1
as in draining
to make complete use of
miners depleted the vein of copper ore after only a few months
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as in reducing
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 depleting
However, the country’s oil is fast depleting and even optimistic estimates suggest that the most lucrative reserves will be depleted within the next 30 years.
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Saleem H. Ali, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024
Taken that way, our screen time becomes a never depleting treasure chest for personal growth.
—Cornelia C. Walther, Forbes, 4 Dec. 2024
With Western support for Ukraine depleting armament reserves, NATO must ensure sustainability.
—Mark R. Weaver, Newsweek, 4 Dec. 2024
The constant influx of alarming headlines keeps us glued to our screens, fueling anxiety and depleting our mental energy.
—Cornelia C. Walther, Forbes, 4 Dec. 2024
This intensive agricultural model not only leads to significant trace-gas emissions but also creates land-use competition, depleting biodiversity, ecosystem health, hydrological function, and soil organic carbon, write Scharlemann and Laurance.
—Aissa Dearing, Big Think, 28 Nov. 2024
Instead of depleting resources, regenerative methods focus on restoring and enhancing land and ocean ecosystems.
—Daphne Ewing-Chow, Forbes, 6 Nov. 2024
But the damage humans inflict, including destroying wetlands and tearing down forests, is depleting these carbon sinks and accelerating global warming.
—Laura Paddison, CNN, 16 Oct. 2024
In some cases, these shows highlight the need for sustainable practices, such as finding ways to live off the land without depleting resources.
—Solitaire Townsend, Forbes, 13 Oct. 2024
Saleem H. Ali, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024
Taken that way, our screen time becomes a never depleting treasure chest for personal growth.
—Cornelia C. Walther, Forbes, 4 Dec. 2024
With Western support for Ukraine depleting armament reserves, NATO must ensure sustainability.
—Mark R. Weaver, Newsweek, 4 Dec. 2024
The constant influx of alarming headlines keeps us glued to our screens, fueling anxiety and depleting our mental energy.
—Cornelia C. Walther, Forbes, 4 Dec. 2024
This intensive agricultural model not only leads to significant trace-gas emissions but also creates land-use competition, depleting biodiversity, ecosystem health, hydrological function, and soil organic carbon, write Scharlemann and Laurance.
—Aissa Dearing, Big Think, 28 Nov. 2024
Instead of depleting resources, regenerative methods focus on restoring and enhancing land and ocean ecosystems.
—Daphne Ewing-Chow, Forbes, 6 Nov. 2024
But the damage humans inflict, including destroying wetlands and tearing down forests, is depleting these carbon sinks and accelerating global warming.
—Laura Paddison, CNN, 16 Oct. 2024
In some cases, these shows highlight the need for sustainable practices, such as finding ways to live off the land without depleting resources.
—Solitaire Townsend, Forbes, 13 Oct. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for depleting
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Deregulation is integral to his message as well as the entity dubbed the Department of Government Efficiency, tasked with cutting government spending and reducing regulatory burdens.Joshua P. Cohen, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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The company's innovative approach combines box-free drop-off locations with streamlined processing, allowing merchants to manage reverse logistics more effectively while reducing strain on store and warehouse staff.Shelley E. Kohan, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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At its peak, the wildfire that ignited Monday expanded at an alarming rate, consuming an area larger than five football fields per minute and destroying at least seven structures.Hanna Park, Robert Shackelford and Mary Gilbert, CNN, 11 Dec. 2024
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Health officials in California's Marin County said the child experienced fever and vomiting after drinking the unpasteurized milk and warned others against consuming any raw milk products.Sara Moniuszko, CBS News, 11 Dec. 2024
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As a result, businesses have gone through a rollercoaster ride, continuously spending on marketing efforts that ultimately fail.Hilary Tetenbaum, USA TODAY, 11 Dec. 2024
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As a result, the processor is spending more of its time sitting idle, waiting for data to be fetched from memory.John Werner, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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This unique construction method allows for a material that retains the hardness and scratch-resistance of ceramic while gaining the shock-absorbing properties of fiberglass.Bhanu Chopra, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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Patients can’t continue absorbing these unnecessary costs, and physicians like me are increasingly frustrated by how hospital consolidation undermines our ability to provide affordable, high-quality care.Lisa Abrams, Baltimore Sun, 11 Dec. 2024
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The wildfire ignited Monday and has expanded at an alarming rate, burning more than 3,000 acres with 0% containment and destroying at least seven structures.Alexandra Banner, CNN, 11 Dec. 2024
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The Franklin fire is burning within much of the footprint of 2018’s devastating Woolsey fire, which destroyed more than 1,600 structures and burned about 97,000 acres in Malibu, the Santa Monica Mountains and surrounding communities of Thousand Oaks, Oak Park and Agoura Hills.Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 11 Dec. 2024
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“Depleting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/depleting. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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