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
Chandler Rome, New York Times, 16 June 2025
Deputies found a Glock 17 9mm semi-automatic pistol inside the bedroom, along with a spent cartridge.
—Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 4 June 2025
Nate Taylor, The Athletic, 27 Dec. 2024
Automated systems can quickly match candidates to roles, reducing the time spent on manual screening and improving recruitment's overall efficiency.
—Silvija Martincevic, Forbes, 27 Dec. 2024
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Adjective
Somewhere between spent and scintillated sits its manager, who plopped down for Sunday’s postgame news conference and let out an exhale.
—Chandler Rome, New York Times, 16 June 2025
Deputies found a Glock 17 9mm semi-automatic pistol inside the bedroom, along with a spent cartridge.
—Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 4 June 2025
Verb
Reid spent a few hours watching film of the Pittsburgh Steelers just hours before the Chiefs hosted the Houston Texans.
—Nate Taylor, The Athletic, 27 Dec. 2024
Automated systems can quickly match candidates to roles, reducing the time spent on manual screening and improving recruitment's overall efficiency.
—Silvija Martincevic, Forbes, 27 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for spent
Adjective
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The Blue Jays had a lead and needed efficient innings to spare an exhausted bullpen.—
Mitch Bannon,
New York Times,
8 July 2025
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This feature, essentially a failsafe, Young explained, allows CAR cells to take a break, which can be useful in terms of keeping cytokine production from getting out of control and from becoming exhausted from working too long without time to rejuvenate.—
Paul Sisson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
6 July 2025
Verb
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There is a $250 fee paid to the instructor.—
Kris Slugg,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
11 Apr. 2025
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They are paid to solve each puzzle in advance.—
New York Times Games,
New York Times,
11 Apr. 2025
Verb
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That fire, which had consumed almost 3,000 acres by Tuesday evening, was fueled by a fierce windstorm.—
The New York Times,
New York Times,
8 Jan. 2025
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Firefighters are also battling the Eaton Fire, which trails the Palisades Fire closely in size and has consumed at least 2,200 acres in northern Los Angeles County, as well as the smaller, newer Hurst and Woodley Fires.—
Emily Mae Czachor,
CBS News,
8 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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If tired, float or tread water until out of the rip current.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
6 July 2025
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The toll on crew members goes far beyond simply being tired.—
Iona Brannon,
Travel + Leisure,
6 July 2025
Verb
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Plenty even gave me their own kitty stories too.—
Ron Estes,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Mar. 2025
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Over the weekend, Hamas gave Qatar and Egypt its agreement to a proposal that resembles an offer made several weeks ago by White House envoy Steve Witkoff.—
Barak Ravid,
Axios,
31 Mar. 2025
Verb
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But sometimes lost in that analysis is that the bigger factor may have been a lack of enthusiasm for Harris.—
Michael Smolens,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
11 Apr. 2025
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The Huskies also lost a trio of transfers after 2021-22 — Piath Gabriel (UMass), Mir McLean (Virginia, Maryland) and Saylor Poffenbarger (Arkansas, Maryland) — who all averaged less than five minutes of playing time in their UConn careers.—
Emily Adams,
Hartford Courant,
11 Apr. 2025
Verb
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When used thoroughly, AI can allow faster decisions, boost output and shorten the time to market.—
Peter Benei,
Forbes,
3 Jan. 2025
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Likewise, consumers should be aware of how their data is being used.—
Eva Epker,
Forbes,
28 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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Officials noted that the public can grow weary from too many flooding alerts or forecasts that turn out to be minor.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
7 July 2025
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And the family members of the missing — from the camp and elsewhere — continue to grow weary.—
Sergio Martínez-Beltrán,
NPR,
7 July 2025
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“Spent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spent. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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