working hard to win its way back to consumers’ hearts.—
Evan Clark,
Footwear News,
8 Apr. 2025
Verb
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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
Adjective
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Plan Your Trip Charleston, South Carolina The Holy City may be blanketed in humidity in the height of summer, but Charlestonians have figured out all the best ways to deal with the oppressive air.—
Lydia Mansel,
Southern Living,
4 Apr. 2025
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Yet history provides no shortage of examples of human courage, even under the most oppressive circumstances.—
Josh Hammer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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That core design is useful when the prompt text closely matches the kinds of things already found in a model's copious training data.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
28 Mar. 2025
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After a year of deliberations, copious site visits and scores of plane rides, the board of the Sundance Institute has chosen Boulder, Colo., to host its film festival beginning January 2027.—
Nicole Sperling,
New York Times,
27 Mar. 2025
Verb
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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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“Exhausting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/exhausting. Accessed 13 Apr. 2025.
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