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adjective

as in consumed

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verb

past tense of use up
as in spent
to make complete use of we used up the last of the flour when we made the waffles

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Recent Examples of used up
Verb
Called me barren and used up and all that. — Jamil Jan Kochai, New Yorker, 1 June 2026 So someone who is a reverse centaur isn’t just used by a machine; they are used up by the machine. — Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 19 June 2026 Gift cards can be used up to the closure date, online or at other West Marine stores. — Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 16 June 2026 In that zone, markets don’t wait for the last dollar of capacity to be used up before demanding higher interest rates—or refusing to refinance government debt at all. — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 21 June 2026 Schieffelin, who played football last season because had used up his basketball eligibility, used his bulky frame to grab eight rebounds on an 11-point night. — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 7 July 2026 Since the attack on Venezuela, only one oil shipment has reached Cuba, courtesy of a Russian tanker carrying 730,000 barrels of oil that were used up in one month. — ABC News, 22 June 2026 Bouts of illness and small knocks to players such as rookie Gabriela Jaquez have forced the Sky to sign emergency replacement players and lean heavily on development players such as Aicha Coulibaly, who already has used up half of her eligible games for the Sky. — Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 2 June 2026 Paul, somehow now already 31 years old, has been a useful player on a good Tampa team for a long time, including producing two 20-goal, 40-point seasons when he was used up the lineup with some of their stars in 2023-24 and 2024-25. — James Mirtle, New York Times, 1 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for used up
  1. consumed
  2. spent
  3. reduced
  4. exhausted
  5. untillable
  6. drained
  7. depleted
  8. used
Adjective
  • 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
  • As internet rumors swirled that the couple would marry that day in Rhode Island, Swift and Kelce spent the evening in New York City instead.
    — Bryan West, USA Today, 3 July 2026
  • While much of the source material comes from elsewhere, the cumulative mood is extremely personal to an artist who has spent his life helping the greats find true expression.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 3 July 2026
Definition of spent
Adjective
  • For example, a person with a high tolerance with opioids would see reduced tolerance under the drug.
    — Gavin Escott, USA Today, 6 July 2026
  • Despite its grab-bag approach, False LP A follows the trend of each Topdown release being weirder and more reduced than the last.
    — Andrew Ryce, Pitchfork, 6 July 2026
Definition of reduced
Verb
  • In the finals, Israel faced an Australian team already exhausted after fending off South Korea, Japan and Rhodesia (itself in the Asian tournament after being banned in Africa over its white governing regime).
    — Deborah Danan, Sun Sentinel, 29 June 2026
  • For years, people have been frustrated and exhausted by the seemingly endless amount of swiping and small talk that go nowhere on dating apps.
    — Queenie Wong, Los Angeles Times, 28 June 2026
Definition of exhausted
Adjective
  • The team meticulously marks, measures, and photographs each crater and depression, all the while brushing off questions from villagers befuddled by the interest in this barren, untillable plot of land.
    — Kathleen McLaughlin, Science | AAAS, 21 June 2017
Definition of untillable
Verb
  • These plants may not thrive in soil that's poorly drained or overly compacted.
    — Samantha Johnson, Martha Stewart, 29 June 2026
  • Something uncertain, something human, has been drained like blood from this world.
    — Cal Revely-Calder, New Yorker, 29 June 2026
Definition of drained
Adjective
  • For oil markets, the focus has shifted from immediate supply disruption to the question of how quickly depleted inventories can be rebuilt, Spanjer said.
    — Hugh Leask, CNBC, 29 June 2026
  • Every match leaves something behind — depleted energy stores, heavy legs, dehydration and a tired mind navigating the emotional rollercoaster of a World Cup.
    — Alan McCall, New York Times, 28 June 2026
Definition of depleted
Verb
  • The Hyundai Motor Company used one of the world’s largest sporting stages to showcase its robotics ambitions.
    — Clemente Lisi, Forbes.com, 6 July 2026
  • For instance, in Berkeley, neighbors used CEQA — citing potential noise impact from partying students — to delay, for years, UC Berkeley’s construction of student dorms on People’s Park.
    — Iris Kwok, Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2026
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