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as in consumes
to make complete use of
miners depleted the vein of copper ore after only a few months
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as in reduces
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 depletes
The degenerative and incurable disease, which also is known as Lou Gehrig’s disease, depletes and destroys the nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord, eventually causing paralysis.
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Martha Ross, Mercury News, 29 Dec. 2025
Literally paying their tax bills is going to drain corporate bank accounts, which further depletes bank reserves from the system.
—Kelly Evans, CNBC, 11 Dec. 2025
All combat is close combat, made harder by the fact that running and dodging depletes Shimizu’s stamina quite quickly, leaving her too exhausted to run through maze-like streets and alleyways, or fight off whatever horrible thing is waiting around the next corner.
—Richard Newby, Time, 6 Dec. 2025
The pursuit of ever-cheaper products undermines fair wages, depletes resources and ignores the massive environmental cost embedded in prices.
—Lauren Parker, Sourcing Journal, 21 Nov. 2025
Winter is a frenemy to skin — outdoor cold dry air depletes moisture from its outer protective layer and indoor heated air can parch it.
—Margaret Buranen, USA Today, 13 Nov. 2025
The result is not just one exhausted employee, but a system that steadily depletes its people.
—Sandro Da Silva, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Meanwhile, an iron-core collapse supernova happens after a star more than 10 times our sun’s mass finally depletes all its fuel and subsequently collapses into a neutron star or black hole.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 14 Aug. 2025
These behemoths emit intense radiation that heats and depletes cold gas, the most important ingredient for star formation.
—Shreejaya Karantha, Space.com, 11 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for depletes
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Demand for memory chips has also been surging as the AI data center buildout consumes much of the high-bandwidth memory on the market.—
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An average American man consumes about 100 grams of protein per day.—
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This degradation not only reduces the usable active material but also creates side reactions that drain performance and shorten battery lifespan.—
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At the same time, hyaluronic acid—the gold standard for hydration—locks in moisture, soothes inflammation, and reduces texture, creating a soft, plump finish.—
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Cold weather drains batteries quickly.—
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The great Amazon in its north drains large areas as does the Parana-River Plate watershed to its south that reaches the Atlantic in the estuary between Argentina and Uruguay, The San Francisco flows north for hundreds of miles before hooking a right and dropping to the Atlantic.—
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This risk decreases as the storm moves away.—
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Prescribed medication is used to manage discomfort, which usually decreases noticeably after the first week.—
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The Cowboys have mastered the art of entertaining and interesting better than any sports franchise in the world, but there is a redundancy that to the person who spends a lot of their money on it is justifiably checked out.—
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Browns Cleveland boasts an elite defense led by the league’s best pass rusher, an owner who spends more cash than any other team and a promising nucleus from the 2025 draft class.—
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But those long hours sitting at a desk, commuting by car or public transport, and spending leisure time in front of screens also diminishes opportunities for the legs to be challenged.—
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Give ample space to large vehicles - Trucks or buses can create a water spray that diminishes visibility.—
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The denial exhausts the city’s legal options for the 2022 ballot measure, known as Measure C.—
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Ella has shades of Holly Hunter's intense, workaholic producer Jane from Brooks' 1987 masterpiece Broadcast News, the smartest person in any room who both exhausts and enchants everyone around her.—
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Unlike glossy black, this effect absorbs light in a subtle way, creating a richer, more modern visual texture.—
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And although lightweight, the shoe doesn’t compromise on support — it’s designed with a memory foam sole that absorbs impact and provides an extra layer of padding.—
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“Depletes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/depletes. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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