as in wearing
to use up all the physical energy of
working 12-hour days at that job just burned me out
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Recent Examples of burning out
Having a system in place can help entrepreneurs hit ambitious goals without burning out the company or the people in it.
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Laura Jayne Waters,
Forbes.com,
27 May 2026
And the difference between making a career and building a flywheel is the difference between burning out at year ten and still going at year thirty.
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Daren Smith,
IndieWire,
27 May 2026
For one year as well, apprentices stay protected, working with a senior employee to avoid burning out.
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Megan Shinn,
CBS News,
18 May 2026
High school coaches cut back on mileage and intensity in response to charges that runners were burning out in their teens.
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Scott M. Reid,
Oc Register,
25 Apr. 2026
Keeping it fresh How has a band that’s been together for more than 50 years managed to remain a creative force without burning out, splitting up or devolving into little more than a human jukebox pumping out nostalgia?
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Marc Ballon,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Apr. 2026
All that, in a 6-3 win over the Philadelphia Flyers to keep the final embers of the Red Wings’ playoff hopes from burning out.
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Max Bultman,
New York Times,
10 Apr. 2026
The fire broke out for a short time before burning out by itself, police said, adding that no one was injured.
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Laura Sharman,
CNN Money,
14 Mar. 2026
Families are aging, caregivers are burning out, and too many people are forced into crisis placements or inappropriate settings because suitable housing options simply do not exist.
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Fay Lenz,
Hartford Courant,
9 Feb. 2026
Laura Jayne Waters,
Forbes.com,
27 May 2026
And the difference between making a career and building a flywheel is the difference between burning out at year ten and still going at year thirty.
—
Daren Smith,
IndieWire,
27 May 2026
For one year as well, apprentices stay protected, working with a senior employee to avoid burning out.
—
Megan Shinn,
CBS News,
18 May 2026
High school coaches cut back on mileage and intensity in response to charges that runners were burning out in their teens.
—
Scott M. Reid,
Oc Register,
25 Apr. 2026
Keeping it fresh How has a band that’s been together for more than 50 years managed to remain a creative force without burning out, splitting up or devolving into little more than a human jukebox pumping out nostalgia?
—
Marc Ballon,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Apr. 2026
All that, in a 6-3 win over the Philadelphia Flyers to keep the final embers of the Red Wings’ playoff hopes from burning out.
—
Max Bultman,
New York Times,
10 Apr. 2026
The fire broke out for a short time before burning out by itself, police said, adding that no one was injured.
—
Laura Sharman,
CNN Money,
14 Mar. 2026
Families are aging, caregivers are burning out, and too many people are forced into crisis placements or inappropriate settings because suitable housing options simply do not exist.
—
Fay Lenz,
Hartford Courant,
9 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for burning out
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He was last seen wearing a light green shirt, camouflage shorts and white socks.
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Murdaugh’s team initially asked that he be allowed to come to all court appearances, including pretrial hearings, wearing civilian clothes and unshackled.
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Murdaugh, once a powerful personal injury attorney in South Carolina’s Lowcountry, was convicted in 2023 of killing his wife, Maggie, 52, and their younger son, Paul, 22, at the family’s hunting estate in June 2021.
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Shiite and Sunni Muslims have been killing each other for centuries, and the status of women in some Muslims countries is deplorable.
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And more than a decade into the LHC era, neither frontier has come close to exhausting its potential.
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That matters because unloading mixed freight can be exhausting work.
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In the Los Angeles Times, Seema Mehta and Nicole Nixon report that Steyer’s ability to appear everywhere ended up tiring out voters.
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Meanwhile, Shenzhen startup EngineAI can be forgiven for tiring out its PM01 humanoid.
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The pig men were in the trailer, knocking out the pigs with anesthesia.
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Strong storms with fierce winds raced across the Carolinas on Saturday, knocking out power to 22,000 Duke Energy customers.
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Banging, rattling, grinding, squealing, or buzzing noises often indicate that something inside the system is loose, damaged, or wearing out.
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The chiptune soundtrack is energetic without wearing out its welcome, and the writing keeps things light with short diary entries and snarky bits of dialogue.
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Then came this spring’s historic and devastating floods across northern Michigan — in some areas, for the first time anyone can remember — swamping homes, pushing dams to the brink of failure and washing out roadways.
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Then came this spring's historic and devastating floods across northern Michigan — in some areas, for the first time anyone can remember — swamping homes, pushing dams to the brink of failure and washing out roadways.
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The floor sink beneath the 3-comp sink was draining slowly and observed unclean.
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Their variety of runs and rotations are hard for any side to defend against, with the Spaniards slowly draining your physical and mental energy across the course of 90 minutes (or more).
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“Burning out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/burning%20out. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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