depleting

verb

Definition of depletingnext
present participle of deplete
1
as in draining
to make complete use of miners depleted the vein of copper ore after only a few months

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2
as in reducing
to make smaller in amount, volume, or extent disease and battlefield casualties had depleted troop strength to dangerously low levels

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Recent Examples of depleting That combination would increase your odds of depleting the portfolio within 30 years by six times compared with someone who has a first-year positive return, according to a 2022 Morningstar report. — Kate Dore, Cfp®, Ea, CNBC, 20 Mar. 2025 Iran’s provision of drones and medium-range ballistic missiles in return for Russian intelligence and fighter aircraft allowed Russia to hammer Ukraine’s military and civilian infrastructure without depleting its stocks of other weapons and weakening its defenses against NATO. — Christopher S. Chivvis, Foreign Affairs, 18 Mar. 2025 Building a startup—the ultimate symbol of perseverance—requires founders to self-fund in the early stages, depleting savings and sometimes taking on personal debt, all before securing external investment. — Cheryl Robinson, Forbes, 12 Mar. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for depleting
  1. reducing
  2. consuming
  3. spending
  4. absorbing
  5. burning
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  • These chatbots can resolve common employee queries, automate ticket routing and provide 24/7 assistance, reducing dependency on support staff.
    — Expert Panel®, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
  • State governments, as well as drug manufacturers, provide financial help to the uninsured, often reducing the cost of PrEP medicines to zero.
    — James K. Glassman, Boston Herald, 6 Jan. 2025
Definition of reducing
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  • Customer stickiness comes from consuming more services and, thereby, realizing greater value.
    — Akhilesh Tripathi, Forbes, 26 Dec. 2024
  • Federal and state experts encourage people and their pets to avoid consuming raw or undercooked meat products, as well as raw dairy, to avoid the spread of disease.
    — Andy Biggs, Newsweek, 26 Dec. 2024
Definition of consuming
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  • The Phillies will likely hold onto Bohm and as a result, will likely avoid spending $200 million on Bregman.
    — Dan Perry, Newsweek, 4 Jan. 2025
  • Researchers have found that spending 51% or more of work time away from others is linked to isolation.
    — Erik Pham, Forbes, 30 Dec. 2024
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  • How is the defense absorbing Knowles’ teachings?
    — Audrey Snyder, The Athletic, 25 Mar. 2025
  • This material could reduce the environmental impact of construction by absorbing CO2 during its curing process.
    — Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 25 Mar. 2025
Definition of absorbing
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  • The company built a retail and residential complex around the county’s Coconut Grove Metrorail station, and Martin also is pitching an incinerator site in western Miami-Dade as an alternative to the Levine Cava plan to rebuild the trash-burning facility in Doral.
    — Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 4 Jan. 2025
  • Detroit Free Press On a Friday afternoon in April 14 years ago, a Christian pastor known for burning Qurans stood in front of Dearborn City Hall along Michigan Avenue railing against Islam.
    — Niraj Warikoo, Detroit Free Press, 3 Jan. 2025
Definition of burning

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