as in exhausting
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as in tiring
to use up all the physical energy of
the rescue workers pressed on, though their efforts to reach the miners had almost completely fatigued them
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Recent Examples of fatiguing
Mark Sparrow, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2025
Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 27 Sep. 2025
The 4493 won the gig because of its technical specifications as well as its beguiling sound, which can draw out plenty of nuance in the music without fatiguing the listener’s ears.
—Mark Sparrow, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2025
Whereas simple sound effects may be fatiguing and lack meaning, musical feedback is a way to enrich the rehabilitation experience and tap into humans’ natural affinity for moving to the beat.
—IEEE Spectrum, 15 Feb. 2022
Adjective
Grand Luna has an unprecedented high-frequency extension that goes as high as 30kHz, while remaining smooth, non-fatiguing, and eliminating harshness or sibilance thanks to Campfire’s acoustic engineering.
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This will be his fourth NBA team in a fatiguing three-year stretch.
—Recent Examples of Synonyms for fatiguing
Adjective
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Equally efficient, less exhausting.—
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Big in-game comebacks are exhilarating – and exhausting.—
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This helps each step feel lighter and easier, diminishing fatigue and letting the wearer venture out farther without tiring.—
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This constant barrage overshadows the self-care experience, hijacking my focus and frankly, tiring me out.—
Adjective
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Long periods of socializing, like a weeklong conference, can feel far more draining than shorter events.—
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By aligning strategic work with those rhythms, productivity can feel more natural and less draining.—
Verb
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Some people even shared old photos of Indigenous peoples wearing the hoods, noting that the originators of the design kept the fur outward to break cold wind and trap snow.—
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Chavez posted a photo of Gregory Bovino walking down 33rd Street and Portland Avenue, flanked by three agents wearing masks.—
Verb
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The charges relate to his killing Scott Wonoski, 43, a fellow inmate at the Massachusetts Treatment Center in Bridgewater, in 2021.—
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Those on the right, determined to make the case that this was an officer killing in self-defense, should instead be beginning with this utter failure to protect the life of a civilian protester and de-escalate the situation through some means other than shooting a fellow American in the head.—
Adjective
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Austen and Tate lived together in a small apartment until Austen’s arthritis proved too debilitating.—
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Over the next three years, Lia would develop a perplexing, debilitating, and persistent set of symptoms.—
Adjective
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Their status has been diminished by what has — charitably — been a really discouraging decade, featuring two separate relegations.—
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High taxes squeeze margins and send a discouraging signal to firms.—
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“Fatiguing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fatiguing. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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