DEPLETIONS Synonyms: 48 Similar and Opposite Words

depletions

noun

plural of depletion

as in decreases

the amount by which something is lessened the kind of catastrophic illness that can make a sizable depletion in a family's savings

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Recent Examples of depletions Still, Fink said September beer depletions improved even beyond the benefit of a later Labor Day, and that the recovery was broad-based across channels. — Brandon Gomez, CNBC, 7 Oct. 2026 There were explosions, implosions, expansions and ozone depletions. — Ray Padilla, Louisville Courier Journal, 16 Dec. 2025 But over exploitation often followed, leading to depletions and extinctions. — Literary Hub, 21 Oct. 2025 Still, a closer look at depletions, the best real-time indicator of market conditions, tells a more nuanced story. — Joseph V Micallef, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025 The settlements call for reducing groundwater depletions to a rate of 18,200 acre-feet per year. — Preston Fore, Fortune, 30 Aug. 2025 The causes of both events had been long debated, however one hypothesis has linked them to depletions in the Earth's protective ozone layer, such as might be caused by a supernova going off in local space. — David Faris, Newsweek, 17 Mar. 2025

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Noun

Even with efforts to provide additional access to harm-reduction protections, escalating criminal penalties have not produced the treatment gains or decreases in overdose deaths in Colorado that proponents promised.

— Joshua Barocas, The Conversation, 16 Oct. 2026
When evidence is incomplete or when confidence decreases and risk increases, autonomy should be reduced and the human boundary tightened.

— Asaf Wiener, Forbes.com, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of decreases

Noun

In an internal memo, Qualcomm Chief Executive Officer Cristiano Amon stated the reductions aim to foster a stronger performance culture and address ongoing shortfalls relative to operational expectations.

— , CNBC, 23 Oct. 2026
In a clinical study of 194 patients, 80% of them reported significant reductions in knee pain that lasted for at least a full year after receiving the treatment.

— Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of reductions

Noun

In another set of studies, adults who made more frequent and extreme upward comparisons reported an immediate decline in self-evaluation and cumulative declines in self-esteem and life satisfaction over a browsing session.

— Ashwini Nadkarni, Time, 24 Oct. 2026
Negative divergences alone don't necessarily lead to immediate declines.

— Frank Cappelleri, CNBC, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of declines

Noun

Front and rear bumpers can be easily detached from bodywork to allow cheap replacement after low-speed dents.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 12 Oct. 2026
Companies like Flock allow users to conduct searches based on characteristics like vehicle make, model and color, as well as other distinctive vehicle features like dents and stickers.

— Abigail Hall, The Conversation, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of dents

Noun

Behavioral science research shows that when change is imposed from above, employees push back productivity drops, and resentment rises.

— Deborah Lovich, Fortune, 25 Oct. 2026
Add a few drops of water, and these flavors are amplified, but the fierce heat is toned down that otherwise hits you on the back palate.

— Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 25 Oct. 2026

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