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adjective

as in drained

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verb

past tense of deplete
1
as in exhausted
to make complete use of miners depleted the vein of copper ore after only a few months

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2
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
Adjective
By the twentieth century, intensive farming practices had left the South dangerously vulnerable to erosion, producing depleted swaths of land where kudzu would later flourish. — The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 26 Aug. 2026 Being so depleted defensively led Liverpool to sign Uruguay international Ronald Araujo on a season-long loan from Barcelona earlier this month. — James Pearce, New York Times, 23 Aug. 2026 Burnout is a state of physical, mental and emotional exhaustion caused by prolonged or repeated stress that leaves people feeling overwhelmed, emotionally depleted and unable to keep up with ongoing demands. — Daryl Austin, USA Today, 21 Aug. 2026 That means even more will need to be drawn out of storage next month, and the sight of depleted storage tanks is a surefire price driver. — Tim McDonnell, semafor.com, 20 Aug. 2026 The conflict has lasted nearly six months and depleted military resources, including warships and interceptor missiles. — Brittney Melton, NPR, 18 Aug. 2026 But when digestion slows, those carbohydrates can become depleted, causing microbes to break down more proteins instead and produce different metabolites that can enter the bloodstream. — Samantha Mathewson, Space.com, 18 Aug. 2026 In the United States, these efforts should begin with a congressional appropriation of funds to refill and modernize the depleted Strategic Petroleum Reserve, now at its lowest level in nearly five decades. — Jason Bordoff, Foreign Affairs, 14 Aug. 2026 Bosa’s absence has been the headline of a depleted defense end group through the first two weeks of training camp. — Chris Biderman, Sacbee.com, 11 Aug. 2026
Verb
The 2026 Social Security trustees report projects that the Old-Age and Survivors Insurance trust fund will be depleted in the fourth quarter of 2032. — Joshua Hong, Fortune, 27 Aug. 2026 The war has also depleted some of the Pentagon’s most important missile stocks, leaving fewer available for another major conflict. — Steven Beynon, ABC News, 27 Aug. 2026 Today, the trustees expect the old-age fund to be depleted by around 2032, covering about 77% of benefits thereafter. — Veronique De Rugy, Oc Register, 27 Aug. 2026 In addition, America’s weapons stockpile is depleted from the Iran war. — Thomas Wright, The Atlantic, 26 Aug. 2026 With the Bombers’ bullpen depleted, the junk-balling lefty didn’t allow a baserunner while recording a three-inning save after Cole hit the showers. — Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 21 Aug. 2026 In 2025, there was a $100 million investment made toward state childcare subsidies and services with the goal of reaching more families, but inflation depleted those funds. — Lina Ruiz, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Aug. 2026 The official explanation is drought that has depleted the island’s reservoirs. — Ivis García, The Conversation, 20 Aug. 2026 Before the game, Quatraro expressed excitement about what Duran could bring to a bullpen that has been depleted by injuries and struggled to close out games all season. — Latif Love, Kansas City Star, 19 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for depleted
  1. drained
  2. exhausted
  3. reduced
  4. consumed
  5. spent
  6. decreased
  7. enfeebled
  8. absorbed
Adjective
  • Feeling mentally drained or physically exhausted is something everyone experiences from time to time.
    — Daryl Austin, USA Today, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Tahoe officials have been vigilant, ensuring all boats are cleaned, drained and dry before launching into Lake Tahoe.
    — Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 26 June 2026
Definition of drained
Verb
  • Social Security’s retirement trust fund is projected to be depleted in 2032, with the combined retirement and disability trust funds exhausted by around 2033 or 2034.
    — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 26 Aug. 2026
  • The result was a landscape repeatedly cleared and exhausted for cotton and other cash crops.
    — The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of exhausted
Verb
  • Obviously, that’s a fair assumption if his ice time is meaningfully reduced, and the same goes for Draisaitl.
    — Janson Duench, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2026
  • The development comes as the global shipping industry contends with attacks around the Strait of Hormuz and the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, higher energy prices, and sharply reduced traffic through some of the world’s most important maritime chokepoints.
    — Joshua Hong, Fortune, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of reduced
Adjective
  • Kennedy’s new pyramid places meat, dairy, fruit, and vegetables at the top (most consumed), and tapers down through fruits and vegetables to whole grains.
    — Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 31 July 2026
  • In Stoddart’s estimation, the best way to freeze these semi-consumed cakes is in slices.
    — Taylor Tobin, Southern Living, 2 Dec. 2025
Definition of consumed
Verb
  • While they’ve been spotted enjoying glitzy dinners and events in historic villas with friends in Saint-Tropez and Capri, really, the Clooneys have spent most of the summer at their home on Lake Como.
    — Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Instead, he’s spent August anxiously watching the orange skies from his house in the northern Nevada hills through two consecutive and adjacent wild-land fires, the Bug and Hawk Fires.
    — Anya Kamenetz, Curbed, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of spent
Verb
  • In some cases, LinkedIn says views of content classified as AI spam have decreased by as much as 40 percent.
    — Gene Marks, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026
  • Travel data shows the average group size for trips has decreased since COVID-19 began.
    — Christopher Elliott, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of decreased
Adjective
  • By 1877, the hope for Black equality met an enfeebled federal government that essentially permitted Jim Crow to run amok.
    — Wesley Morris, New York Times, 9 June 2026
  • But given the island’s small size and enfeebled state, the risks seem much smaller than in Iran.
    — Niall Stanage, The Hill, 20 May 2026
Definition of enfeebled
Verb
  • Ragged, jagged or fluffy edges point to a Bristol Type 6 stool, meaning waste moved through the colon too fast for water to be absorbed properly.
    — Hanna Wickes, Sacbee.com, 29 Aug. 2026
  • Millennial workers absorbed that decade as a personal performance problem.
    — Jasmine Browley, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2026
Definition of absorbed

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“Depleted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/depleted. Accessed 1 Sep. 2026.

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