as in exhausted
depleted in strength, energy, or freshness
he plopped down in his chair, completely spent, and then fell asleep
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as in paid
to hand over or use up in payment
I always end up spending too much money at the mall
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as in consumed
to make complete use of
the town has already spent its budget for snow removal, and it's only January
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as in wasted
to use up carelessly
spent all his energy on impractical schemes
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Recent Examples of spent
Betty Cahill, The Denver Post, 13 July 2024
Found near her bones was a spent bullet that matched Kimball's gun.
—Harold Dow, CBS News, 15 June 2024
Tiffany Acosta, The Arizona Republic, 4 Oct. 2024
The new California law allowing the exception for the private club members comes after California lawmakers spent years unsuccessfully pushing to extend the last call for drinks in a few cities.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 4 Oct. 2024
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Adjective
When days are consistently in the 90s, the yellow-colored flowers can dry up and fall off, which means no flower pollination and no tomatoes from the spent blossoms.
—Betty Cahill, The Denver Post, 13 July 2024
Found near her bones was a spent bullet that matched Kimball's gun.
—Harold Dow, CBS News, 15 June 2024
Verb
Owner Ken Coughlin has spent decades building his sprawling outpost, a fanciful mishmash of hangout spots, terraces and historic mining and other artifacts.
—Tiffany Acosta, The Arizona Republic, 4 Oct. 2024
The new California law allowing the exception for the private club members comes after California lawmakers spent years unsuccessfully pushing to extend the last call for drinks in a few cities.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 4 Oct. 2024
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The word like a year in which nothing happened, a day blown off the record—the spree an exhausted teacher unveiling yet again the temporary lesson.Jorie Graham, The New York Review of Books, 14 Nov. 2024
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The final shot of Choi’s Instagram video shows a cameraman sprinting around exhausted runners just before Choi reaches the finish line.Frederick Dreier, Outside Online, 9 Nov. 2024
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This growth has had a substantial impact on music catalog values, with streaming accounting for 62% of the average multiple of net publisher's share paid for a publishing catalog.Kori Hale, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
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That assumes only 50% of the fines are actually paid, and an average of 137,000 criminal convictions in the state a year, a figure based on information from the Administrative Office of the Courts.Stacey Barchenger, The Arizona Republic, 4 Oct. 2024
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The region has been consumed by war for more than a year, first between Israel and Hamas, and increasingly involving Lebanon and Iran.nbcnews.com, nbcnews.com, 13 Nov. 2024
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While many Amari are meant to be consumed as a digestive after a meal, drinks like Select are meant to be consumed before to stimulate the appetite.Gina Pace, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024
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In difficult listening situations, participants described feeling physically and mentally tired.Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi, Discover Magazine, 5 Nov. 2024
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But towards the end of the day, when everyone is sufficiently tired out, Webb says there's nothing better than sitting down and winding down together.Alyce Collins, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
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Gavin gave of his whole self to our community, both in his performances and his charitable work.Greg Evans, Deadline, 4 Oct. 2024
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Ballmer funded the Intuit Dome and his wife, Connie Ballmer, gave Newsom’s campaign $1 million in 2021 to help fight a recall election against the governor.Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 4 Oct. 2024
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When the night’s at its blackest, this is for those who are holding the light, guiding the lost and pulling us through.Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 4 Oct. 2024
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Vikings-Jets Three undefeated teams lost last week leaving the Vikings and Chiefs remaining at 4-0.Jay Ginsbach, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
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Application platforms like Salesforce are typically used for internal applications.Jason Andersen, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
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The length of a prison sentence in Arizona can depend on factors like prior convictions and whether a weapon was used, but the act would lengthen the terms regardless.Stacey Barchenger, The Arizona Republic, 4 Oct. 2024
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Without outside support, pro-democracy activists inside the country faced increasing repression and were unable to convince the weary public that democracy was worth fighting for.Sarah E. Yerkes, Foreign Affairs, 4 Nov. 2024
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Fostering independence: These electronic devices can offer respite to weary parents, but only if their kids can use them independently.Cheryl Fenton, Parents, 2 Nov. 2024
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“Spent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spent. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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