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as in to deplete
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Recent Examples of impoverish
With a not insubstantial piece of Mexico’s economy reliant on production stateside, a cessation of those inflows will logically impoverish a big number of those formerly sustained directly by remittances.
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John Tamny, Forbes, 4 Jan. 2025
Their families have also been impoverished by a regime whose leaders have been sanctioned by the U.S. and others for narco-terrorism, corruption, and drug smuggling.
—Anne Applebaum, The Atlantic, 22 Dec. 2024
Though impoverished by war, the country has also developed an impressive defense-tech sector.
—Niall Ferguson, The Atlantic, 10 Dec. 2024
This marginalization impoverishes global scholarship, narrowing the diversity of perspectives needed to tackle complex challenges for businesses who sometimes have the best intentions.
—Hec Paris Insights, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024
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John Tamny, Forbes, 4 Jan. 2025
Their families have also been impoverished by a regime whose leaders have been sanctioned by the U.S. and others for narco-terrorism, corruption, and drug smuggling.
—Anne Applebaum, The Atlantic, 22 Dec. 2024
Though impoverished by war, the country has also developed an impressive defense-tech sector.
—Niall Ferguson, The Atlantic, 10 Dec. 2024
This marginalization impoverishes global scholarship, narrowing the diversity of perspectives needed to tackle complex challenges for businesses who sometimes have the best intentions.
—Hec Paris Insights, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for impoverish
Verb
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This means ensuring your organization can maintain its mission over time without depleting resources or burning out your people.—
Michel Koopman,
Forbes.com,
2 Apr. 2025
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Williams figures to inherit a roster depleted by lack of eligibility, early entry into the NBA and the transfer portal.—
Taylor Lyons,
Baltimore Sun,
1 Apr. 2025
Verb
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An attorney representing former Santa Clara Vice Mayor Anthony Becker is asking a county judge to give the ex-official probation — not jail time — arguing that his conviction late last year has already damaged his reputation and ruined his career, according to a new court filing.—
Grace Hase,
Mercury News,
4 Apr. 2025
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However, for some, gambling is an addiction that can ruin lives and families.—
Simone Jasper,
Miami Herald,
4 Apr. 2025
Verb
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In the hospitality sector, large hotels consume significantly more energy due to extensive facilities like multiple restaurants, conference centers, and recreational areas, which drive higher energy usage and waste production.—
Dianne Plummer,
Forbes.com,
28 Mar. 2025
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Peppermint tea is one easy way to consume peppermint.—
Julie Marks Published,
Verywell Health,
28 Mar. 2025
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These two economic realities could bankrupt the dollar, seriously crater our economy and make the Depression look like the Roaring ’20s.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
7 Apr. 2025
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The outcome was a blow to the environmental advocacy group, which has previously said that a lawsuit of this size could bankrupt its U.S. operations.—
Simmone Shah,
TIME,
21 Mar. 2025
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The game lasts about two minutes in total before the AI calls it a day, exhausted from generating the worst gaming experience possible.—
Paul Tassi,
Forbes.com,
6 Apr. 2025
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His aunt is exhausted, unsteady on her feet, her eyes red.—
David Bezmozgis,
New Yorker,
6 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Standardization can also reduce due diligence burdens.—
The Sorenson Impact Institute,
Forbes.com,
28 Mar. 2025
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Higher temperatures may also reduce the sugar content of maple sap, meaning producers will need to collect and boil more sap to produce the same quantities of syrup.—
Nina Foster,
JSTOR Daily,
28 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Tabor and Kummer spend many all-nighters analyzing and comparing vessels, ideas, designers, and shipyards.—
Kathleen Turner,
Forbes.com,
7 Apr. 2025
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As their name suggests, these tortoises spend most of their time in large burrows that are usually 15 feet long and 6.5 feet deep.—
Sarah Kuta,
Smithsonian Magazine,
7 Apr. 2025
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By such maxims as these, however, nations have been taught that their interest consisted in beggaring all their neighbours.—
Mike O'Sullivan,
Forbes,
1 Mar. 2025
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The fact that not a single senior party official numbered among her copious conspirators beggars credulity.—
Charlie Campbell,
TIME,
12 Apr. 2024
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“Impoverish.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/impoverish. Accessed 12 Apr. 2025.
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