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adjective

ig-ˈzȯ-stəd How to pronounce exhausted (audio)
Definition of exhaustednext
as in tired
depleted in strength, energy, or freshness the exhausted runner crossed the finish line and just collapsed

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exhausted

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verb

past tense of exhaust
1
as in wore
to use up all the physical energy of the long day at the county fair had exhausted everyone

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2
as in drained
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 exhausted
Adjective
If a year in, the founder is still in every meeting and the new hire is the most exhausted person in the building, the company did not hire an operator. — Ken Paskins, Forbes.com, 13 Oct. 2026 Experienced exercisers should repeat each move until their muscles feel tired but not exhausted. — Gretchen Reynolds, Washington Post, 13 Oct. 2026
Verb
In fact, even before the show actually starts, Bob can be exhausted, having been awake since some ridiculous hour. — Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 7 Oct. 2026 Shapiro eventually concedes that good-faith developers are at the Homer City campus, something that earns a broad smile from Steffee, exhausted by the politics. — Salena Zito, Washington Post, 6 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for exhausted
Recent Examples of Synonyms for exhausted
  1. tired
  2. wore
  3. drained
  4. weary
  5. killed
  6. spent
  7. consumed
  8. depleted
Adjective
  • Even more popular when, instead of a tired old video tribute — hats off to the Jackets for reading the room on this one — the arena cameras went straight to Marchenko during the next stoppage.
    — Matt Reigle OutKick, FOXNews.com, 21 Oct. 2026
  • Murray says her own experience has made her more understanding when female colleagues seem more tired or irritable than usual, particularly when the behavior is out of character.
    — Jo Ann Liguori, Flow Space, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of tired
Verb
  • Ramaswamy wore what appeared to be a knock-off Ohio State jersey to the school’s home opener in August and took heat from Buckeyes fans in his X comments.
    — Molly Parks, The Washington Examiner, 26 Oct. 2026
  • The two even wore jewelry and fake nails to really emulate PinkPantheress, 25, and Larsson, 28.
    — Hedy Phillips, PEOPLE, 26 Oct. 2026
Definition of wore
Verb
  • But Jess Ralston, a senior energy analyst at Energy & Climate Intelligence Unit, a non profit focused on climate change, said that 90% of the oil and gas has already been drained from the North Sea basin.
    — Hanna Ziady, CNN Money, 21 Oct. 2026
  • Salvador has treated patients whose infections formed pockets of pus that had to be drained to protect their vision.
    — Angela Haupt, Time, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of drained
Adjective
  • Sean Durzi scored 78 seconds in, Dylan Garand made 29 saves and the New York Rangers defeated the travel-weary Ducks 5-2 on Monday night to improve to 6-0-0 at home this fall.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 20 Oct. 2026
  • Sean Durzi scored 78 seconds in, Dylan Garand made 29 saves and the New York Rangers defeated the travel-weary Anaheim Ducks 5-2 on Monday night to improve to 6-0-0 at home this fall.
    — CBS New York Team, CBS News, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of weary
Verb
  • Two women, ages 50 and 60, were killed and dozens of other people were wounded in a Russian strike on a market in Lozova, in Ukraine's northeastern Kharkiv region, said Oleh Syniehubov, head of the regional military administration.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 23 Oct. 2026
  • Samuels was killed just minutes after posting about Wright's abuse on social media.
    — WCCO Staff, CBS News, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of killed
Verb
  • The network known as Fairshake spent $40 million in 2024 to unseat Brown, then the Senate Banking Committee chair; after Brown lost, crypto antagonist-in-chief Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts replaced him as the panel’s top Democrat.
    — Eleanor Mueller, semafor.com, 28 Oct. 2026
  • His campaign has a budget of about $30,000 and has spent $7,000 on advertising, running a spot on streaming services in four Texas counties where Libertarians have fared better in recent elections.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of spent
Verb
  • For months the saga consumed nearly all the media coverage in the Maine race, turning Collins, the five-term incumbent, into an afterthought.
    — Chris Smith, Vanity Fair, 26 Oct. 2026
  • For over a month, the country has been consumed by protests that erupted into widespread riots last weekend.
    — Jason Ma, Fortune, 24 Oct. 2026
Definition of consumed
Verb
  • Politifact reported that the Ukrainian attacks have depleted Russian diesel fuel exports, which has left a hole in the global market and ratcheted up the price.
    — Dylan Lysen, Kansas City Star, 23 Oct. 2026
  • Left unplugged overnight, the battery only depleted a few percent.
    — Eric Zeman, PC Magazine, 21 Oct. 2026
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