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as in to deplete
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Recent Examples of impoverish
Europeans aren’t accustomed to being told so bluntly by U.S. officials that Europe is impoverishing itself with its dirigisme, but someone had to say it.
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The Wall Street Journal, Twin Cities, 28 Feb. 2025
His son visits Baghdad and Fallujah during summer vacations, puzzled by his family’s political reticence and by how his once prosperous cousins are impoverished by the sanctions regime of the 1990s.
—Lisa Anderson, Foreign Affairs, 25 Feb. 2025
Removing or silencing employees who have devoted their lives to demonstrating the value of workplace diversity risks impoverishing the workplace.
—Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 4 Feb. 2025
Fans of Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán—a small-time autocrat who has impoverished his country, now one of the poorest in Europe, while enriching his family and friends—make common cause with Americans who have broken the law, gone to jail, stolen from their own charities, or harassed women.
—Anne Applebaum, The Atlantic, 7 Jan. 2025
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The Wall Street Journal, Twin Cities, 28 Feb. 2025
His son visits Baghdad and Fallujah during summer vacations, puzzled by his family’s political reticence and by how his once prosperous cousins are impoverished by the sanctions regime of the 1990s.
—Lisa Anderson, Foreign Affairs, 25 Feb. 2025
Removing or silencing employees who have devoted their lives to demonstrating the value of workplace diversity risks impoverishing the workplace.
—Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 4 Feb. 2025
Fans of Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán—a small-time autocrat who has impoverished his country, now one of the poorest in Europe, while enriching his family and friends—make common cause with Americans who have broken the law, gone to jail, stolen from their own charities, or harassed women.
—Anne Applebaum, The Atlantic, 7 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for impoverish
Verb
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They were depleted along the defensive line last year and were terrible against the run in the home stretch of the season.—
Matt Barrows,
New York Times,
25 Apr. 2025
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As of late 2024, 90%+ of that is depleted, especially among lower-income groups.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
25 Apr. 2025
Verb
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However, for some, gambling is an addiction that can ruin lives and families.—
Don Sweeney,
Sacbee.com,
27 Apr. 2025
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There is nothing that can ruin trying to sleep through a redeye like the sunrise hitting your face.—
Caroline Hughes,
Travel + Leisure,
26 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Nor could the authors conclude definitively that the chimps were deliberately consuming ethanol-rich fruits and sharing it with their compatriots.—
Jennifer Ouellette,
ArsTechnica,
21 Apr. 2025
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Crews also conduct test burns before igniting a larger area, to verify how effectively fuels are consumed and how smoke will travel.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
21 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Legal fees and payouts to her former employees had bankrupted her, and she’d been reduced to driving a Ford Taurus.—
Nick Tabor,
Curbed,
11 Apr. 2025
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But like so many people, he had been bankrupted by his infection.—
Stephanie Nolen,
New York Times,
27 Mar. 2025
Verb
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They will be exhausted after Grandma wrangling for 4 hours.—
Erin Clack,
People.com,
15 Apr. 2025
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Their lineup has not exhausted opposing pitching staffs for a full series in a manner that has been their trademark for years.—
Fabian Ardaya,
New York Times,
14 Apr. 2025
Verb
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The goal of this prescribed burn is to decrease the existing fire hazard and to prevent and reduce the impact of future fires in the area.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
21 Apr. 2025
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Keeping yourself hydrated and reducing your salt intake may also help reduce bloating and help your body rid itself of excess fluid. Types of Creatine Several types of creatine are used in supplements.—
Jillian Kubala,
Health,
21 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Consumers have been optimizing their spending for years, Thomas said, by making smart decisions to have the ability to still spend, particularly on discretionary items.—
Betty Lin-Fisher,
USA Today,
20 Apr. 2025
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Ripp is originally a linebacker but spent parts of last year playing edge.—
Shaun Goodwin,
Idaho Statesman,
20 Apr. 2025
Verb
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By such maxims as these, however, nations have been taught that their interest consisted in beggaring all their neighbours.—
Mike O'Sullivan,
Forbes,
1 Mar. 2025
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The fact that not a single senior party official numbered among her copious conspirators beggars credulity.—
Charlie Campbell,
TIME,
12 Apr. 2024
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“Impoverish.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/impoverish. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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