as in exhaustion
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Recent Examples of inanition
America, which is entertaining itself to inanition, has never experienced a scarcity of entertainment.
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George Will, Twin Cities, 5 June 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for inanition
Noun
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In that moment of grief and exhaustion, something shifted.—
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Breast cancer survivor Julie Swallow, 56, initially chalked up her exhaustion to being overworked.—
Noun
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The feats, the ecstasies, the prostrations and abnegations.—
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Travelers can also stay overnight to meditate, share meals, learn more about the temple’s Seon sect, and participate in the 108 prostrations.—
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The report said the FDA did not directly link drinking formula from the plant to any of the infants’ illnesses or deaths.—
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While Kennedy is correct in his statement that some chronic disease and cancer rates have risen, public health experts said -- and data shows -- that the country has made great progress tackling illnesses, including driving down cancer mortality rates, and that life expectancy is on the rise.—
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“Inanition.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inanition. Accessed 7 Apr. 2025.
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