as in decreases
the amount by which something is lessened
the kind of catastrophic illness that can make a sizable depletion in a family's savings
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Recent Examples of depletions
There were explosions, implosions, expansions and ozone depletions.
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Ray Padilla,
Louisville Courier Journal,
16 Dec. 2025
But over exploitation often followed, leading to depletions and extinctions.
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Literary Hub,
21 Oct. 2025
Still, a closer look at depletions, the best real-time indicator of market conditions, tells a more nuanced story.
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Joseph V Micallef,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
The settlements call for reducing groundwater depletions to a rate of 18,200 acre-feet per year.
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Preston Fore,
Fortune,
30 Aug. 2025
The causes of both events had been long debated, however one hypothesis has linked them to depletions in the Earth's protective ozone layer, such as might be caused by a supernova going off in local space.
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David Faris,
Newsweek,
17 Mar. 2025
Beer depletions were soft but operating margin was impressive.
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Jeff Marks,
CNBC,
3 Oct. 2024
Ray Padilla,
Louisville Courier Journal,
16 Dec. 2025
But over exploitation often followed, leading to depletions and extinctions.
—
Literary Hub,
21 Oct. 2025
Still, a closer look at depletions, the best real-time indicator of market conditions, tells a more nuanced story.
—
Joseph V Micallef,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
The settlements call for reducing groundwater depletions to a rate of 18,200 acre-feet per year.
—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
30 Aug. 2025
The causes of both events had been long debated, however one hypothesis has linked them to depletions in the Earth's protective ozone layer, such as might be caused by a supernova going off in local space.
—
David Faris,
Newsweek,
17 Mar. 2025
Beer depletions were soft but operating margin was impressive.
—
Jeff Marks,
CNBC,
3 Oct. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for depletions
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And Egypt’s Mohamed Salah’s tenure as a Liverpool player coincided with significant decreases in anti-Muslim hate crimes across the city.
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Local law enforcement have touted recent decreases in crime on the CTA in particular, which beefed up security staffing in December and again in March.
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Voltage reductions were also happening earlier in the day in parts of Staten Island, Queens, the Bronx, Brooklyn and Westchester, Con Edison spokesperson Jamie McShane told CNN.
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On the other hand, massive reductions in the number of incoming immigrants do not increase such jobs.
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But between increasingly stiff anti-smoking legislation and very real declines in volumes for years, some investors have given up the industry—and Altria—for dead.
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However, this robust growth was belied by declines in median wealth in most of the 56 markets monitored by UBS, pointing to a growing wealth gap.
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Additionally, even the most reliable cars get dents and dings, and all vehicles need routine maintenance over time.
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Even stainless steel pans can sometimes get big dents or other damage.
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Helitack crews – like the one from Rifle County – often parachute into remote areas and help coordinate water drops to extinguish the flames.
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That came on May 7 before a staggered series of price drops tempered by price-hike rebounds over the last seven weeks amid on-again and off-again peace talks in the Middle East.
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“Depletions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/depletions. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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