impoverishing

present participle of impoverish

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for impoverishing
Verb
  • Character also involves standing up to people who are bankrupting and corrupting this country.
    CBS News, CBS News, 31 May 2026
  • Among its many distinctions, SPLC is known for bankrupting the Ku Klux Klan.
    Clarence Page, Chicago Tribune, 27 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Early detection The researchers ran a climate model that includes ozone chemistry, feeding it the history of greenhouse gas emissions, ozone-depleting pollution, and natural events like volcanic eruptions.
    Scott K. Johnson, ArsTechnica, 29 June 2026
  • The Cubs have won seven of their last 10 after bludgeoning Kodai Senga on Tuesday, but fate keeps depleting them; their starter, Edward Cabrera, left the game on a cart with a hamstring/adductor strain.
    Tyler Kepner, New York Times, 24 June 2026
Verb
  • After all, plenty of cocktail enthusiasts already complain about mosquitoes ruining a summer evening.
    Emily Price, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
  • The company was saving a few bucks but ruining its product.
    Rohan Goswami, semafor.com, 25 June 2026
Verb
  • Check their website before consuming fish caught from the rivers.
    Finch Walker, USA Today, 5 July 2026
  • First, mantids feed indiscriminately, consuming a wide variety of insects including beneficial insects such as bees, butterflies, and syrphid flies.
    Rita Perwich, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 July 2026
Verb
  • Manucurist formulates its masks with panthenol, a form of vitamin B5, to hydrate and strengthen dry nails over time, reducing breakage.
    Irene Richardson, InStyle, 4 July 2026
  • Even tiny electromagnetic disturbances can disrupt the quantum states that perform calculations, reducing the accuracy and reliability of the system.
    Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 3 July 2026
Verb
  • And more than a decade into the LHC era, neither frontier has come close to exhausting its potential.
    Florencia Canelli, Scientific American, 1 July 2026
  • That matters because unloading mixed freight can be exhausting work.
    Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 30 June 2026
Verb
  • Official processes for making purchases are bureaucratic and slow, and procurement teams often decide to take matters into their own hands, wasting money in the process.
    Andrew Zhyvolovych, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026
  • China is not wasting any time in getting this plank of the plan off to a robust start, and that matters.
    Dewardric L. McNeal, CNBC, 28 June 2026
Verb
  • The child, identified by authorities as Klieber Moran, was rescued after spending six days trapped beneath the rubble, Rodríguez said.
    Michael Sinkewicz, FOXNews.com, 1 July 2026
  • After spending two years in the Chicago Cubs organization as a consultant and scout, Little restarted his managerial career with the Dodgers, reuniting with some of his former players, including Nomar Garciaparra and Derek Lowe.
    Liana Handler, Los Angeles Times, 1 July 2026
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“Impoverishing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/impoverishing. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.

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