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he plopped down in his chair, completely spent, and then fell asleep
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Deputies found a Glock 17 9mm semi-automatic pistol inside the bedroom, along with a spent cartridge.
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Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 4 June 2025
Hybrid tea roses are the classic case as continual new waves of flowers depend on conscientious removal of spent blooms.
—Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 24 May 2025
Substitute espresso powder with spent coffee grounds in your recipe.
—Claire Hoppe Norgaard, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 Mar. 2025
Plants native to a meadow or grassland habitat will be accustomed to their own loose, thatch-like layer of spent foliage and stems, and should also be able to regrow through it with no trouble.
—Miri Talabac, Baltimore Sun, 27 Mar. 2025
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Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 4 June 2025
Hybrid tea roses are the classic case as continual new waves of flowers depend on conscientious removal of spent blooms.
—Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 24 May 2025
Substitute espresso powder with spent coffee grounds in your recipe.
—Claire Hoppe Norgaard, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 Mar. 2025
Plants native to a meadow or grassland habitat will be accustomed to their own loose, thatch-like layer of spent foliage and stems, and should also be able to regrow through it with no trouble.
—Miri Talabac, Baltimore Sun, 27 Mar. 2025
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“Spent.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/spent. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.
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spent
adjective1
: used up
2
: drained of energy
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