as in decrease
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 depletion
The team found a strong and consistent depletion of heavy isotopes across all three elements.
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Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 11 Jan. 2026
Advertisement This depletion of humanitarian capacity means that should the security situation deteriorate, or additional displacement occur, organizations are ill-equipped to meet needs.
—Ciaran Donnelly, Time, 11 Jan. 2026
Inebilizumab is a monoclonal antibody that targets CD19, an antigen found only on the surface of the immune system's B cells, in a process called B cell depletion.
—Kerry Breen, CBS News, 10 Jan. 2026
To prevent nutrient depletion, fertilize in early spring and every few weeks through the growing season.
—Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 10 Jan. 2026
One of the largest agricultural water users in southeastern Arizona has agreed to pay neighbors affected by overpumping and aquifer depletion and to take 2,000 acres of farmland out of production.
—Lorenzino Estrada, AZCentral.com, 9 Jan. 2026
Before long the guano was exhausted, and soil depletion doomed the commercial farms.
—Henry Wismayer, Travel + Leisure, 7 Jan. 2026
The Black Lake sturgeon fishing season was canceled for the first time ever in 2024 due to marginal ice conditions and depletion of ice on Black Lake.
—Tanya Wildt, Freep.com, 5 Jan. 2026
My hope is that Meadow not only remembers the tall ocean waves knocking us down to laughter, or the incredible sounds of the island drums, but also the feeling that her mama enjoys her company, slowing down with her, and showing her the world from a space of fullness and not depletion.
—Kareema Bee, Parents, 31 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for depletion
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If funding for health decreases by 20 percent, 12 million more children could die by 2045.—
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The south and southwest suburbs saw a 35% decrease in homicides in 2025 compared to 2024, according to tracking by the Daily Southtown, reflecting a continuing downward trend in recent years.—
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The company strips out nonessential systems and designs each component around mass reduction.—
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On Wednesday, city leaders said the strategy has driven the recent crime reduction.—
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Wholesale market prices for milk, cheese and butter have been lower than normal for about a year, but had more of a significant decline in the past six months, Cain said.—
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Today, similar prudence animates concerns about NATO and broader trans-Atlantic ties in an era when Europe has undergone profound transformations through mass migration, supranational governance, demographic decline, and shifting cultural priorities.—
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Mix a combination of two teaspoons of cream of tartar and a few drops of lemon juice to form a paste.—
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Reformation Lluvia Dress As Reformation gears up for its 2026 collection drops, the store is marking down some of last year’s best-selling sweaters, dresses, shoes, and pants.—
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Those two losses were part of a disappointing 1-3-1 homestand that put a dent in their previous home-ice dominance and put them in arrears in their chase for a playoff spot.—
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Even at the presidential level – where personal legacy should, in theory, be most sensitive – scandals barely leave a dent.—
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“Depletion.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/depletion. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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