as in exhausted
depleted in strength, energy, or freshness
we were completely drained after shoveling snow all afternoon
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as in pumped
to remove (liquid) gradually or completely
we drained the water from the tank before cleaning it
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as in consumed
to make complete use of
virtually drained the country's natural resources
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as in tired
to use up all the physical energy of
the long hike drained us
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Recent Examples of drained
James Verini, The Atlantic, 12 May 2026
Increase heat to medium, add drained pasta; cook, stirring constantly, until a creamy sauce forms and clings to pasta, about 2 minutes.
—Elizabeth Mervosh, Southern Living, 4 Oct. 2025
What starts as small talk always ends up in heated debates that leave me feeling drained and resentful.
—Harriette Cole, Mercury News, 16 Sep. 2025
Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 17 May 2026
At 92, the actress brought a blast of old Hollywood glamour to a festival that, this year especially, has often felt strangely drained of it.
—Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 16 May 2026
Cunningham has drained those shots routinely, but this one was wide right and bounced off the rim.
—Hunter Patterson, New York Times, 14 May 2026
Here the world is nearly drained of all its color as AJ, living in a van on the beach, works on an art project that includes myriad sketches of surfing, of the ocean, and of Kristen herself.
—Marya E. Gates, IndieWire, 13 May 2026
Kaneva writes that every day all those inventories are being drained.
—Brian Sullivan, CNBC, 13 May 2026
Investigators said the crime ring targeted Colorado EBT cardholders in particular and often drained their funds of government benefits.
—Jennifer McRae, CBS News, 13 May 2026
War rumbles on Putin, who has ruled Russia as president or prime minister since the last day of 1999, faces a wave of anxiety in Moscow about the war in Ukraine, which has killed hundreds of thousands of people, left swathes of Ukraine in ruins, and drained Russia’s $3 trillion economy.
—Reuters, NBC news, 10 May 2026
Laney-Hamilton, of course, drained the jumper with Kneepkens picking herself up off the hardwood.
—Fiifi Frimpong, Mercury News, 9 May 2026
Adjective
Images of the shelter slipped the Russian choke hold to appear on the world’s screens—intact and unbowed amid the rubble, like a temple time-transported from some more ancient siege, the faces of those within drained but resolute.
—James Verini, The Atlantic, 12 May 2026
Increase heat to medium, add drained pasta; cook, stirring constantly, until a creamy sauce forms and clings to pasta, about 2 minutes.
—Elizabeth Mervosh, Southern Living, 4 Oct. 2025
What starts as small talk always ends up in heated debates that leave me feeling drained and resentful.
—Harriette Cole, Mercury News, 16 Sep. 2025
Verb
Snowball viburnum prefers moist, loamy soil that is well-drained but tolerates other soils.
—Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 17 May 2026
At 92, the actress brought a blast of old Hollywood glamour to a festival that, this year especially, has often felt strangely drained of it.
—Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 16 May 2026
Cunningham has drained those shots routinely, but this one was wide right and bounced off the rim.
—Hunter Patterson, New York Times, 14 May 2026
Here the world is nearly drained of all its color as AJ, living in a van on the beach, works on an art project that includes myriad sketches of surfing, of the ocean, and of Kristen herself.
—Marya E. Gates, IndieWire, 13 May 2026
Kaneva writes that every day all those inventories are being drained.
—Brian Sullivan, CNBC, 13 May 2026
Investigators said the crime ring targeted Colorado EBT cardholders in particular and often drained their funds of government benefits.
—Jennifer McRae, CBS News, 13 May 2026
War rumbles on Putin, who has ruled Russia as president or prime minister since the last day of 1999, faces a wave of anxiety in Moscow about the war in Ukraine, which has killed hundreds of thousands of people, left swathes of Ukraine in ruins, and drained Russia’s $3 trillion economy.
—Reuters, NBC news, 10 May 2026
Laney-Hamilton, of course, drained the jumper with Kneepkens picking herself up off the hardwood.
—Fiifi Frimpong, Mercury News, 9 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for drained
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But crucially, people are very exhausted by the amount of noise online and by AI slop.—
Angela Yang,
NBC news,
15 May 2026
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For just one example of how this firehose of data is expected to transform our understanding of the cosmos, consider supernovas, the brilliant death throes of exhausted stars.—
Quanta Magazine,
Quanta Magazine,
15 May 2026
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And after the lengthy wait, its owners sound pumped.—
Michael Deeds
Updated May 15,
Idaho Statesman,
15 May 2026
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After being tested for airtightness, helium was pumped into the glass enclosure through thin tubes inserted into the lead lining, to protect the document from corrosive oxygen and parasites.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
13 May 2026
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The nation-state has consumed our politics.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
18 May 2026
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Polling suggests that race could also advance to a June runoff, potentially keeping Georgia Republicans consumed by intraparty warfare for weeks longer.—
Nik Popli,
Time,
18 May 2026
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But muddy conditions led to slop and chaos, and tired out the front-runners after a very fast opening pace, clearing the way for the closer to do his thing.—
Peter Keating,
New York Times,
1 May 2026
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Plus, their fabric and fill are less likely to accrue that ever-darkening yellowish stain that tired goose down pillows acquire over time, thanks to sweat, oils, lotion residues, etc.—
Julia Harrison,
Architectural Digest,
24 Oct. 2025
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New Haven is spooky in the fog, and the rain had emptied out the streets.—
Clare Mulroy,
USA Today,
10 May 2026
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When workers checked the drop box, there was a miscommunication about whether it had been fully emptied, the office said.—
Clara Harter,
Los Angeles Times,
7 May 2026
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Duryea began his coaching career in 1988 as an assistant at Colorado State and spent the final eight years of his career at Boise State with head coach Leon Rice.—
Shaun Goodwin,
Idaho Statesman,
15 May 2026
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Senior colorist László Kovács said his team spent more than six months readying the film for Cannes, utilizing the expertise of what’s billed as the most complete and most experienced film laboratory in Central Europe.—
Christopher Vourlias,
Variety,
15 May 2026
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Bella wore a gold dress from Michael Kors's spring 2023 ready-to-wear collection.—
Ingrid Vasquez,
PEOPLE,
19 May 2026
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In early March, Paris Jackson wore black slouchy over-the-knee boots to Vivienne Westwood’s fall 2026 show in Paris after choosing tighter sock-boot shapes earlier that week.—
Maggie Clancy,
Footwear News,
18 May 2026
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The deficit sucked much of the policymaking air out of the Capitol.—
Nick Coltrain,
Denver Post,
15 May 2026
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Instead, the collapse results in a faint supernova with significant fallback, in which the heavier elements from the star’s core, such as oxygen, are sucked back past the event horizon and trapped in the black hole beneath.—
Jacek Krywko,
ArsTechnica,
13 May 2026
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“Drained.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/drained. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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