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as in consumes
to make complete use of
miners depleted the vein of copper ore after only a few months
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as in reduces
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 depletes
Russia also hopes the war pulls attention away from Ukraine and depletes Western arsenals.
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J.d. Capelouto, semafor.com, 8 Mar. 2026
His exit further depletes resources in the specialty.
—Rachana Pradhan, CNN Money, 5 Mar. 2026
That depletes your carb stores prematurely, leaving you unable to accelerate and more likely to bonk.
—Alex Hutchinson, Outside, 5 Mar. 2026
The standard American diet, enriched with ultraprocessed foods that are high in sugar, fat and salt and low in nutrients and fiber, depletes microbiome diversity within days.
—Bill Sullivan, The Conversation, 18 Feb. 2026
Mexican long-nosed bats are migrating farther north than ever, expanding into Arizona and New Mexico as drought depletes agave supplies in their traditional habitat.
—Susan Montoya Bryan, Los Angeles Times, 4 Feb. 2026
Neglecting to flush orchid salts can result in a crusty residue on the medium, which damages roots and depletes water.
—Sj McShane, Martha Stewart, 19 Jan. 2026
The degenerative and incurable disease, which also is known as Lou Gehrig’s disease, depletes and destroys the nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord, eventually causing paralysis.
—Martha Ross, Mercury News, 29 Dec. 2025
Literally paying their tax bills is going to drain corporate bank accounts, which further depletes bank reserves from the system.
—Kelly Evans, CNBC, 11 Dec. 2025
J.d. Capelouto, semafor.com, 8 Mar. 2026
His exit further depletes resources in the specialty.
—Rachana Pradhan, CNN Money, 5 Mar. 2026
That depletes your carb stores prematurely, leaving you unable to accelerate and more likely to bonk.
—Alex Hutchinson, Outside, 5 Mar. 2026
The standard American diet, enriched with ultraprocessed foods that are high in sugar, fat and salt and low in nutrients and fiber, depletes microbiome diversity within days.
—Bill Sullivan, The Conversation, 18 Feb. 2026
Mexican long-nosed bats are migrating farther north than ever, expanding into Arizona and New Mexico as drought depletes agave supplies in their traditional habitat.
—Susan Montoya Bryan, Los Angeles Times, 4 Feb. 2026
Neglecting to flush orchid salts can result in a crusty residue on the medium, which damages roots and depletes water.
—Sj McShane, Martha Stewart, 19 Jan. 2026
The degenerative and incurable disease, which also is known as Lou Gehrig’s disease, depletes and destroys the nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord, eventually causing paralysis.
—Martha Ross, Mercury News, 29 Dec. 2025
Literally paying their tax bills is going to drain corporate bank accounts, which further depletes bank reserves from the system.
—Kelly Evans, CNBC, 11 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for depletes
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For example, one weekend session saw Cheyenne Hunt, executive director of Gen Z for Change, and Washington Post staffer Dylan Wells discuss how the public consumes news.—
Karoline Leonard,
Austin American Statesman,
18 Mar. 2026
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But that also consumes about 5% of the country's overall electricity, according to a study by Tel Aviv University.—
Trevor Hughes,
USA Today,
15 Mar. 2026
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This reduces long setup times typically required for brain-computer interfaces.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
19 Mar. 2026
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Removing your data from these sites reduces the information criminals can use to target you.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
19 Mar. 2026
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Pack drains a 3 and is up to 19 points, and Texas is on the verge of tumbling to the 10th seed in the SEC Tournament and back onto the NCAA bubble.—
Thomas Jones,
Austin American Statesman,
7 Mar. 2026
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Choose a commercial seed-starting mix that is loose and drains well.—
Holly McNamara,
Hartford Courant,
7 Mar. 2026
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And recent data from a trial that Cherney is involved in, called REMODEL, show that semaglutide reduces damage to kidney blood vessel linings, decreases the activity of natural killer cells (white blood cells that destroy diseased cells), and increases fat loss from stores surrounding the kidneys.—
Tara Haelle,
Scientific American,
17 Mar. 2026
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As the storm moves away, this likelihood decreases.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
16 Mar. 2026
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This exceeds the normal percentage of what is provided by EQIP cost-share grants, which usually max out at 75% of what a farmer spends on practices like setting up a greenhouse or improving their irrigation system.—
Anthony Pahnke,
Fortune,
14 Mar. 2026
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Hanson, who spends much of his life crawling through underbrush to count trees, plunged ahead into stands of chest-high ceanothus, pointing out sequoias camouflaged in the pervasive post-fire brush.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
13 Mar. 2026
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Give ample space to large vehicles - Trucks or buses can create a water spray that diminishes visibility.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
16 Mar. 2026
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Ned Bair, a research associate at the Earth Research Institute at UC Santa Barbara, said that while the total number of avalanches may decrease over time as the overall snowpack diminishes, the ones that do occur could become more intense due to climate change.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
14 Mar. 2026
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Board member Nicole Gribstad also urged the committee to include an option that delays such a decision and exhausts all other financial alternatives before closing schools.—
Molly Gibbs,
Mercury News,
11 Feb. 2026
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But freedom of expression is a constant pursuit, as natural as breathing, and silencing it is an imperfect practice that exhausts the oppressor and energizes the oppressed.—
David Ehrlich,
IndieWire,
28 Jan. 2026
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The cushiony cream is packed with Blue Hyaluronic Acid, a micro-sized form of HA that absorbs quickly and delivers long-lasting hydration.—
Christa Joanna Lee,
Allure,
21 Mar. 2026
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In the agency partnership announced Thursday, the Treasury absorbs the loans from borrowers who are in default or haven’t paid their debts for at least nine months.—
Arthur Jones II,
ABC News,
19 Mar. 2026
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“Depletes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/depletes. Accessed 21 Mar. 2026.
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