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as in stressful
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as in exhaustive
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as in tiring
to use up all the physical energy of
the long day at the county fair had exhausted everyone
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as in draining
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 exhausting
Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
1 July 2026
The wines can show herbs without tasting aggressively grassy, ripe fruit without becoming a fruit cocktail and minerality without being exhausting to drink.
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Devin Parr,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2026
One-minute episodes were a better fit for fragmented and exhausting work schedules.
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Lavender Au,
The Dial,
30 June 2026
Constant vigilance and self-editing are exhausting.
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Carolyn O'Laughlin,
CNN Money,
28 June 2026
This one has a sleek, ultralight design that makes vacuum cleaning less exhausting.
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Bestreviews,
Mercury News,
26 June 2026
But the director has more to work with than an on-the-field upset, the unfancied nation also having to contend with an exhausting trip across the Atlantic, temptations both romantic and financial, and a breakdown in team spirit that spills over into violence.
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Jon O'Brien,
Vulture,
26 June 2026
The barrage of body blows to the collective consciousness is exhausting.
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Matthew Ismael Ruiz,
Pitchfork,
26 June 2026
The image below helps to illustrate the general pattern throughout what must have been an exhausting second half.
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Thom Harris,
New York Times,
22 June 2026
Florencia Canelli,
Scientific American,
1 July 2026
That matters because unloading mixed freight can be exhausting work.
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Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
30 June 2026
After exhausting her options in the lower courts, Shirilla took her case to Ohio's highest court.
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Nicole Acosta,
PEOPLE,
24 June 2026
Naval forces are increasingly looking for ways to defeat large numbers of drones without exhausting expensive missile inventories.
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Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
20 June 2026
The Spurs seemed emotionally spent after exhausting all of their energy in unseating the defending champions.
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Mark Medina,
Forbes.com,
14 June 2026
Trapped by high interest rates and the cumulative weight of inflation, the bottom 80 percent of earners are aggressively pulling back on discretionary goods, exhausting credit options and downgrading to private-label and discount brands.
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Arthur Zaczkiewicz,
Footwear News,
10 June 2026
On Tuesday, the Social Security Administration said the federal program is at risk of exhausting its trust fund as soon as 2023.
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Aimee Picchi,
CBS News,
10 June 2026
Sliding effortlessly from incisive observer to chaotic flirt to exhausting narcissist, Firstman is never not in on the joke.
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Alison Foreman,
IndieWire,
13 May 2026
Adjective
The first half of the day could feel mentally overwhelming or oddly exhausting.
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Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
1 July 2026
The wines can show herbs without tasting aggressively grassy, ripe fruit without becoming a fruit cocktail and minerality without being exhausting to drink.
—
Devin Parr,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2026
One-minute episodes were a better fit for fragmented and exhausting work schedules.
—
Lavender Au,
The Dial,
30 June 2026
Constant vigilance and self-editing are exhausting.
—
Carolyn O'Laughlin,
CNN Money,
28 June 2026
This one has a sleek, ultralight design that makes vacuum cleaning less exhausting.
—
Bestreviews,
Mercury News,
26 June 2026
But the director has more to work with than an on-the-field upset, the unfancied nation also having to contend with an exhausting trip across the Atlantic, temptations both romantic and financial, and a breakdown in team spirit that spills over into violence.
—
Jon O'Brien,
Vulture,
26 June 2026
The barrage of body blows to the collective consciousness is exhausting.
—
Matthew Ismael Ruiz,
Pitchfork,
26 June 2026
The image below helps to illustrate the general pattern throughout what must have been an exhausting second half.
—
Thom Harris,
New York Times,
22 June 2026
Verb
And more than a decade into the LHC era, neither frontier has come close to exhausting its potential.
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Florencia Canelli,
Scientific American,
1 July 2026
That matters because unloading mixed freight can be exhausting work.
—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
30 June 2026
After exhausting her options in the lower courts, Shirilla took her case to Ohio's highest court.
—
Nicole Acosta,
PEOPLE,
24 June 2026
Naval forces are increasingly looking for ways to defeat large numbers of drones without exhausting expensive missile inventories.
—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
20 June 2026
The Spurs seemed emotionally spent after exhausting all of their energy in unseating the defending champions.
—
Mark Medina,
Forbes.com,
14 June 2026
Trapped by high interest rates and the cumulative weight of inflation, the bottom 80 percent of earners are aggressively pulling back on discretionary goods, exhausting credit options and downgrading to private-label and discount brands.
—
Arthur Zaczkiewicz,
Footwear News,
10 June 2026
On Tuesday, the Social Security Administration said the federal program is at risk of exhausting its trust fund as soon as 2023.
—
Aimee Picchi,
CBS News,
10 June 2026
Sliding effortlessly from incisive observer to chaotic flirt to exhausting narcissist, Firstman is never not in on the joke.
—
Alison Foreman,
IndieWire,
13 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for exhausting
Adjective
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As exciting as a vacation can be, preparing your home for it can still be stressful.
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If cooking dinner every night feels repetitive and exhausting, online grocery delivery is your ultimate solution to simplify weekly meal planning, eliminate stressful trips to the store and get fresh ingredients brought straight to your door.
Adjective
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Six adults and a child were rescued from the water, but three children recovered from the lake after an intensive search were unresponsive to exhaustive lifesaving measures administered as soon as they were found, police said.
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Raymond said on Friday that an exhaustive review of video surveillance footage from the days leading up to the explosion allegedly captured Berezovk making several reconnaissance visits to the building.
Verb
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In the Los Angeles Times, Seema Mehta and Nicole Nixon report that Steyer’s ability to appear everywhere ended up tiring out voters.
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Meanwhile, Shenzhen startup EngineAI can be forgiven for tiring out its PM01 humanoid.
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The floor sink beneath the 3-comp sink was draining slowly and observed unclean.
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Their variety of runs and rotations are hard for any side to defend against, with the Spaniards slowly draining your physical and mental energy across the course of 90 minutes (or more).
Adjective
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Sarah Buck, Chicago Driving has become harder The rapid increase in bike lanes has made driving much more difficult and tedious, with numerous delays due to many streets being reduced to one lane in busy areas.
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Republican strategists have welcomed those nominations as an opening for attack in a difficult election year.
Adjective
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In an inclusive workplace culture, leaders must be composed, empathetic, and open-minded.
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By banning transgender women athletes from sports competitions held by entities that receive federal funding, the NCAA changed its inclusive transgender policy after the order.
Verb
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Doctors Without Borders health workers wearing personal protective equipment move through the isolated red zone to monitor patients, provide medical care and ensure sanitation at the Ebola Treatment Center in Munigi in Congo on June 2, 2026.
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Rodríguez Castro can be seen wearing a New York Yankees shirt, moving suggestively to driving percussive beats, punctuated by catchy, syncopated vocals.
Verb
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Check their website before consuming fish caught from the rivers.
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First, mantids feed indiscriminately, consuming a wide variety of insects including beneficial insects such as bees, butterflies, and syrphid flies.
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“Exhausting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/exhausting. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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