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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
Cnn.com Wire Service, Mercury News, 24 Apr. 2026
Mauigoa, Fano or Ioane would all be upgrades on a depleted roster.
—Eddie Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Apr. 2026
Wildfires in Florida are feeding off of vegetation made tinder-dry by a double-whammy of depleted rainfall from La Niña this past winter and a lack of rainfall from tropical storms last fall.
—Chris Dolce, CNN Money, 23 Apr. 2026
Unfortunately, these treatments can potentially lead to more weeds, nutrient leaching, and other issues that leave soil even more depleted.
—Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 Apr. 2026
Those figures are likely to ramp up further as Gulf states look to rebuild depleted stocks of interceptors and accelerate the development of local military industrial bases.
—Matthew Martin, semafor.com, 13 Apr. 2026
If muscles remain depleted and incompletely repaired, each practice starts with a deficient muscular system.
—William Jones, Ascend Agency, 13 Apr. 2026
Over the next couple of years, Tennant underwent grueling chemotherapy and radiation that left him feeling weak and depleted.
—Vanessa Etienne, PEOPLE, 10 Apr. 2026
Probation is relying on officers redeployed from the field to maintain those numbers, however, and Viera Rosa warned that oversight over adult and juvenile probationers is suffering due to the depleted manpower.
—Jason Henry, Daily News, 8 Apr. 2026
Abraham Nunbogu, Fortune, 29 Apr. 2026
First, the world’s backup supply of crude oil products is rapidly being depleted.
—Elizabeth Robinson, NBC news, 28 Apr. 2026
Federal officials say possible foul play is suspected, noting Hou’s bank accounts were depleted before law enforcement was even notified of his disappearance.
—Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 27 Apr. 2026
Since the 1950s, the Center for Strategic and International Studies estimates that 70-95% of fish stocks in the region have been depleted and are at risk of collapse.
—Brittney Melton, NPR, 27 Apr. 2026
The big reveal is that, on average, post-starburst galaxies are indeed depleted in molecular hydrogen compared to their actively star-forming progenitors.
—Paul Sutter, Space.com, 25 Apr. 2026
As the Wolves’ number of lockdown perimeter defenders has depleted, McDaniels is the go-to guy to fluster the opponent’s top perimeter scorer.
—Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 24 Apr. 2026
In the West, an unprecedented March heat wave made worse by planet-warming pollution also further depleted the dismal snowpack from a winter filled with more blue skies than snowflakes.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, Mercury News, 24 Apr. 2026
Just 30 years ago, Cabo Pulmo’s 20,000-year-old coral reef was depleted by years of overfishing—bringing some species, like the scalloped hammerhead shark, near ecological extinction.
—Hannah Towey, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Apr. 2026
Adjective
Wildfires in Florida are feeding off of vegetation made tinder-dry by a double-whammy of depleted rainfall from La Niña this past winter and a lack of rainfall from tropical storms last fall.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, Mercury News, 24 Apr. 2026
Mauigoa, Fano or Ioane would all be upgrades on a depleted roster.
—Eddie Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Apr. 2026
Wildfires in Florida are feeding off of vegetation made tinder-dry by a double-whammy of depleted rainfall from La Niña this past winter and a lack of rainfall from tropical storms last fall.
—Chris Dolce, CNN Money, 23 Apr. 2026
Unfortunately, these treatments can potentially lead to more weeds, nutrient leaching, and other issues that leave soil even more depleted.
—Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 Apr. 2026
Those figures are likely to ramp up further as Gulf states look to rebuild depleted stocks of interceptors and accelerate the development of local military industrial bases.
—Matthew Martin, semafor.com, 13 Apr. 2026
If muscles remain depleted and incompletely repaired, each practice starts with a deficient muscular system.
—William Jones, Ascend Agency, 13 Apr. 2026
Over the next couple of years, Tennant underwent grueling chemotherapy and radiation that left him feeling weak and depleted.
—Vanessa Etienne, PEOPLE, 10 Apr. 2026
Probation is relying on officers redeployed from the field to maintain those numbers, however, and Viera Rosa warned that oversight over adult and juvenile probationers is suffering due to the depleted manpower.
—Jason Henry, Daily News, 8 Apr. 2026
Verb
Groundwater levels have dropped, salt lagoons have shrunk, and freshwater aquifers are increasingly at risk of being depleted and contaminated.
—Abraham Nunbogu, Fortune, 29 Apr. 2026
First, the world’s backup supply of crude oil products is rapidly being depleted.
—Elizabeth Robinson, NBC news, 28 Apr. 2026
Federal officials say possible foul play is suspected, noting Hou’s bank accounts were depleted before law enforcement was even notified of his disappearance.
—Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 27 Apr. 2026
Since the 1950s, the Center for Strategic and International Studies estimates that 70-95% of fish stocks in the region have been depleted and are at risk of collapse.
—Brittney Melton, NPR, 27 Apr. 2026
The big reveal is that, on average, post-starburst galaxies are indeed depleted in molecular hydrogen compared to their actively star-forming progenitors.
—Paul Sutter, Space.com, 25 Apr. 2026
As the Wolves’ number of lockdown perimeter defenders has depleted, McDaniels is the go-to guy to fluster the opponent’s top perimeter scorer.
—Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 24 Apr. 2026
In the West, an unprecedented March heat wave made worse by planet-warming pollution also further depleted the dismal snowpack from a winter filled with more blue skies than snowflakes.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, Mercury News, 24 Apr. 2026
Just 30 years ago, Cabo Pulmo’s 20,000-year-old coral reef was depleted by years of overfishing—bringing some species, like the scalloped hammerhead shark, near ecological extinction.
—Hannah Towey, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for depleted
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Increase heat to medium, add drained pasta; cook, stirring constantly, until a creamy sauce forms and clings to pasta, about 2 minutes.—
Elizabeth Mervosh,
Southern Living,
4 Oct. 2025
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What starts as small talk always ends up in heated debates that leave me feeling drained and resentful.—
Harriette Cole,
Mercury News,
16 Sep. 2025
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Father Time lost again James was exhausted, his jersey pulled over his head after a fourth-quarter turnover.—
Dan Woike,
New York Times,
25 Apr. 2026
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When one physician is exhausted, others compensate.—
Jennifer Obel,
Twin Cities,
22 Apr. 2026
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But since the war began, traffic has been reduced to a trickle, with just 154 vessels recorded crossing in the entire month of March, according to Kpler data.—
Henrik Pettersson,
CNN Money,
29 Apr. 2026
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While there is no question that KU Med is at fault for failing to disinfect the heater-cooler devices, Johnson said, LivaNova should have ensured that the hospital was strictly following its instructions for use, which would have reduced the risk of bacteria spreading.—
Judy L. Thomas,
Kansas City Star,
29 Apr. 2026
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The biggest crowds come to watch the leader, a deportation is remigration, and woke means not to stand up to injustice but to be consumed by leftist ideology.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
27 Apr. 2026
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Sarah Ferguson is reportedly consumed by fear over returning home to Britain amid her Jeffrey Epstein ties coming to light.—
Allison DeGrushe,
StyleCaster,
27 Apr. 2026
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Palestinian voter turnout has gradually decreased over the past elections.—
SAM METZ,
Arkansas Online,
26 Apr. 2026
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The issue has broad effects, affecting not just the victim but families, co-workers and community while harming mental and physical health, causing decreased productivity and decreasing one’s quality of life.—
Marc Ramirez,
USA Today,
25 Apr. 2026
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With this enfeebled mind my only recourse is poetry.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
14 Jan. 2026
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Chargers guards and center Bradley Bozeman, a trio whose job was made more difficult by subpar play by both offensive tackles, looked enfeebled against Indianapolis Colt tackle DeForest Buckner.—
Tom Krasovic,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
21 Oct. 2025
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Idaho lawmakers spent hours debating a surge in rodents menacing Boise-area gardens and kitchens and threatening agriculture and public health.—
Karin Brulliard,
Washington Post,
25 Apr. 2026
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Rodriguez, who hails from the blue collar city of Wichita Falls, Texas, and spent the past four years in the hardworking city of Lubbock, Texas, finished fifth in Heisman Trophy voting.—
Chris Perkins,
Sun Sentinel,
25 Apr. 2026
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Meanwhile, the Iranians, in their resistance, have absorbed the kind of damage to the country that is extremely difficult to recover from.—
Isaac Chotiner,
New Yorker,
27 Apr. 2026
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This can reduce how much protein is absorbed.—
Morgan Pearson,
Verywell Health,
27 Apr. 2026
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“Depleted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/depleted. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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